Dr. Su - June 11th

[KirkM]

Thanks for the info Steve.  We grabbed lunch locally and it was so hot, we decided to can it and go back to our air conditioned room for the afternoon.  We will go out somewhere tonight when it cools off a bit.

I do have one more question for you or Kyle -
Is is safe for my gf to run alone south or north along the trail next to the river and FDR Drive?  She would really like to get a couple of runs in next week when it cools off but I won't let her go by herself unless I have some information from the "locals" that it is safe.

Thanks

Kirk

[nekko]

Kirk, Tomorrow is your day. Best wishes and hear you soon from the other side of surgery  ;)

[Tin Soldier]

Hey Kirk - good luck.  The 11th is a good day , its my bro's birthday.  I am jealous and I bet a lot of folks are about the Hippy dinner.  You do realize, a chance to hang out with a surgeon, like Su ,and Vicky and be able to get into the nitty gritty about all of this, is one helluva a great experience.  I've seen a lot of really good posts about Su.  Enjoy

[KirkM]

Thanks guys.  I am ready to be done with this so I can start the rehab work.  Today is "bland" day.  They don't want you to eat any fiber or other things that will push the digestive tract since constipation is a side effect of the anesthesia. Today, I can only eat the most bland things on a list they gave me.  What really sucks is that we have some leftover pizza from a great place we went to yesterday and I CAN'T EAT ANY!  The gf feels sorry for me and has vowed to help me out.  She says she will sacrifice herself and eat it all.  What a giver.   ::)

Talk to you all on the other side....

[newdog]

Kirk,

You're doing alright! Look at this as an adventure. I enjoy reading your posts. You can't let good pizza go to waste.  ;D 

[ScubaDuck]

Hope this day of bland food is quickly forgotten in the bliss that comes with a painless hip.  Your gf is a real saint.  Keep her around.

Dan

[SteveT]

Hey Kirk,

Hmm.  I know that path and even when I lived over on that side never ran there because it always seemed so unpleasant by the FDR.  So I can't really speak to the issue of safety.  Just grossness.

I know it's a haul over to Central Park but I'd say that's a much nicer place for a run and, as I said, safe if you go during daylight.

And best of luck tomorrow.

Steve

[KirkM]

Yes, it isn't the prettiest running path I have ever seen, but it is very convenient.  If this were a different trip for a different reason and I were still running, we would just go together over to Central Park and do a run.  We walked over there today and it wasn't that far (but my hip still complained a little).  She could easily jog over there as a warm up and then do her run through and around the park then cool down jog back.  I just worry about her doing this alone, no matter where we are.  I sure wish some other hippy with a spouse or S.O. were here so they could accompany each other while we create havoc in the hospital ward.  Maybe I will meet someone up in the patient floor.

Thanks for the info.

Kirk

[Luann]

Thinking about you Kirk! Good Luck! I am at a year, now, and I don't think I thought about my hip once today! You will love it! Lu

[Pat Walter]

Good Luck Kirk.

Lookin forward to reading your posts after surgery.

Pat

[KirkM]

Thanks all.  Going to try to sleep now, but I'm not sure how much I will actually get.  I'm not really nervous about it at all, but I am a notoriously bad sleeper anyway and especially when I have a task to accomplish.  I will be going over my rehab and recovery in my head and want to just get up and go over to the hospital so we can get this done and start moving forward.  I have to mentally put myself on the beach in Kona and pretend I am just dozing there in the sun so I can turn my brain off and sleep.

I hope to be on my laptop later tomorrow so I will update when I can.

Kirk

[maxi]

best wishes kirk ....
enjoy the down time and dont worry mate ....

Paul

[hernanu]

Good luck Kirk - eager to hear what you post later.

[KirkM]

Well, things could not have gone better.  Dr. Su said the bone density was good and he just had to clean out a couple of small cysts.  The whole process was incredibly efficient and literally pain free.  There was only one glitch in the whole thing, they had way over-booked the rooms and I had to spend 8 hours in recovery.  There were some people who had to stay there overnight.  That was the only place they dropped the ball, but they dropped it big time.  It was rather surprising they were so poorly organized there when every other step of this experience was probably the most efficient thing I have ever seen. However, they did bend over backward to compensate for it all, which also shows that they are willing to be accountable for the entire process.

Dr. Su is so real.  No God complex, completely straightforward and just a really nice guy.  He spent time with me pre-op and allowed me to ask all the questions I wanted.  All of the HSS staff here are incredibly nice and attentive. 

I really haven't had any pain, per se.  The only discomfort is sitting in the bed on the wound.  It doesn't hurt, it is just annoyingly sore, like if you spent hours and hours sitting on a cement bench or something.  They cut me off of the epidural this morning and gave me oral Percoset.  That stuff ROCKS!  No pain at all, not even sitting on the wound.

PT starts today later on in the morning and I am anxious to get up and move around.  I really feel amazingly good.  I am just getting tired of laying on my back all the time.

Thanks everyone for the well wishes.  No matter where you are in the country, if you are considering resurfacing, I strongly urge you to put Dr. Su and HSS down for serious consideration.

That's it for now.  Will update as things progress.

Kirk

[Ernie]

Kirk,

It sounds like you are well on your way to recovery.  As a heads up, I felt very little pain the first day and night; the second night was another story!  But that one night was the worst of it.  Ten weeks after my surgery I have my whole life back.  The new hip feels great.  Best wishes.

[KirkM]

Thanks for the heads up.  I will just keep my friend Percoset nearby.   ;D

[Lopsided]

As a heads up, I felt very little pain the first day and night; the second night was another story!

Don't worry about the second night. I could not sleep and wanted to get out of the hospital, but I had no pain, and frequently got out of bed and went for short walks to the toilet or the foyer.

D.

[ScubaDuck]

Sorry to hear about the snafu with the room.  Overbooking isn't reserved fro the airlines apparently.

Great to hear about the pain management.  Keeping that pain under control will really help your recovery. 

I am anxious to hear a report once you are up and moving.  Good luck.

Dan

[newdog]

See, what did we tell you? It wasn't like you thought it would be. Glad you are on the "other side". Stay ahead of the pain and you'll be O.K. Recovery is somewhat challenging but the progress will be faster than you think. You're on your way!

[SteveT]

Congratulations on getting it done.  Keep everyone here posted.  I'm eager to hear the rest of your HSS experience as I'm sure to spend some time there eventually.

Steve