u/Glass_Musician6321

EDIT The block is wearing off and I'm starting to have a little pain but nothing bad. It's mostly on the inner side of my knee and thigh. However, I keep passing out every time they try to do PT exercises so may be here awhile🤦‍♀️

I've previously had an arthroscopy clean out of the knee joint, a TTO (tibial realignment) and an OCA (osteochondral allograft with a donor graft). The OCA failed and I just had a partial replacement this morning. (Patellafemoral).

If you had a nerve block, how long did it take for it to wear off? How was your pain? Was pain ok to begin with and then got back down the road for a bit? I had a nerve block in the thigh, a spinal block and light sedation going into surgery. I was told it's 12-18hrs of pain relief but it would start wearing off a little before then.

18m ago was the TTO/OCA surgery and it was the absolute worst pain of my life. Like...blood pressure dropping and passing out type of pain.

I'm sitting here 12hrs post op from the replacement and have had ZERO pain. I've done PT and walked the halls (with a walker). And just chilling here in bed. I'm worried the nerve block will wear off by morning and I'll be in for a rude awakening! Haha

So I'm doing a month long workout and nutrition tracking program. The recent video the trainer posted was talking about meals and different rules if you actually want to see results. I've never heard these rules and can't tell if they're BS or if not doing this is the reason I'm struggling to lose weight.

She said essentially:

1. No carbs if you haven't worked out. If you eat carbs before you've worked out, your body stores it as fat.

2. No fat in a meal after working out as it stalls the utilization of fat post-workout.

3. You must have a full protein shake after a workout to maintain any muscle gains, and then also have a post-workout carb and protein MEAL.

4. No female should ever be under 1700 calories per day.

I guess I understand fueling your workout, but having a protein shake AND a meal after your workout seems like it would un-do the benefit of your workout burning calories.

How was your pain? How long were you on crutches? How long until you were walking normally? How long until you were able to get back to running?

After a failed OCA, I am heading for a partial replacement in 2 wks. I know I have to stay overnight and I know the initial recovery won't be near as long as the OCA/TTO surgery, (3mo on crutches and in a brace) but I just don't know what to expect, even in general.