Cyn's Journey -- knee #2

[Celle]

Oh, forget I asked about your surgery date - I found it in the May Marvels group!

 

[Cynrob]

May 15

 

[kneeper]

Congrats on the early time. I agree, much better than waiting around--especially waiting around in caffeine withdrawal. ;)

 

[Cynrob]

I'm home! Surgery went well. Had a epidural and some sort of nerve block for the front of the knee. Waking up was so much better than when I had general anesthesia, but eventually the pain hit. I was given moriphine the first 24 hours, then they switched me to vicodin. Pain was not even close to being controlled and the physician's assistant was trying to discharge me! Fortunately the nurse and the physical therapist both backed me up when I insisted o staying until they could get the pain under control. They finally got it under control, but it's a complicated regimine and I'm worried about whether or not I will get enough for good pain control during the entire healing process. I understand the issues with opiods, but I dot like pain.

 

[Celle]

I'm glad your surgery is over, @Cynrob . You were wise to stay in hospital until your pain was under control.

I've copied your post, above, and started a new recovery thread for you, in the
Knee Replacement Recovery Area, here:
https://bonesmart.org/forum/view/knee-replacement-recovery-area.9/

Here is a link to your new recovery thread:
https://bonesmart.org/forum/threads/cyns-journey-knee-2-done.47427/
Please continue to post about your recovery in that thread now.

 

[Celle]

@Cynrob - I have moved your last post and Josephine's response to it to your post-op thread, here:
https://bonesmart.org/forum/threads/cyns-journey-knee-2-done.47427/

Please continue posting about your post-op progress there, and not in your pre-op thread.