stupid leg...

boo! i'm sure everyone knows this already, but, i have a dislocated knee. and it hurts. gaaah pain pain go away come again...um, never!?! heh heh. it's been about a week and a half since i fell, and just over a week since i had surgery. my knee/leg seems to be recovering well, which is comforting. much as i complain, the pain has actually gotten a lot better than it was. the first few days after they operated, i could barely move it two inches in any direction without having serious pain. now i can get out of bed by myself, hobble down the hall to the tv room or the washroom on my crutches and hobble back before i need someone. and then all they have to do is lift my leg up onto the bed...yeah, can't get back in on my own yet. boo.
sooo, what else?? in the meantime i've been reading lots of magazines, watching lots of dvds and logging some extra hours of sleep. it's kinda nice being able to relax but sucks that it took me basically becoming immobile in order to get it.
my dad says i should post the pictures he took of my incision (that's right, we have pictures) on my blog. the incision is about a foot long (!) and he counted 40 stitches. 40!!! ridonkulous. it's driving me crazy, my leg is all itchy under the brace and i can't really get at it.
as much as i like whining, though, i am glad that the injury wasn't any worse than it is, that the surgery went as well as it did, and that i have my family to look after me. despite how much it sucks, there is still a lot to be grateful for....