I am at two weeks prior to surgery and I am getting very excited. I did my
Pre-op testing yesterday and my cold is getting better and better everyday.
I spoke with the head nurse yesterday and she said that I can nurse my baby
anytime except right after surgery when I am waking up. I need to wait until I
get into my room. Is that not awesome. They are going to give me a big room
too, because my baby might stay the night with me.
So, only have to pack our bags and exercise. Need to get strong for the
surgery.
Quick update, will post more as it comes.
Having a loved one with you helps, so you are definitely going to do well.
Sounds fine Lori, the room and the company will be great for you.
Lori, it will be over before you know it and you will be on the road to recovery.
Gooood Lori. Will follow you 24 hours later.
you are going to looked after very well by the sounds ... great news .. :)
Paul
Positive vibes flowing your way for a complete and prompt recovery. How old is your baby???
Kate
Best wishes Lori. Keep writing us posts. You will do great.
Hey Lori (great name by the way ;D - Just have to say you were here first so twas me that made things confusing!)
We will be sending positive thoughts to you for a smooth surgery and a fast recovery. Having the comfort of family around post op is great medicine. It's a positive sign that your hospital is open to this as to me it indicates that they are focused on what's best for the patient which always makes such a difference. Just make sure you get a chance to rest when you need to!
Look forward to hearing about your progress,
Lori
Tonight I am at 10 days and counting. I am still looking forward to the surgery. I know that there was some sort of Hip Resurfacing Conference in AZ, and I am happy to hear that my surgeon attended, a sign that he is always looking for ways to improve. :)
Lori you are so funny. True I may have joined this group 1st, but you have kicked my butt on all other angels. A double header on the hips and you also have more post than me. :) Thanks for all the kind wished. Please know that I am reading your post daily to see your progression.
Nekio(?) only 11 days for you! How is the nose? Hope you got rid of the cold, mine is gone.
Well I need to go, baby is calling for mommy. I only have 10 nights left helping out, so I suppose I should. Good night hippies.
Lori - keep the exercises going it will all pay off on the "other side"
Cheers - Phill
Lori36, I got my voice back and sinusitis has gone away. Now comes the real countdown !
Is it six days out today?
How are you going? Packed yet? Make sure the clothes are loose and comfy.
Also, I think that time out at a day spa is a good idea. Get a pedicure (if you have hip restrictions those toes will be on there own for a while - just remember no polish as they generally don't like you to have that on in an OR), your hair done and anything else that will make you feel good and relaxed and keeping up with the positive mood that you have going on. (I know any excuse to recommend a spa day but hey you might not be up to it for a little while so why not!)
:D
Lori36,
It almost here. You will be out of OR in no time. I remember waking up with my Surgeons by my side, the first thing they said was - You Got your Resurfacing and everlasting went well. I know you will hear the same.
Today I am 6 days out! Got my pre-auth for insurance. Had my last day of work!
Pre-op testing passed. I am a go! May 11th 10 am! Seems like yesterday when I scheduled this appointment. Excited is 80% nervous 20%. Hoping I can keep that ratio. :)
Awesome, lori. You're almost there and you're in cruise control now.
You have a great date for surgery - */11/11 seemed to work well for me...
Mike so funny with the xx/11/11 I wonder if anyone in this group did 4/11/11?
Lori- no packing yet. I did rent a mini van for the trip. We are leaving on Monday, so this weekend is time to pack the family. How are you doing? I see you are now a JR member!
Good fortune to you and especially your surgeon.
I know it will be no time at all and I will be 6 days out from my surgery, celebrating my birthday. What a great birthday present for my second half century of life.
Dan
Hey L36, good luck later this week! :) Nearly there.
Thinking of you and wishing you well. Have a safe trip tomorrow.
kate
Best Wishes :) Hope that packing everything up for the trip wasn't too painful :) Will be thinking of you in the next couple days. Am sure that all will be great and you will be better than ever very soon.
Good Luck LC. Wednesday is your Day and I will think to you.
Ooops
Good Luck LC. Wednesday is your Day and I will think to you.
Good Luck Lori 36. Wednesday is your Day and I will think to you.
Almost there, Lori36 - good luck and see you on the other side.
