Recovery plan
Mom's recovery plan
Left total knee replacement, July 29, 2026. Everything below came out of her discharge summary and was checked by her nurse before it reached her. The goal she set on the day she came home: walk to the mailbox and back without the walker by day 42.
Today
3 / 5
2 left, both this evening
Current streak
9days
Every task, nine days running
Last 14 days
96%
67 of 70 tasks completed
Recovery day
11of 42
Day-14 physio review on Wednesday
Today's checklist
What Eleanor sees on her own screen. Ticks marked ✓ verified were confirmed by sensors rather than self-reported.
Morning knee bends
Exercises · Morning✓ verified — Movement sensor confirmed 9 minutes of activity
Clean and re-dress the incision
Incision care · MorningWalk to the front door and back, twice
Moving about · Afternoon✓ verified — Hallway sensors saw both trips
Finish the salmon and drink two glasses of water
Eating & drinking · This eveningProtein helps the knee heal. The salmon is in the fridge, ready to warm.
Evening medicine
Medicine · This eveningMetformin and atorvastatin, with your dinner.
Fourteen days of the plan
Tasks completed each day. The dip on Aug 4 was the day of the rainstorm; today is still in progress.
Twelve of the last thirteen complete days were a clean sweep. This is the single strongest thing in her record right now, and it is worth saying to her out loud — adherence this good after 75 is not typical.
This page measures effort, not outcome.
These measure two different things, and the gap between them is the point. Effort is hers; response is not. When someone is doing everything right and the numbers still fall, that is a medical signal — a reason to look for a cause, not a reason to send her a reminder. Her body's response is graded separately →
Milestones
Walk to the mailbox and back without the walker by day 42
First week homeAug 5
Seven days without a fall or a call to the nurse line
Off the strong painkillersAug 7
Switched to paracetamol only
Nine-day streakYesterday
Every task, nine days running
Walker to cane
Cleared by physio at the day-14 review
To the mailbox and back
The goal you set on the day you came home
Medicines
Smart pillbox events reconciled against what the discharge summary prescribed.
Taking them on time
Going well · was a A two weeks ago
Mornings are near-perfect. Every miss in three weeks has been an evening dose.
| Medicine | When | What it's for | Last 30 days | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metformin 500 mg | Twice daily with food | Type 2 diabetes | Taken | |
| Lisinopril 10 mg | Every morning | Hypertension | Taken | |
| Atorvastatin 20 mg | Every evening | Cholesterol | Due | |
| Vitamin D3 2000 IU | Every morning | Bone health | Taken | |
| Acetaminophen 500 mg | As needed for knee pain | Osteoarthritis | Taken |
This week — who's helping
Anything unassigned needs someone to pick it up.
Sarah · Morning visit + sample collection
Visit · Tue Aug 11, 9:00 am · Family rota
Bringing coffee. Staying through the physio exercises.
Unassigned · Drive to the day-14 physio review
Drive · Wed Aug 12, 1:15 pm · Care plan — day-14 review
Mission Orthopaedics, 2:00 pm. She will need help with the car door.
Sarah · Evening call
Phone call · Wed Aug 12, 6:00 pm · Family rota
Marguerite · Saturday afternoon visit
Visit · Sat Aug 15, 2:00 pm · Offered
Marguerite is in town and offered to sit with her.
Who's been carrying it
Shown to everyone in the circle. Uneven load is the commonest reason family help quietly stops.
- Sarah9 visits · 14 calls · 6 errands
- David1 visits · 5 calls · 1 errands
- Marguerite2 visits · 2 calls · 0 errands
Reading for the family
Matched to this week, not a generic library.
Why a urinary tract infection can look like confusion or fatigue
4 min · Matched to today's overnight pattern alert
Protein targets when appetite drops after 75
6 min · Matched to her protein intake trend
Knee osteoarthritis: keeping moving without making it worse
8 min · Matched to her conditions