10 am. Nick gets up saying that he feels good and had a reasonable nights sleep. Quick check of the wound (without moving the dressing) shows that all the bruising around the wound has gone. Does a set of physio exercises and reports a little pain in his thigh which he first felt on doing the full leg extension. We suspect it is his hamstring pulling a little.
1 pm. I had to get to Sainsburys and unfortunately, due to road works and heavy traffic didn't get back until 12.30 pm. Nick looking rather miserable and reporting some back pain to the left of his wound. Says he just wants to sleep. Put on some ice-spray which seems to help and he is now snoozing. He turned down the offer of paracetamol. Conclusion - it's pretty miserable being left on your own when in pain. It's also pouring down with rain and the prospect of a walk is not appealing.
1.30 pm. Well, we braved the rain and got soaked! Nick wanted to walk more but actually managed about 0.5 km which is similar to yesterday. Felt pretty tired afterwards, so we had lunch and then decided to watch a film. He lay on his back with a pillow under his bum and extra head support. Also took 2 x 500 mg paracetamol.
3.30 pm. Had a break from the film to do physio stretches. Reports a little pain, some in his leg. Looking a little more cheerful.
5 pm. Film finished and Nick wanted to go for a walk, so off we went. He comfortably managed 0.8 km and is pretty cheerful. Ice spray afterwards. Lying on his back seems to be the best position so far today.
7 pm. Final physio stretches for the day followed by ice spray. Says he has no pain :-)
10 pm. Nick has headed off to bed. He's turned down the offer of any paracetamol again, and says he has only very very little pain, possibly in his back. He is very pleased that we have found a comfortable way for him to lie on his back, and is wondering whether the leg pain was actually due to him lying on his side.
He has some friends coming round tomorrow to see him, which he is really looking forward to. He also wants to try having a shower - not a bad idea given that he hasn't had one for two days!
For my part, I reckon it's best not to leave him on his own for too long. It's not easy being in pain, and it's even worse if you are alone. I feel really sorry for those who have to cope with this on their own - it must be really tough.
Let's hope that his progress continues tomorrow.
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