I started reading my discharge info last night and fell asleep, I have 92 BS Alerts and don't know how to look at them all!
I took off my TED hose last night, not too difficult but took me 20 minutes to maneuver the right one back on this morning, after I remembered I needed to today. I got dressed so I could get the mail from the mail box but only had ads and bills! Life is pretty normal. I am getting up every hour for a short walk and usually a pee. I am tying to keep drinking lots of fluids.
When I'm in bed I don't have any pain, I am icing continuously, certain movements are painful and I don't know
@Josephine if I should be taking enough pain meds not to feel it or if I shouldn't make the movements. These are just normal things, getting in/out of bed moving to a chair, etc. I am not attempting any exercises. My doctor prefers just regular walking until my 2 week appointment. It is 86 steps from my bed to the kitchen and and back and 40 from my bed to the bathroom. I do one or the other, or both, every hour and sometimes several trips to the kitchen because I forget something or leave my glasses there.
I am having my coffee now hoping it will motivate a BM. I've had the softeners, prunes, prune juice, fresh fruits, LOTS of liquids basically everything that has been suggested. I am not uncomfortable yet and am hopeful that will be resolved soon.
My dogs are on a rotation schedule, 2 in 2 out, except at bed time when I put two in crates. They are being very good but when they are all together they can get rowdy, especially since they haven't had their jobs to do for several days now.
I feel amazingly good and calm (thank you
@CricketHip) and thankful for this amazing surgery. It is hard to believe I have no hip pain, I think it was worse than I realized because I really notice the absence despite the other pain(s). It was amazing to see the X-rays of my hip, of all the things I have ever thought I might have to deal with getting a new hip was not one of them. My knee no longer hurts so it really was the hip pain referred to my knee.
I'm staying on the Tramadol every 4 hours, I don't know if I really need it but prefer not to find out the hard way. I came home with only a cane, the PT said I could only have one thing, walker, crutches, or a cane. I'm not sure if this is a Medicare thing, I do have a supplement plan and it is the best one offered. No complaints though because Medicare is paying for the surgery. If I had been more aware I could have brought the walker and had my friend pick up a cane at a medical supply store, foggy brain at work.
I was hoping to have something more exciting to post but no such luck. I'm going to try now to catch up on other posts before my next nap descends on me.
Thank you all for your support.
Suzanne
United States
seems like you are following the mantra here on BS and I'm happy your surgeon is in agreement. Maybe someone can pick up a chain for your glasses, so you don't leave them behind...I always felt the chain was for really old people, but I broke down and bought one and realized I WAS one of those old people now! Lol! 
