Proud 2 B a Hippie!

[LOGAN13]

I did it  ;D Finally the roller coaster I have been on hit the top of the tallest hill Mon April 19th. As I peeked over it was scary :o  but I knew there was no turning back...I was ready...down we went(no hands lol). Here is the account of my left hip resurfacing.

Mon morn my wife & I made our way to the Hospital approx 3 hrs early as instructed. You know every other person we pasted had a Tim Horton's coffee in their hands..I am sure of it lol. I am a Tim Horton's junkie...not a snob, cause I am more than happy to have home brew when timmie's is unavailable. No food or drink before surgery. Food, who cares but take my coffee away & we have a problem lol. Nurses poked and prodded getting me ready for surgery. Doc stopped by and marked my leg..left...whew lol. One last decision. Epidural or local? I made it clear to the anaesthesiologist I wished to be out, unaware of EVERYTHING lol. He made a last minute decision to not give me a morphine pump after surgery...ok I agreed. What did I know whether it was needed or not.

Out I went..calm and ready. approx 2 hrs later I awoke immediately asking for???? Yes Tim Horton's lol I was a bit groggy not completely focused. I heard my nurse on the phone with another nurse from the floor where I was to be sent when ready. I heard the words total hip replacement. NOOOOO! :o I thought. I asked the nurse if I heard correctly when she got off the phone. She confirmed. Still groggy I just layed there quiet..trying to get used to the fact that I did not receive a resurfacing as hoped. I guess laying quiet with my eyes closed caused me to fall back asleep, cause next thing I knew I was up in my room with my wife looking at me. She could see by my facial expression..I was not happy. I told her what the nurse said. No no she said I was mistaken. My surgeon had gone out to the waiting room & told my wife everything went great. I had indeed been given a birmingham hip. See what happens when my coffee is taken away..I get delirious  :) ???lol.

Approx 18 hrs later I was up taking my first few steps. It was not easy, but I was determined. At approx 24 hrs from surgery they moved me to a new room. Like a switch being flipped everything changed. The hard part was over. I can't explain it. Up until the room switch it was a bit rough. I first was in a room with three other people(all women)  . I did not feel terrible but others struggled thus lol. My new room omg  You would have thought I got a free upgrade to the penthouse I was happy  ;D lol. I was now in a room with one other person (man ). My bed was by the window, Sun shining in wow did I drink it in. Renewed energy surged thru me. Getting out of bed got easier, and walking I had to be reminded to take it slow as not to overdue it.

Each day I did a bit more. I had a slight temp for a couple night's & low bp were minor problems. My major problem was that my last bm was Sunday morn. So focused my efforts daily on moving on lol. No luck..Damm!! Thurs I received what the nurse called her silver Bullet lol a suppository. Soon after, SUCCESS!!! My wife tried to calm me as I celebrated   ;D lol. I learned all my exercises and continued my walks.

Fri morn I was ready to go home. Now at home, I soon found out it was gonna be different. Gone was the hospital bed that I controlled @ the push of a button. So to was my call bell  grrr lol. My chair & couch heights need adjusting. I will begin my home pt today...slow and steady.

One last side note. The love of my wife's life...no not me lol. Our bulldog Peyton spent our first night home @ the vet's. We came home and he was sick. My wife was told it may be dehydration or something very serious. I am trying to keep her spirits up. Cross yer fingers.

I will continue to keep everyone up to date, Oh Canada!!!

My surgery was performed in London, Ontario, Canada by Dr McCalden


P.S Thanks for the reply earlier Jill...I hope your recovery is going well

Hippie Hippie Shake Tim

[moe]

Good for you Logan. Take it slow and easy during your recovery and you will be rewarded. Now go have a coffee!  ;D  moe