Soon to be Bilat

[hernanu]

Great news Tin! I'll send you the bilat membership kit, with the secret handshake and the membership card.

Sounds like you're off to a good start, happy to hear that the pain is low.

[Tin Soldier]

Thanks guys.  Yeah I think the fact that the right hip was not as badly degenerated (bone was bad, but now obvious soft-tissues tears), made for an easier first few days.  I think the doc injects a long-acting numbing agent too, which may actually take a couple days to go away.  Narcotics do me in badly, so yeah, I agree. I'm happy with aceteminophen and ice.

On the drive, we stopped 3 times and I crutched around a little at each one.  The weather was great and the traffic was surprisingly mellow, oh and my wife is a good driver.  That all helps to make the trip easier.

[Anniee]

Tin, that is wonderful!  I've been wondering when you would give us a report!  The difference between hips is interesting.  I had a very easy time with my right hip, and I was hoping the left one would be the same.  Now I'm getting a little worried...

[Aerial]

So glad you are doing well and are home safely!

[Luann]

Hey Tin!!
Horrah for good Oregon weather!! Even though it's a bummer to be "out" in the summer... at least you have the sun on your side. I had the good fortune of having last summer to do my rehab walks outside. Mall walking does not sound like fun.
I think they wrote a song about the 2nd hip being easier; The First Cut is the Deepest or was it Two and the Knee ain't Bad or??? (any help out there?-blame it on too much sun!!)

Here's hoping you're not too stiff and the healing goes fast.   Lu

[hipnhop]

Tin, I am so glad to hear it all went well. I was at the Gym thinking of you.  Thanks for paving the way.  You gave me more confidence. Rest up my brother. We got some healing to do then a painfree, active lifestyle.

Send me your address so I can send you a card and some Brownies. hit me up at edwarddejesusseminars@gmail.com.  I'm in the card and gift business.

[newdog]

Good job Tin! Glad all is well with you.   ;D

[Tin Soldier]

Quick report (6 days post-op) - Don't slow down too quickly on the acetaminophen, and don't do too much on your crutches in the early days.  I "overdid" it yesterday.  Dropped off on the acetaminophen to about a 1/3 of what I was taking (max at 4 g/day), mostly because I forgot.  Also I laid on the hard floor doing my hospital-weight PT for a couple hours just listening to music and "playing" with the dogs.  Then before bed, I thought I should get one more icing session in and grabbed the new blue gel and put it in a pillow case and sat on it.  Being a little aggressive, I wasn't paying attention to how thin the pillow case was and my ass turned into a rock.   The pain was akin to the pain in your feet when you initially stand in the ocean (the Pacific in Oregon, at least).  Like an ice cream headache for your butt.

A little tough getting comfortable last night in bed, and the idiot neighbors came home after the bars closed and made a bunch of noise.  Torqued my wife and made the dogs bark, so she yelled at them and they went inside.  Awesome wife. 

In short - the honeymoon phase is over.  Want to lay on my stomach, tired of using crutches, want to do something other than pilot the recliner,....I know it will change, most of you folks know that.  It's just a bump in the road.     

[ScubaDuck]

Oh that is all too familiar Tin.  I never laid on the floor to do my exercises though because I wasn't sure how to get up.  The icing experience is definitely familiar.  And I overdid it a little and backed off the acetaminophen too quickly although I never took more than 1.5 g in a day.  Sleep was the hardest thing.

This week I finally feel a return to normalcy.  I don't use support much to walk around the house and I can sleep on all sides except the operated one.  I haven't acetaminophen in two days and am only icing after working out.

Best wishes.

Dan