Jojool I'm sorry it took me so long to get here! You asked me, several days ago, when my surgeon discussed anaesthesia options with me. I don't believe he ever did, but I didn't ask him either. As I recall it, I asked his nurse later, and she told me he prefers general. That was repeated in joint class, but I was told later my chart said "choice", so if I wanted spinal I could have it. I really figured I ought to go with what he liked, so I heaved a huge sigh and told them I was going to be very very sick after. They gave me two drugs, neither of which worked, I asked for fenergan (sp??) and that finally worked, but I got up close and personal with the cutest little barf sock you can imagine for several hours. 1,000,000% improvement on the old basin.
I had a walker at first, and was very grateful for it. Balance, support, keep people away from you, carry your belongings-- good stuff. I used it for a week, I think, and then tried the cane, and immediately went to nothing on a trial basis. I kept the walker at night for almost 3 weeks, I think. Properly equipped, it can carry enormous amounts of stuff to and fro for you LOL. I used the cane indoors to beat people with preemptively, and still take it outside for protection and possible emergency use.
Sure the surgical hip is painful, but I would say that at no time did my pain go over a 4.5 (four and a half). Most of the time, unless I was challenging the hip, it was very quiet at 0.5-2. Now, mostly, it's just stiff. Everybody's perception of pain is different-- the only time I hit an 8 pre-op was when I rammed into the dishwasher and had to stop everything for a minute. Otherwise, 1-5 depending on what I was doing or not doing. So we come from different experiences.
My leg doesn't feel different where it counts-- the new part works seamlessly and elegantly and I can't feel it AT ALL. But the whole leg feels like somebody messed around with it, not surprising. Actually, given what I've heard they do, I'm surprised I can walk at all! There's the swelling and the internal stuff I don't have a name for, and the stiffness, but that's not IN the joint precisely. I am very stiff in the muscles from holding my leg so I don't rotate it, I can't wait to just let it go and move on its own. Walking feels very good, and actually felt beneficial from the first walk to the bathroom.
Um, were you asking about catheter? I must have had one, to process all that IV fluid, but it was gone when I woke up. Fortunately, I didn't have to pee for several hours, which is totally unlike me!
I did bring oooey gooey brownies!!!! ~~~~~smell soooooo good!~~~~ Help yourself, it's a gigantic batch
What kinda typos will I make AFTER surgery while under the influence of drugs??!!! Just warning everyone now... Take mo offense to anything I type!!! Lol
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sandpiper go to the first page of my recovery thread and see what a mess i made of things on a borrowed tablet that didn't let me see what I was typing-- not even the word I had just finished! I read back the other day and laughed myself silly. It felt good
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