Reddit reviews FlexiKold Gel Ice Pack w/Straps (Standard Large: 10.5" x 14.5") - Reusable Cold Pack Compress (Therapy for Pain, Injuries of Knee, Shoulder, Foot, Back, Ankle, Neck, Hip, Elbow) - 6300 Cold-Strap
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I’m almost 3 weeks post op but still ice after exercises. This is the ice pack.
https://www.amazon.com/FlexiKold-Pack-Straps-Standard-Large/dp/B07J1NCNNB
Wow that's scary, hope you feel better and the clot is destroyed quickly. I'm guessing youre on stronger blood thinners? And how did they find the clot in the lungs? Its good you went to the ER when you did. I completely understand the frustration with the calf pain, it was annoying af.
I ended up going to the ER and got an ultrasound to. They didn't find any clots in my leg, but didn't check my lungs. I also didn't really have any signs of pulmonary embolism so it probably wasn't necessary. The ER doctors kept in contact with my surgeon which was nice, but were unable to give me a solid diagnosis. I finally had my post op with the surgeon a week later and he diagnosed it as a bad hematoma. Apparently my hamstring bled a lot during the graph, and all the blood pooled in my calf, eventually forming the hematoma. He still told me to monitor signs of a DVT, but to try and move around a reasonable amount to breakup the hematoma.
The calf pain was quite shitty for a solid 3 weeks or so but it got slightly better each day. I'm started walking crutch free (around 3.5 weeks post op) and now only a little bit of pain in my lower leg (closer to the ankle), but its definitely much much better. I found that elevating my leg helped a lot, same with regular icing. Also, do tons of ankle pumps.
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These 3 products were really helpful:
https://www.amazon.ca/Milliard-Elevator-Cushion-Washable-Elevation/dp/B01BCQ7U5S/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=knee+pillow+acl&qid=1562975863&s=gateway&sr=8-1
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07J1NCNNB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B06XZ5SBD1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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It was a bit painful using the knee pillow and took some getting used to but it helped tremendously. Ideally, you don't want to bend your knee much when sleeping, so I placed a small pillow under my foot at the top of this pillow.
The first ice pack is great as it stays nice and cool thanks to the insulation, and the straps work really well.
The second ice pack is great cause it wraps around your entire leg. I had 3 ice packs I rotated through, started off by icing my knee, then moved it over to my calf after around 20 minutes.
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Hope you have a safe recovery man!