Tada! Right THR was a brilliant success. Dr. Bradshaw told Jennifer, my daughter, that my slim hip made cutting easy. He said the surgery was a textbook case; that everything went great. I was in recovery for a bit, then moved to my room where Jennifer and her husband joined me about 10:30 AM. They just left about 2:30PM.
Jennifer, SIL, and I had a party. I have been absolutely giddy and exhausted myself. My knee no longer hurts! When PT had me walk from my bed to the recliner, there was some pain in my quad, but it is not intolerable. And my knee did not hurt! After sitting in the recliner for a bit (I’ve been here since 1:00 PM), there was a small amount of pain at the incision site, so I asked for, and was given, a pain pill. For the first days I think I will take the pain meds every four hours to stay ahead of the pain. It is so wonderful not to have the pain I have lived with for eight months. This is recovery pain. Yay!
My heart was set on an omelet for breakfast, so I had a 3-egg veggie omelet with two kinds of cheese, bell peppers, and mushrooms about 11:00 AM together with vanilla yogurt & low-fat granola, sour dough toast with butter and jelly, orange juice, and coffee. I ate most of it. Then about an hour and 15 minutes later I had lunch! That was Honey Dijon Salmon with lemon zest, served on a bed of wild rice with fresh steamed vegetables with ice tea. For dessert I had carrot cake and a homemade chocolate cookie. I requested that my SIL share my lunch, and he was glad to do so. There was no way I could have eaten all of it even if I had not just eaten breakfast an hour earlier. The food here is like that at a fine restaurant. I won’t get into what I’m having for dinner this evening and breakfast tomorrow. Yummy.
This orthopedic hospital is outstanding. The facilities are beautiful, everyone on the staff caring for me is thoughtful and upbeat, and I think I have the best surgeon. There are several surgeons here that operate on hips and knees, but one of the people taking care of me said if she ever has to have a procedure, Dr. Bradshaw is the one who will do it; that he is the best there is! I feel so fortunate that he was recommended to me. I am quite certain that the four-month wait between my first contact with him and the surgery was well worth the wait.
I foresee a speedy recovery. The bionic woman will once again roam the earth! This is such a positive experience so far that I am looking forward to my left THR on June 27. Did I mention the delicious food?
I will post again as my recovery progresses. Onward and upward!!!