Hi Smarties.
Just thought I'd post as l'm sat in my garden enjoying the sun in what will probably be almost the end of lockdown in the UK.
I had my THR on my right hip Aug 2019. I barely give it a thought. I went back to work as a Senior Healthcare Assistant in Dec 2019 and who knew what lay ahead.
The home l work sadly in lost a quarter of our residents thats 10 people over 6 weeks. All in their 90s. We as team comforted them, passed on the final messages when their families asked us to. Made them comfortable. They would not have survived a trip to hospital nevermind being incubated.
It is humbling to think decisions are made daily about who lives and who gets what.
Looking back, yes we were ill prepared, yes we didn't fully understand what was happening but we stuck to our infection control training and definitely saved more lives.
We got through it and personally l didn't get it.
Although around Easter, April 12th, l had a bout of hayfever., due to tree pollen. Not enough to knock me off my feet but l now suspect an anti- body test for Covid19 might come back positive. Staff were isolating and dropping like flies due to stress and suspect symptoms. Half of which we didnt understand. All of us were looking for a 'cough' and 'fever' we now understand Covid19 can be much more varied than that.
I never once thought about my hip, in fact l gained weight as l self comforted with food and was cared for with food packages from family, friends and businesses that dropped off all sorts of treats at my place of work. I will lose the extra weight because although minor in the scheme of things, it will help my range of movement and ultimately mobility
I'm not sure there's a lesson here or a moral. Just that if you are waiting for your new hip or surgery it will happen and it will be life changing. Embrace your life whatever the circumstance because none of us know what's around the corner.