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There you go, you have something very special to get better for
 
navyvet92 said:
I found it Jamie, thanks alot, do you think im going to get any replies seeing its a knee forum and i had my hip repaced, just it doesnt make sense thats all, i will take your advice because the ladies are more often then not correct.
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Ummmm......I must be in a ZONE!! Of course you had your HIP replaced and not your KNEE:hysterical:. Geeze, Louise!!!

Well, anyway........the important thing is your recovery thread is in the right place and you know how to find it. Now....if I can just find where I put my brain........:scratch:
 
Awwww Jamie @Jamie:

You have been such a busy girl, chill honey, don't you dare beat up on yourself - you do a fabulous job!
 
Sandy i have a deep cocern i can run it by you or Jo, my surgery was scheduled for 7:30 i wasnt rolled into the OR until about 8am , my surgery took almost 4hrs , they kept putting my wife off from seeing me and honestly it makes me angry, i asked the Dr how long does it take fOr the suergry abouy 2hrs he said the first time after the SX that lisa was finally able to see me it was 12:15 lisa was told hes not breathing on his own and hes really drowsy the tube was still down my throat but i was awake the drs were amazed at this because most people cant the tube being down their throat for any length of time ifthey can stand it, now cocerns me were there any complications which would explain them delaying lisa for so long from seeing me, im only bringing this because i had a long in depth conversatio with her and it depends who you ask but i yhink its bizarre the nurses and drs because they were hiding something , it just doesnt take twice as long to do a surgery that was supposed to take two hours.
 
Rich, the surgeon will tell you the surgery takes "a couple of hours" because that is what time HE spends in the OR. But.....there is a significant amount of prep work before he shows up and there is time in recovery afterwards where the nurses monitor you closely until you awaken. Family is not allowed in the recovery room during this time.

No one is hiding anything. You had a normal surgery with normal times. Please don't let your mind go this direction. And reassure your wife that doctors would tell her if there had been any problem. The MUST do that.
 
Again jamie you have things in perspective for me i will put it to bed i have my recovery to focus on not some drama that might or might not have happened, i do in fact agree there is alot of time and prep that goes into this kind of surgery and all surgeries for that matter, youre the best Jamie.
 
That is fine. Just be sure you don't end up with pain, stiffness, or aching. You may need to be a little more frequent with the meds when you are more active. That's a few weeks away, but just be prepared that you'll have ups and downs....good days and bad. It is not a straight line to recovery!!!
 
A small part of me is afraid if i run out of the oxy that they wont refill my script and i have heard that before, do you think theyll give me a refill by the 26th of April thats my appt for my staples being removed.
 
Rich

My John wasn't allowed to see me for nearly 7 hours because they could not stabilize me in recovery, just as Jamie said.. They don't hide anything, they are not allowed to do that.

When John was allowed to see me, it was literally for 2 minutes and then they moved me into the Intensive Care Unit where I spent the next five days.. I have no memory of that five days of my life, all I know was that it was the fight of my life and I am still here buddy!!

Don't focus on what happened in hospital, they were looking after you that is all you need to think of with that.

Focus on your recovery now, like I am, like we all are on the post op side :)
 
If you are worried about refills for the pain meds, contact the doctor's office and ask what their plan is for your pain management. At some point they will probably want to step you down to a "lesser" pain med....it should be when YOU are ready to make that transition. It will ease your mind to know what the plan is. It is not the norm for any doctor just to cut you off cold. They usually want you to taper off....but NOT this soon!!!
 
Wow 7 hrs omg and you dont remember those five days either you poor kid, im glad you pulled through,i know youre right i dont know why i even entertainted that though i wa just a litte afraid and i have to say the VA took extremely good care of me, anytime i asked for pain meds they were right on top of it they nevr once refused me, the entire process was amazing, i would go through it again in the future without doubt, god bless you Sandy from the bottom of my heart.
 
JAMIE thats what i also heard through the VA system theyll want to ween me off of whatever im on,which is oxycodone, and hopefully the next step will be bearable, do you think i should call th dr office on monday and ask then.
 
Yes...call them if you are at all concerned.
 
Hey Rich, it sounds like you are doing great. Try not to worry about what happened or didn't happen in hospital,I'm sure everything they done for you was for the best and look at you now, all home and settled with your new hip.:biggrin:

I can't believe how daft I was after my op, I didn't ask any questions about my surgery, I don't even know what type of replacement they put in, I felt so sick for the first four days with the meds I couldn't be bothered to ask about anything so I feel like a right numpty now not even knowing the most important details about my op. i will find out at my check up now my brain is back in gear :rolleyespink:

That bothered me when I came home, you have a lot of time to think when you are just sitting all day but I decided not to dwell on the past and just look forward the future, pain free and a lot happier..

