The surgery went well today.
The physical therapists were surprised that I was able to stand up on my own. They will be giving me walking exercises with a walker tomorrow.
There is still pain in the groin area, which might have occurred because they strained my tendon during surgery when positioning my leg. The necrotic bone was removed and replaced with a Johnson & Johnson total hip replacement. I don't feel any pain from the bone anymore, which was on the right side of my right thigh.
All of the pain now is near the groin to the left of the anterior incision site, which is stapled and taped up with bordered gauze. The incision is around 6 inches long.
There were two anesthesias, one injected in the spine to numb the lower torso, and a general anesthesia through an IV. I do not remember any of the surgery.
The spinal anesthesia gave me an allergic reaction with itchiness all over my body, making me want to scratch everywhere. Benadryl was administered to relieve the itching.
A Scopolamine patch was stuck behind my ear to relieve nausea.
There were a couple of antibiotics applied prophylactically, Vancomycin and one other. A MRSA swab test after surgery was negative.
The medical bill was huge at around $9000 USD. I'll probably take out a hardship loan from my 401(k) to pay it.
The physical therapists were surprised that I was able to stand up on my own. They will be giving me walking exercises with a walker tomorrow.
There is still pain in the groin area, which might have occurred because they strained my tendon during surgery when positioning my leg. The necrotic bone was removed and replaced with a Johnson & Johnson total hip replacement. I don't feel any pain from the bone anymore, which was on the right side of my right thigh.
All of the pain now is near the groin to the left of the anterior incision site, which is stapled and taped up with bordered gauze. The incision is around 6 inches long.
There were two anesthesias, one injected in the spine to numb the lower torso, and a general anesthesia through an IV. I do not remember any of the surgery.
The spinal anesthesia gave me an allergic reaction with itchiness all over my body, making me want to scratch everywhere. Benadryl was administered to relieve the itching.
A Scopolamine patch was stuck behind my ear to relieve nausea.
There were a couple of antibiotics applied prophylactically, Vancomycin and one other. A MRSA swab test after surgery was negative.
The medical bill was huge at around $9000 USD. I'll probably take out a hardship loan from my 401(k) to pay it.