Lori, best wishes and prompt recovery!
Piedad
You go girl! All the best.
Dan
You'll be in great hands in Boulder. Best of luck and take it slow after surgery!
Craig
Tomorrow is my day. In 12 hours I will be on the table. Think good happy thoughts for me.
Krunch, how are you doing?
Lori- packing went well. Been very busy with the family.
Bill, thank you for the message. Glad to hear that DNT is working for you. Thanks poster boy.
Well now it is time to say good night and hope for a good rest. Hope to post more tomorrow.
Lori now 37
Good luck Lori.
Best wishes, let us know how it went
G
Thinking good thoughts, you'll do great. See you on the other side.
Be strong and I hope all is well - Phill
I am on the other side.
I am now in my hospital room, a wonderful corner unit, watching the Notebook. My son came and brought me pictures and the doc said everything went perfectly. I am having my gentle squeezing on my legs and eating crackers. No Naseau :) Kids are doing great with Grandma and grandpa.
Time to enjoy some R&R
Congratulations! Enjoy the Presidential suite :) Wishing you a smooth R&R&R&R.
Great news Lori, congratulations!!
Enjoy your leg massage.
It is a great feeling to wake up and realize that your hip resurfacing has been done! Every day you will, more and more, live into that new reality!
Great news Lori. Best wishes. Begin to plan your new life.
Dan
Awesome. Feels great to be on the other side, doesn't it, with all the prep and everything. Wish you a speedy recovery. Hospital meatloaf never tasted so good, am I right? :)
I remember the fish and green beans. I was so glad to be done with the surgery and eating!
Good for you, Lori, if you're really bored you can read my story on here from theatre to the first 9 months
G
Congrats Lori!!!! Sounds like you are doing well!! ::)
Glad all is well! Rest up and take it easy.
Best wishes,
Craig
Yay for you! Say hi to Dr. Rector for me. Love that GameReady machine. You're on the downhill side now.
That's great Lori! I know some people don't like the leg massage machine, I loved it. On the sunny side of the street now (apologies to Dorothy Fields).
You did it! Or rather, your surgeon did it! Congratulations to you and your new hip, my friend. The Notebook is one of my very favorite movies, btw, always good for a nice cry at the end.
Recover well and enjoy the time off from the kidlets.
kate
Lori - I am glad to get on surface hippy and hear that you have succeeded and getting not to the other side but to the better side. Stay stong and welcoem to being a surface hippy
Cheers - Phill
Hey Lori, I'm glad to hear that you are doing so well!
Can't wait to hear how you are going with your rehab as you get up and about and getting to be better than ever.
Good Morning everyone,
Today I am Post-Op 3. This is the day that the PT says that everyone feels groggy and needs to rest, which is perfect, because today we are heading back to our home. I should back up a litle bit for everyone.
So I was doing wonderfully on Post Op day 1 I was walking around on the crutches and did stairs the first day. I was able to get in and out of bed by myself. I needed help with the abductor wedge and also the Game Ready machine. The nursing staff was amazing and fun to talk with. I did not have to take anything for the pain, no narcotics.
Well Post Op evening I thought, hmmm I should take some pain medicine to make me sleep. Bad Idea. I took NarCO, which is Vicaden Oxyc I think. OMG My stomach started to gurggle beyond belief, and I thought it was because I needed a to poop, I went to the bathroom. The nurse left me alone for some privacy and then the room started to spin. I know that this is a precursor to Blacking out, so I pulled the Nurse String. I woke up to the nurses yelling at me, in total panic. :o The nurse called a code Blue, I told her I just blacked out, and that there is nothing to worry about. Just lay me down. I was lucky, I sat down in a spot that wedged me and I did not fall on the ground. :) I decided after that I do not want any more NarCO.
Post OP day 2 I was woooze from blacking out. It took me a while to get my bearings together and also the confidence to start crutching. The OT talked me into taking a shower, which cured me. I even shaved my legs. I felt like a million bucks. Dr Rector came to see me in between surgerys and said not to worry about the black out incident that it happens all the time. He is so calm and sure that I feel even better. He tells me to take it easy and if I need to stay in another night then I can.
