heathersmom
junior member
- Joined
- Dec 7, 2013
- Messages
- 43
- Age
- 80
- Country
- United States
- Gender
- Female
I had my LTHR last Thursday, 16 October, and I am doing great. Once in a while I make a wrong move and the pain level hits instant critical mass. I had a RTKR in 2011 and sailed right through the recovery. Piece of cake! I had forgotten how bad the pain can get! I have staples removed Friday and will probably move quickly into out patient P/T. When the actual device was inserted, I was between sizes so my doc used the larger one. When he shoved it into the bone, the bone cracked slightly, so I have a minor fracture to deal with. He wrapped it with wire and we moved on. I just have to be a little more careful about putting my full weight on it too much right now. The day after I got home my daughter was gone and a cousin came to stay with me. I was in the living room when she got there. When my daughter found out, I heard a squawk: "How'd she get out there???" I'm lucky to have great family members to help me through this. Looking forward to getting to know my fellow recoverers!