pawprint1125
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Hi folks,
So I had a terrible time getting my TKR approved by my insurance company. I posted about the first time - surgery canceled the night before the surgery. They insisted that I do PT, so I jumped through that hoop. We scheduled another surgery for November 30th and, once again, I waited and waited for approval.
This time, it was approved at 9 am for a 1 pm surgery time. Yikers!
Since I was rather crushed the first time the surgery didn't happen, I didn't allow myself to be that invested, which also had me a little less prepared for surgery this go-round.
There were no complications in surgery, but yes, I'm in a lot of pain. Last night, I had a fever of almost 101, so I called the doctor's office. I probably overdid it yesterday. I don't have to tell you though - even doing the most routine things hurt so badly. And sometimes ANTICIPATING pain is worse than the pain itself, even when you are raising your leg an inch.
I've had other surgeries but it seems like this is like no other I've ever had. Sitting in a chair, comfortable, and all of a sudden, well, it's now definitely NOT comfortable. And then the reverse might happen. Am I making sense?
I find myself constantly reminding myself that my operation was a mere 65 hours ago. This is pretty amazing surgery. And thank you for listening...
So I had a terrible time getting my TKR approved by my insurance company. I posted about the first time - surgery canceled the night before the surgery. They insisted that I do PT, so I jumped through that hoop. We scheduled another surgery for November 30th and, once again, I waited and waited for approval.
This time, it was approved at 9 am for a 1 pm surgery time. Yikers!
Since I was rather crushed the first time the surgery didn't happen, I didn't allow myself to be that invested, which also had me a little less prepared for surgery this go-round.
There were no complications in surgery, but yes, I'm in a lot of pain. Last night, I had a fever of almost 101, so I called the doctor's office. I probably overdid it yesterday. I don't have to tell you though - even doing the most routine things hurt so badly. And sometimes ANTICIPATING pain is worse than the pain itself, even when you are raising your leg an inch.
I've had other surgeries but it seems like this is like no other I've ever had. Sitting in a chair, comfortable, and all of a sudden, well, it's now definitely NOT comfortable. And then the reverse might happen. Am I making sense?
I find myself constantly reminding myself that my operation was a mere 65 hours ago. This is pretty amazing surgery. And thank you for listening...