Once you are recovered you and Lisa are going to have such fun, you can make it up to her then for all she has done for you.......but I do like the idea of the flowers just for now, she will be thrilled.

Take care

Ann
 
Rich, if your surgeon's office won't give you more pain management then call your family doctor. It's way too early to be weaning off anything just yet. But they usually discharge you with enough meds to give you time to contact your GP.
 
navyvet92 said:
How do i go to the "other side"Jo and still see and reply to my post from others.?
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Rich, I sent you a private message with the link and instructions - didn't you get it?
navyvet92 said:
Sandy I have a deep concern I can run it by you or Jo? My surgery was scheduled for 7:30. I wasn't rolled into the OR until about 8am and my surgery took almost 4hrs. They kept putting my wife off from seeing me. I asked the Dr how long does it take for the surgery about 2hrs? He said the first time after the surgery that Lisa was finally able to see me it was at 12:15. Lisa was told he's not breathing on his own and he's really drowsy. The tube was still down my throat but I was awake. The Drs were amazed at this because most people can't bear the tube being down their throat for any length of time. Now concerns me were there any complications which would explain them delaying Lisa for so long from seeing me? I'm only bringing this because I had a long in-depth conversation with her and it depends who you ask, but I think the nurses and drs were hiding something. It just doesn't take twice as long to do a surgery that was supposed to take two hours.
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Jamie was right. Very often, when they want to book a theatre for an op, I've had surgeons tell me "Oh, it will only take an hour" but they forget to add in the time for the anaesthetic, the positioning of the patient on the table, the prep and draping, start of the surgery and so on. Then afterwards there's the suturing of the wound, putting on the dressing and general cleaning up. During this the anaesthetist will be reversing the anaesthetic, getting the tube out and making double sure the patient is okay before transferring him to recovery. All of that at the end of the op can take an hour or more.

Even after that, there is a lot to do in recovery like putting the patient into his bed, making him comfortable, checking everything like wound dressings, IV and vital signs. Another hour at least.

Plus there are rare occasions where the patient just doesn't seem to want to wake up. There's nothing wrong with them and they're not in any danger, they just take their time and we all have to just stand around and wait. During the latter end of this event, they might well be in a lightly sedated state. moving arms and hands, mouthing things and even have eyes open but for some reason they still need some assistance to breathe. It's temporary, there is no danger and they are not in a crisis of any kind, it just one of those odd things that happen and why the patients have a senior experienced doctor in attendance on them all the time.

I had a number of time when I used to be on call, when one surgical team would come and do an operation, maybe something simple like an appendix. But during it, a doctor from another team would also want to do a case and I'd have to take a guess at how long the first case would take. So I'd give them an estimated time and they would duly turn up for their case only to find the first patient was taking time to wake up. I remember one occasion when a teenage girl took over an hour to wake up and the second surgeon was incandescent with rage at being kept waiting so long, like I'd given him a blood oath the OR would be free when I said it would! But at night, with only a limited team on duty, we were only allowed to have one patient in the department at a time so he just had to wait! Was nobody's fault and the first patient was perfectly fine, she just didn't seem to want to wake up!

IOW, it happens! :wink1:
 
Stopping by to let my friends here on BS how im doing, today was a good day, i actually had the energy to go out to dinner it was 7:30 tonight with my wife and her sister, i feel pretty good ovrall, however i made the BIG mistake of not taking mf oxycodone becaus i wasnt in any discomfortthe last timr i had taken any was 7am that morning, then all ofa sudden my leg started to throb and shooting pains up my back so my wife went home to get me a twp more pain meds and within ten minutes i was fine, the reason i didnt take any pan meds was becausei just didnt need them so i simply didnt take any,i will make sure the next time iwill be keeping the oxy on board to avoid this easy situation that could have been avoided, we all live and learn i guess.
 
Rich,

Sounds like you are doing well with your new hip. Please do take things slow, it is so easy to over do it when you are early in recovery. Taking the pain meds round the clock will keep everything in check so you aren't playing catch up. That is no fun. This is the time when rest, rest, and more rest is in order. :sleep:Take care.
 
Hi navy vet.
So glad to hear things went well for you. Sorry for the bowel issues. I lucked out of that but was given miralax in the hospital to combat the effects of the pain meds. When I got home I continued to take colase so I wouldn't get stopped up. Even when I moved from the narcotics to another pain med, I continued to take a stool softener. Seems like over kill but I had heard so many horror stories about people's issues, that I wanted to be careful. So when you get unstopped, take something on a regular basis for a while till you get moving around more.

...and yes, after such a big event it is normal to have a release of emotions. A friend told me that "tears are the safety valve of the heart". Let's face it, it was a big decision, all the fear and anxiety and then the surgery is over. I had a release too. Thanks for sharing and I wish you continued success. -cathy
 
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