4 Days Post-Op Right Hip Resurfacing w/ Dr. Gross

[sdunn4]

Thanks for all the positive comments back to my "2-days Post-op" string; that means a lot!  Just a quick update- We spent a relaxing night at the Courtyard in Columbia Wed. night and drove north for around 9 1/2 hours yesterday after the resurfacing operation on Monday 10/24 with Dr. Gross.  I reclined in my wife's car, front seat- a big roomy station wagon.  The battery pack for the Polar Care worked well- we stopped every 2 hours to get up and stretch, and I iced the hip / leg every other hour.

When we stopped, my right thigh was very swollen regardless!  Sleeping with the leg elevated has alleviated almost all the swelling.  I am weaning off the pain med's- taking one instead of two, etc, with a goal of being through them by this weekend.  We have around 7 hours left to go from  Carlisle, PA to Ticonderoga, NY.  It was 74 degrees when we left yesterday morning and my son sent me a text message with a picture of snow from last night....

Thanks again for the support and advice!

Steve

[hernanu]

We just had snow here in the Boston area, welcome to the winter. Sounds about right, Steve - the long ride will take its toll in swelling, but it sounds like you're dealing with it right. Good luck on your second leg (  ;D  - couldn't resist ).

[Anniee]

Steve, after my first resurfacing, I has significant swelling for at least 3 weeks, and I could not blame it on a long car ride, since I live about 1 hour from Columbia.  I think in my cases you do get swelling starting a couple of days after the surgery.  This last time, I had swelling for only about a week, and I didn't do anything differently!

Hope the rest of your trip goes well!

[Woodstock Hippy]

Just don't get out there shovelling any of that new snow.  We had nine inches at my house near Woodstock and I saw a few cars heading for the ski area with snowboards. Mt Snow, Killington and Sunday River are reported open today

Glad you're feeling well. Just be careful in the snow.