Sometimes the Path is Rocky...
First of all, I'm sorry for venting and hope that I'm not going to say anything "inappropriate." Yesterday was a "comedy of errors," but I'm resting easier now. My "surgery person" told me she wasn't feeling well when she arrived (catching a cold), but was able to take me to the hospital the day of surgery. However, yesterday morning I sent her a text telling her that I would be discharged and she said she was feeling better. I tried to start calling her at 9:30 a.m. so she could pick me up but no one answered the phone. I kept calling for an hour and a half and still no answer. I began to worry that something might have happened to her and called my next door neighbor (who has keys) to see what was wrong. It turns out that she was asleep after we called the police. She then got angry and defensive on the phone and told me she didn't want to come up to the hospital room, and would drive to the front door of the hospital. My next door neighbor knew I was extremely upset and said she would come pick me up. She did so and later went to pick up my prescription. I told my "friend" this obviously wasn't working and she went home. She's old and I suspect she my have early signs of memory problems, etc... It was NOT a pleasant confrontation.
So, I'm home alone one day after surgery until my friend from Mexico comes on January 3rd. The home health care nurse did come today for the initial processing, and my brother in Tennessee will check on me by phone every few hours.
I had to ask the nurse for a Xanax before I left the hospital as I was in tears. I'm having more pain this time as the 2nd hip was in pretty bad shape. The resident who works with the OS told me he said "Wow, I can see she really was in extreme pain before this." He said I was "bone on bone" and something about the cartilige being damaged and a flap. He also said there was a huge leg length discrepancy, but he repaired it all and feels hopeful that I'll recover fully.
I'm sorry for airing my "dirty laundry," but I desperately need support right now from this forum. I know I'll be OK, but it's been challenging this time around.
Also, could an adminisrator change my recovery thread to that - DesertDiva's Recovery Thread. Thanks for being there for me...