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Well, I had my surgery early Tuesday, and am still in the hospital. They are having a tough time getting my pain under control, so tomorrow I am going to be sent to a rehab center. It's been a painful process; I had no idea it would be this excruciatingly painful, I've actually done quite a bit of yelping in pain. Tonight is the first time I've been up to sitting for more than a minute or two. I ended up having to use the dreaded bedpan, until this afternoon when I made it 5 more feet to the restroom. Glad to get rid of that-I hate it because it always spills and it's hard to relax and go on the bedpan. They have me on 6 mg oral Dilauid every 4 hours and toradol every two hours, I believe. My OS said my knee was totally bone-on-bone. None of us had any idea how bad it was until he got in there as the x-rays didn't look that bad. He said it a was an ugly knee, and the kneecap was also way off from where it should have been. In hindsight it's a good thing I did it now instead of down the road as I'd have been in a wheelchair or on crutches. So, here's hoping it gets smoother from here on out. I hope the rehab center is a good one.