Josh Update

Its been a week since Josh's surgery and I think he is finally feeling better, the pain isn't as bad and he is sleeping through the night. He has a daily schedule he has to do and that is ice his knee with a machine called Polar Care Kodiak it is a motorized cold therapy, you fill the machine with water and ice, put the pad on his knee, and it can run 6 to 8 hours before requiring fresh ice and water. He does this one hour on and one hour off all day. Then he has to use a machine called the OptiFlex or CPM Continuos Passive Motion for physical therapy that will bend his knee starting at a low setting and increase each week to bend it more each time, he does that for 6 - 8 hours per day. With all of this he is doing really well, we feel the surgery was a great success and will be very well worth it down the road. We have him in our room because of the stairs, we don't want to take that chance of him falling, I think he is anxious to be in his own room but maybe in a couple of weeks. Hang in there Josh, your knee is going to feel brand new soon. Thank you for my dear friends and family who have brought Josh treats and balloons and cards, or just called to see how he is doing and for his friends who have dropped by to say hello, it has really helped to cheer him up. Im so thankful for good family and friends in my life.

Josh doing the CPM machine

First look at the knee after taking of bandages

Staples in his leg

JJ is trying to comfort him

Josh doing the Polar Care Machine it is nice so we don't have to keep putting ice on it.

Most recent picture of his leg, one week later.