
Well here it is MIN-
TKR by Dr. Jess
Lonner, 6 days out. The good news is it's not as painful as I expected. The real pain comes at night when I have to get up for my 3:30
deposit. It's like fire and brimstone!
Awwwww! During the day it only bothers me if I sit in one place too long and have to stand up. Blood flow issues. I have been doing the rehab
exercises and taking all my
meds and feel am on the right track.
My trip all started last Wednesday, around 11:30 when they tuned me up with some good old versed and
fentanyl then they hooked up my
epidural and wheeled me into the operating theater. The operation lasted 1hr 15min. I woke up feeling like shit, no kidding, couldn't feel anything from the waist down,
thirsty as a
muther and just feeling like crap! When I could finally move my feet they wheeled me into my room. My wife was there waiting for me with a beautiful bottle of
spring water, perfect. I found out I would not be alone. My roommate Carl (great guy) had a
THR the same day, so we had plenty in common (I have one too). The first night was the worst night I could remember in a long time. No sleep, perpetual motion machine, nurse coming in ever two hours and the famous morphine funk fed my misery. Thursday morning they pulled the morph and
cath then PT came and got me out of bed for the first time (baby steps) that was fun!
Awwww...I had a little lunch watched the "Dirty Dozen" on TV fell asleep for what seemed like two years. Friday PT woke me up gave me a work out and sent me home. Time in the hospital 49 hours. The thing I noticed right away is the arthritic pain is gone. I just have pain from the truma. I went back to work today on light duty and feel great. Thanks to everyone has supported me with this life changing event
especially my wife Beth.