Day 5

Well I seem to be impressing on the Tallboy walker, why don't I have a crack on Canada crutches.
Well lucky for me I spent months learning years ago.

Last of my Oxycontin today and I need to manage the pain with Endone alone. I only get it every 6-8 hr and it's lasting only for the 1st 3 hrs ,,,,hmmmmmm.

Everything is now an inch crooked and twisted. The replacement of  an arthritic hip generally returns the patient to normal, I however have not been in this shape since 1975 and it's going to take a very long time to change what has been normal for me over the last 43 years 

Be Excellent to Each Other and See You at the Big One!

Taz

Day 4

We have a visitor today.

Aunty Val and a long time friend Cecily will visit for a half hour just after lunch.
The visit lasted nearly an hour and was wonderful both for Val and us.

We discussed options for discharge after they had left with Gabby from physio and she and the ward staff are happy to look into rehab in Calvary Wagga, they'll make calls tomorrow during normal office hours to investigate.

Be Excellent to Each Other and See You at the Big One!

Taz

Day 3

The only really interesting thing I'm told about today was that my pain was going to get a whole lot worse.
This I'm told will be as a result of the accumulated drugs from the epidural, anaesthesia and daily dose's evening themselves out, being eliminated and the body hurts everywhere and from everything.
The bruising has started to show, I had a sponge wash while sitting in the bathroom.

Slept some and enjoyed another meal with my caring wife.

Be Excellent to Each Other and See You at the Big One!

 Taz

Day 2

Slept on poor Tracy for several long periods today, but I did warn her on that.
Staff and significant others are harping at me to be more regular with my pain meds, Twice daily Oxycontin 10mg and then 4/24 Endone 5mg.
Cracked a fever overnight and started to feel shit all day. I'm told it's the last of the anaesthetic drugs leaving my system.

My the end of the day staff are bringing in my meds and waking me to take them and had dinner with the wife in my room.

The surgeon dropped in and he is happy with my progress, getting to go home will depend on the physio's plan.

Be Excellent to Each Other and See You at the Big One!

 Taz

Day 1

Up early to have 4 glasses of water at 4 am then Nil by Mouth.
Hospital advised to be there at 10 but why wait in the motel room so got there early.
Admitted at 10 am anyway and lay in waiting area till 1 pm and then off to surgery.

An epidural was administered with good effect and they bombed me before pushing me into the theatre. One thing that did leave me a little perplexed was there were two different sound tracks playing, one from the anaesthetics bay and a different one in the theatre!

I remember looking at the clock in recovery at 5pm. 

Taa Daa

Hahahahahaha

No the prosthetic

A mostly a sleepless night with hourly obs and fluids, the epidural has a prolonged effect on your BP.


Be Excellent to Each Other and See You at the Big One!

 Taz

Day -1

Tracy and I departed Wednesday 22nd, the day before the planned surgery.
Tracy did it all herself and you could imagine what  joy it was to be back in Sydney.

Google got her to the motel in one go and it even did it the way I had planned. Clean but small Tracy should be there comfortably by herself here and it is 300 meters from the hospital.

Be Excellent to Each Other and See You at the Big One!

 Taz

Some things are repeating.

Back in 1975 after the first two operation installing the pins I was put on show at a lecture by my surgeon. That was the first and only time that I saw the placement of the pins. I didn't know you could ask for a copy of them.

Roll the calendar to current day. I had a phone call from an orthopaedic surgeon at RPA hospital who had been directed by my surgeon to to contact me for approval to use my latest x-rays during a lecture to junior surgeons and discuss my hips. He even asked if I was in Sydney and would be able to attend, of course I'm not.

Funny how life will repeat itself.
 

Be Excellent to Each Other and See You at the Big One!

 Taz