Continued from above.....
I sat in the chair, I crutched, I napped I did stairs, and then best of all I had my first bowel movement! When I came out from the bathroom Dr Rector was in my room waiting. I smiled so big because I felt so good. He told me that he would release me. I asked him about pain meds, because I did not want to take that strong stuff, and he recommened OTC Tylenol, becuase I am not reporting that bad of pain just stiffness. :)
So I went to the Boulder House and stayed with my family, which was intresting. We ordered Thai Delivery, which was amazing. We finally got everyone asleep, even me. I took 2 Extra Strength Tylenol and I did a cycle on the Game Ready that was at 10pm. At 1am I woke up and did the game ready. I also did the same thing at 5am. So here it is at 7am and I still have not had any Tylenol. I am stiff, and I really need to ice. I am going to take my Celebrex and my Tylenol in a couple of minutes, so this is where I am with recovery. I think that I am doing better than I expected. I will try to keep everyone updated on my progress. All I can say is ICE, ICE ICE.
Lori
LBHR 4-11-11 Dr Rector
Congrats Lori! It sounds like you are doing fantastic!!!!!!! I didn't like the narcotics either! Or my body didn't! Keep us posted on your recovery. ;D
Sounds great Lori! Too bad about the blackout, I guess the pain stuff works for some of us, some not. I just did the Tylenol for a while, and it worked fine.
Lori,
I'm glad you're doing so well again and off those strong pain meds! The blackout must have been really scary!
How on earth did you manage to shave your legs so quickly after surgery? I'm several weeks post op and still haven't figured out how to do that, and believe me, they need it!
Thanks for the update.
I haven't much success with pain meds in the past. Hopefully I won't need much. The blacking out had to be scary with the new hip. I have had a quite a few incidents of vertigo and blacking out over my life. It is a helpless feeling.
I hear that first bowel movement is very important. I have been told that controlling your diet and getting plenty of water is a key to that first bowel movement post surgery. And it will be a momentous occasion.
Thanks. Sounds like you are doing great.
Dan
Anne, I shaved my legs by sitting on a bench and propped the leg on the wall. I have heard of some folks using duck tape, stick and razor. A woman has to do what a woman has to do.
Dan, so you also get motion sickness and blckouts? Do you have a high pain tolerance ? When are you going in for surgery?
Lori-
Yes, I have had vertigo issues and blackouts throughout my life. But they are so infrequent, sometimes years between incidences, that they haven't found out why. I don't know that I have an extremely high pain tolerance but it is higher than average. Why?
My surgery is on August 1st with Dr. Pritchett in Seattle. I have to check in at 5:30 am. I hope my surgeon will be awake.
Dan
I am sad that you had your incident with Vicodin and vertigo, Lori, but I am very happy that you posted about it. Last Friday (surgery 2-1/2 weeks) I switched over from percocet to vicodin. The same thing happened to me. I hadn't had the vicodin in my system for 1/2 hour than I had an incredible case of vertigo. It quickly devolved over the afternoon into a raging case of the spins. I couldn't keep my eyes open. I couldn't stand up. I was nauseated, clammy, sweaty. By the evening, it was all I could do to wobble down the front stairs and get into the car so my husband could drive me to the emergency room. They did blood work and x rays, urinalysis and an ekg and couldn't find anything physiologically wrong. They sent me home with an anti-vertigo drug called Meclizine which I've been taking over the weekend. It took me until this morning, really, to feel even halfway all right again. A very scary experience. I am glad you posted about this, Lori, because it explains, perhaps, my "lost weekend."
Needless to say, no more narcotics. I have some Advil liquigels, but I'll take the pain anyday over the room spinning madly.
Kate
Dan, I ask about the tolerance, because I am thankful that I do not have to take the heavy drugs. I know that I have blacked out around 15 x and I blame alot of those on my sugar levels. I am hypoglycemic, which is low blood sugar, and I think thT the drugs effect me differently. I also think pain effects my nuerlogicial system differently. I am making all of this up though. I will hope that you will be good with icing.
Diane, wow your experience sounds wAy worse. Sharing is good. Sorry to hear about your experience but happy to hear that you are good now. What day post op are you?