Hong Kong
Had my left THR yesterday. Was the first case. Lateral approach. Went in at around 8:30am and woke up in the Recovery Room at 11am by the clock on the wall.
Day 0 was uneventful. Was linked up to a self administered morphine thingy. It worked and I did not feel pain, except felt very groggy and nauseous. Was very lucky to get into a private room immediately after the operation and was linked up to a BP machine, a saline and medication IV set up and a nasal oxygen tube. Had a urine catheter but no drain. Also had the dreaded abduction pillow and also leg and thigh electrical pumps (the latter to prevent DVT I guess).
Nurse came over with a menu with Western and Asian offerings and one could "mix and match" so to speak. I chose western dishes but a Chinese soup. Dessert was almond pudding and fruit was an orange. However, all I could manage was the soup.. Tried to drink as much water as possible.
The main problem for me was that because of all the contraptions and machinery, I could not access my stuff which was placed in a mini cupboard some distance away. I had brought quite a bit with me (since I was told I would probably stay for 5 days), but didn't want to keep on troubling the nurses to bring items over. Not that I really needed a lot though, as all I wanted to do was sleep or doze off.
The doctors came by around 6ish in the evening and I was told the operation went well. Was told there would be no 90 degrees restriction, and that there was no need for toilet raisers etc but I should be careful in any event. Professor Ong laughed when I told him I had already bought my toilet raiser and cushion raisers and would be using them anyway. He said the risk of dislocation for lateral approaches was less than that of posterior approaches. He did say I should not cross my legs when sitting, especially not the letter of 4 position.
Physio came as well to do ankle pumping exercises, quads and glutes tightening. Didn't do much as we spent time catching up on physio training then and now (I used to be a PT before I changed professions).
Day 0 was uneventful. Was linked up to a self administered morphine thingy. It worked and I did not feel pain, except felt very groggy and nauseous. Was very lucky to get into a private room immediately after the operation and was linked up to a BP machine, a saline and medication IV set up and a nasal oxygen tube. Had a urine catheter but no drain. Also had the dreaded abduction pillow and also leg and thigh electrical pumps (the latter to prevent DVT I guess).
Nurse came over with a menu with Western and Asian offerings and one could "mix and match" so to speak. I chose western dishes but a Chinese soup. Dessert was almond pudding and fruit was an orange. However, all I could manage was the soup.. Tried to drink as much water as possible.
The main problem for me was that because of all the contraptions and machinery, I could not access my stuff which was placed in a mini cupboard some distance away. I had brought quite a bit with me (since I was told I would probably stay for 5 days), but didn't want to keep on troubling the nurses to bring items over. Not that I really needed a lot though, as all I wanted to do was sleep or doze off.
The doctors came by around 6ish in the evening and I was told the operation went well. Was told there would be no 90 degrees restriction, and that there was no need for toilet raisers etc but I should be careful in any event. Professor Ong laughed when I told him I had already bought my toilet raiser and cushion raisers and would be using them anyway. He said the risk of dislocation for lateral approaches was less than that of posterior approaches. He did say I should not cross my legs when sitting, especially not the letter of 4 position.
Physio came as well to do ankle pumping exercises, quads and glutes tightening. Didn't do much as we spent time catching up on physio training then and now (I used to be a PT before I changed professions).
@Boofit
. The staff here are somewhat surprised (15 instant ice packs can be heavy)
. Well, I guess it worked cos my BP reading a few minutes ago was higher , edging up to 113/50. Gosh, don't they hate patients like me.......
He said THRs did not require aggressive exercises and the important thing was to allow it to heal...He also wanted to look at the XRays first and since these were not yet available to him plus my BP was still low 98/40, he simply had me do ankle pumps, quads and gluteus tightening exercises.
