I had knee surgery on Monday and have been in a bit of a stupor as the knock-out drugs slowly leave my system. It’s amazing that only 4 days after being “under the knife” I am walking around and spending some time on the exercise bike. All seems to be going well – except that I can’t get the knee bandages wet for another 7 days.
Luckily my wife has a cold and can’t smell very well. But after a couple of days of not showering, I had to find a solution for getting clean. Hanging my leg out of the tub sucked and duct-taping a plastic bag over my knee was not entirely successful. Plus the duct tape did a great job of extracting leg hair upon removal. So, I decided to try the ever-so-helpful roll of shrink wrap that the movers unintentionally gifted me back in July.
Shrink wrap rocks! I put a paper towel over my knee and wrapped it up like a cold sandwich. I took a regular shower and had zero water leaks! What’s even better is that I used the shrink wrap again to ice my knee. Ever had to ice something only to freeze your hands and get water everywhere? I shrink wrapped an ice pack to my knee and it not only stayed in place, I could actually walk around without disturbing the pack. Sweet sweetness!
