Also on the good-news front: my pre-op blood work was perfect. For the first time in nearly four years, my kidney-function values were normal. So, the kidney surgery I had back in November of 2016 worked. YEEHAW!
I am a bit apprehensive about my knee surgery in that I will be on crutches for a while and unable to drive. Caregiving Mr. AOW will also be a harder-than-usual task.
I now leave this blog in the capable hands of my blog partners: Warren, Sam Huntington, and Silverfiddle.
Godspeed AOW. Praying that your caregiver responsibilities are not as challenging as you have imagined. We're all pulling for you.
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DeleteThank you.
We are scheduled to have a home health aide for intervals over the next week -- or more. Private pay, but we know her. Her focus will be showers for Mr. AOW and bed changes, the latter if needed.
Good luck, and get well soon!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for a speedy recovery and improvement quality of life. You will be missed... :)
ReplyDeleteGlad things are going your way.
ReplyDeleteHome! And walking! Medicated heavily, of course.
ReplyDeleteGreat news. Take it easy and don't get cocky!
DeleteSF,
DeleteI have specific exercises to do before PT formally begins in two weeks.
Needess to say I wish you all the best, as I have already done privately, but NOW I urge you to follow SilverFiddle's good advice slavishly. PLEASE TAKE IT EASY, and do EXACTLY what the doctors TELL you to do –– and NO MORE till you are completely OUT of the WOODS.
DeleteGood luck and God bless.
Thank you Franco. We both know AOW is a dedicated and determined overachiever.
DeleteAll the best AOW ! Good news on the other stuff.
ReplyDeleteKid,
DeleteI damn near died two years ago. Really.
Welcome back! Hardly noticed you were gone :)
ReplyDeleteToday, post-op, my knee feels better and more functional than it did pre-op.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck AOW! Super news on the rest.
ReplyDeletegood luck AOW! you'll do great! hugz!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI had arthroscopic surgery on my right knee. The anesthetic was local so my surgeon gave me play by play on what he was doing on the screen.
ReplyDeleteAll he really needed was John Madden's telelustrator to make the experience complete!
Recovery wasn't all that bad, but take it easy and do what the docs tell you to!
Mike,
DeleteThis surgeon demanded a general anesthesia for me. I'm not sure why.
Could be a definition of terms. What I called a "local", was in fact a "spinal block", which numbs you from the waist down. Every doctor, including surgeons, that I asked which method they would prefer for themselves said spinal block over general. 100%.
DeleteGeneral seems to be their default mode for patients. It's fast and easy. I had to ask for the spinal block. Most docs aren't used to running into informed consumers. Ask your surgeon which method he//she would prefer if the procedure was being done on them, then ask if there are any reasons not to do a spinal block? Unless you really just want to sleep through it!
We'll keep you in our prayers.
I need to administer an IQ test to myself every morning. You've already had the surgery. Don't mind me, I'm going to go slip into a bathtub full of coffee now!
DeleteMike,
DeleteNo worries!
With my first knee surgery in 2000, the surgeon used a spinal block. This surgeon this time didn't offer me any options.
Been up since 3:00 AM, and have been thinking of you, AOW.
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a good night's sleep, and will continue to mend quickly and completely.
Please do remember to take it easy, think of yourself first for a change, and try not to push beyond sensible limits.
Surgical procedures are usually quite tolerable these days, but I know from experience that RECOVERY requires a great deal pf patience and fortitude –– and FOCUS.
Your most important job right now is to do everything possible to make a good, –– hopefully complete ––, recovery.
Thank you, Franco.
DeleteI had a bad evening and a bad night. Right now, according to the information the doctor gave me, yesterday and today will be the worst days for pain. Of course, the nights are worse than the days when it comes to pain, in which I've been an expert for over 14 years. Sheesh.
Blessings for your recovery, AOW. I've had same. Full anesthesia. Never again unless my life's in danger. My own doctor helped me set up a battery of herbs/vits that I took all night long on the sly, and I was astonishingly free of pain. I still marvel. Yes, nights worse. Hard to move. Hope you heal fast. And great news on the kidney report!!
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