All is done ... yeah! The surgery started very late on Thursday - around 11:30am. Needless to say, it was a long morning of waiting alone. Everyone I encountered wanted to know why I was having the hip revision done at such a young age, so I repeated the same info. about twenty times. The anesthetic guy turned out to be the same person that I had fifteen years ago, so that was good. We had trouble with the IV and drawing blood, because my veins are so small. Every needle they used went through one side of the vein and out the other side instantly .... eventually, we got it to work.
Hospital stay was manageable. The smaller setting is always a benefit. It was a double room, but no one else was in the other bed the entire time. I had a great brownie with chocolate frosting, while I was there! I also got to change into my own PJ's on Friday, so that was a mental boost.
I came home from the hospital about 11:15am on Saturday and spent all of Sunday in bed with nausea and sickness (from medication). We had the same problem in the hospital and thought we had it solved, but obviously not. Today I am doing Tylenol and Advil for pain, not nearly as effective but at least I am not sick with tummy issues. The home health care nurse and in-home pt person did come and see me yesterday & I got sick during both visits. Pt returns tomorrow and the nurse at the end of the week. Not sure if the pain meds are the culprit or if it is just the combination of all the drugs together.
My surgeon used glue on the 13" incision, so there are no staples or stitches. Let's hope I'm not allergic to the glue. The hip is really sore, tight and doesn't want anything touching it at the moment. We did correct the leg length, but now it feels overly long - it will really be okay, but it is just a sensation at the beginning. I can put full weight on the hip and did get a shower last night. I am using a walker some and am trying it on my own some, too.
Tomorrow my aunt from central IL comes to help until Friday, so that will be good. There are all kinds of "hip precautions" of things I cannot do or I run the risk of the hip dislocating. Obviously, we are trying to be extra careful. All has gone well so far and no major glitches. Thanks for praying and for your encouraging cards and phone calls. I'll continue to update with new developments this week.
Happy 4th of July!
Jenny
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Jen!!!! So happy to hear your report! So sad to hear you've been yak-ing! Yuck-O!! Will pray that they will figure out a combination of drugs that help. Ask them to try Tramadol in addition to your NSAIDS...it's a morphine analog that a lot of people (and animals) have said is really helpful. Well...the ANIMALS haven't said it's helpful (I'm not Dr. Doolittle), but their owners say it has been. Any-hoo...hope you get some good R & R with less yak-ing & SO glad you have so much family to help you get where you need to be. Love you and thinking of you. L Jo
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