I'm in the club!
Had my surgery with Dr. Pritchett yesterday, and am no reting comfortably at my in-law's house (they are awesome to take me in for 2 weeks post-op).
So far, the experience has been about what I had expected. Sore, swollen, bruised. The spinal block took a bit longer to wear off than I would have liked resulting in my not being able to walk the day of surgery, but it's not that big a deal.
Was up and walking today a couple of times before discharge. First attempt got me sweating, but attempt after that got better and easier. I'm a little surprise at how well the exercises went, and the increased range of motion I'm already seeing. Of course, with exercises come pain, and I've been keeping on top of it pretty well with the meds. My biggest problem has been vomiting, which is probably due to the oxy. If that's my biggest problem, I think I'm doing OK.
More to come in the days ahead. Thanks for everyone's support.
AdRoc
P.S.
Can't say enough good things about Swedish Orthopedic Insitute. Fantastic experience all around. Even the food was, dare I say, excellent!