Buckeye
junior member
- Joined
- Jul 5, 2008
- Messages
- 61
- Age
- 72
- Country
- United States
- Gender
- Female
Hello to All!
Just wanted to drop in and say hello! I am hanging in there. I was discharged from the hospital on Sunday, 3 days after the surgery.
I was able to take a shower in the hospital right before I left to go home. That felt so good. The hand held shower and chair were very helpful.
Getting into the car for the ride home was no problem and I was able to crutch down 5 stairs to my makeshift recovery room.
The worse part after surgery was the nausea and vomiting (only 4 times total) from the general anesthetic and pain meds (morphine). I received a local pain block with a long acting anesthetic that lasted almost 48 hours. That was very helpful to keep the post op pain down.
I am taking 1 vicoden es every four hours for pain. I have discovered that when I get real sore, it's time for me to get those joints moving and blood circulating. It really does help. I am also using a CPM machine about 6 hours a day. It's set at 56 degrees now, but will crank it up to 60 later today.
I was also sent home with a Breg Polar Kodiak cold therapy unit. What a great little device. It really stays cold for about 6-8 hours.
Most of my leg from the mid thigh down to my ankle area is very bruised. I guess it's due to gravity forcing the blood down as I use it more often.
I have an appointment with PT today and am not looking forward to being tortured for 1/2 hour, but knowing that it will make my knee stronger is a plus. I'll keep you posted on the PT report.
Sending warm smiles and hugs to all. Kathy
Just wanted to drop in and say hello! I am hanging in there. I was discharged from the hospital on Sunday, 3 days after the surgery.
I was able to take a shower in the hospital right before I left to go home. That felt so good. The hand held shower and chair were very helpful.
Getting into the car for the ride home was no problem and I was able to crutch down 5 stairs to my makeshift recovery room.
The worse part after surgery was the nausea and vomiting (only 4 times total) from the general anesthetic and pain meds (morphine). I received a local pain block with a long acting anesthetic that lasted almost 48 hours. That was very helpful to keep the post op pain down.
I am taking 1 vicoden es every four hours for pain. I have discovered that when I get real sore, it's time for me to get those joints moving and blood circulating. It really does help. I am also using a CPM machine about 6 hours a day. It's set at 56 degrees now, but will crank it up to 60 later today.
I was also sent home with a Breg Polar Kodiak cold therapy unit. What a great little device. It really stays cold for about 6-8 hours.
Most of my leg from the mid thigh down to my ankle area is very bruised. I guess it's due to gravity forcing the blood down as I use it more often.
I have an appointment with PT today and am not looking forward to being tortured for 1/2 hour, but knowing that it will make my knee stronger is a plus. I'll keep you posted on the PT report.
Sending warm smiles and hugs to all. Kathy