NuNeez519
member
Well it has been 8 days since I had undergone my RTKR. I feel better today than I had yesterday and know that tommorrow I will feel better then I had today. My suregery had taken 2h 27m's. A little bit more time than OS expected but we knew it wasn't going to be a quick procedure due to the amount of scar tissue an a little extra work I had asked of him (to remove several staples from prior surgeries). I had a Spinal and was very pleased with the out come, during the procedure the Anastheslogist who was a great man, visited me nightly ( I told him I was going to ask him to due the next one). It did take him several times and as he was inserting the needle he had said he was going to try one more time with a longer needle and if he couldn't hit it he would have to administor General Anas. He had gotten it, He said he was extremeley pleased with my reaction to the Spinal. Post op I had a self administered Dilaudid drip for pain every 6 mins and after the first12 hours would receive Percocet as needed (up to every 4 hours with 10mg of Oxycontin for a breakthrough). I have to admit I didn't feel a thing, I was walking the next day with less discomfort than I was expecting.
1st day post op I had felt good using just the Percocet every 4 hours with an occasional Oxycontin. Started uing the CPM machine, my OS did not feel that there was any clinical studies for it so advised it was up to me if I would like to use it. I had used it thinking that it could only help with the stiffness and bending. It put me to sleep each time. Used it until I acheieved 95 rom -5 flexion. ( Knowing this is not what I would do on my own).
2nd day I started using the restroom as I needed to and started working on stairs. I was amazed how good I had felt walking around and did laps through the unit.
3rd day I was told I would be released in the morning, I was able to get up on my own and I was able to use the stairs and restroom. OS suprised me by visiting me at 10 pm just to see how I was doing, he was dressed in more casual clothing so after he left I had asked the nurse if he was in on a Sunday evening performing surgery and she said I think he was just in the neighborhood and stopped in to see his patients so I knew 100% I had chosen the right OS.
Any way it is now my 8th day post op and I feel pretty good, the first few days home were rough, coming off the medication was the roughest for me. The first day home I was taken 10 mg of Percs as needed and I took 1 or 2 Oxy's and had the hardest night. I called and spoken to my OS and he told me it was the pain meds so I took his advice and cutback,,,way back. I tolerated the whole 6th day post op with 1 -5mg Perc, I had gone through a serious withdrawal, shaking, shivering, sweating, itching, stomach pains and emotions all over the place. Well I feel much better today and take my meds as needed, usually before Pt and at night time to sleep. Sleeping is not so great cause lets face it how do you get comfortable when you have to keep your leg in a certain position. I did get descent sleep last night, fell asleep around 4 and woke up around 10 am. Had Pt today and feel better with my progress.
So thats it in a nutshell. And Jo I had seen the Post and apologize and thank you all who replied.
NuNee
1st day post op I had felt good using just the Percocet every 4 hours with an occasional Oxycontin. Started uing the CPM machine, my OS did not feel that there was any clinical studies for it so advised it was up to me if I would like to use it. I had used it thinking that it could only help with the stiffness and bending. It put me to sleep each time. Used it until I acheieved 95 rom -5 flexion. ( Knowing this is not what I would do on my own).
2nd day I started using the restroom as I needed to and started working on stairs. I was amazed how good I had felt walking around and did laps through the unit.
3rd day I was told I would be released in the morning, I was able to get up on my own and I was able to use the stairs and restroom. OS suprised me by visiting me at 10 pm just to see how I was doing, he was dressed in more casual clothing so after he left I had asked the nurse if he was in on a Sunday evening performing surgery and she said I think he was just in the neighborhood and stopped in to see his patients so I knew 100% I had chosen the right OS.
Any way it is now my 8th day post op and I feel pretty good, the first few days home were rough, coming off the medication was the roughest for me. The first day home I was taken 10 mg of Percs as needed and I took 1 or 2 Oxy's and had the hardest night. I called and spoken to my OS and he told me it was the pain meds so I took his advice and cutback,,,way back. I tolerated the whole 6th day post op with 1 -5mg Perc, I had gone through a serious withdrawal, shaking, shivering, sweating, itching, stomach pains and emotions all over the place. Well I feel much better today and take my meds as needed, usually before Pt and at night time to sleep. Sleeping is not so great cause lets face it how do you get comfortable when you have to keep your leg in a certain position. I did get descent sleep last night, fell asleep around 4 and woke up around 10 am. Had Pt today and feel better with my progress.
So thats it in a nutshell. And Jo I had seen the Post and apologize and thank you all who replied.
NuNee
United Kingdom
