Jean3600
junior member
Hi, I'm new on this site...have been lurking reading your comments and following your experiences. You are all heros and the most generous cheerleaders I've come across!!
I am scheduled to have TKR on my right leg September 12th at Kaiser Hospital in northern California. My orthopedist said he does the surgery with a spinal block and "twilight" sleep. I am overweight so I guess this is better than general anesthetic. But my real question to all of you is: you all seem to be in the hospital for 2-3 days. My doctor said that I would be in the hospital overnight (almost like an outpatient surgery). Have any of you had that experience? I'm going through this by myself as my husband has passed away. So the more information I can get, the better prepared I can be.
I am scheduled to have TKR on my right leg September 12th at Kaiser Hospital in northern California. My orthopedist said he does the surgery with a spinal block and "twilight" sleep. I am overweight so I guess this is better than general anesthetic. But my real question to all of you is: you all seem to be in the hospital for 2-3 days. My doctor said that I would be in the hospital overnight (almost like an outpatient surgery). Have any of you had that experience? I'm going through this by myself as my husband has passed away. So the more information I can get, the better prepared I can be.