Day 1 post-op
Yesterday was Day 1 post-op.
It was very hazy - I was weak, couldn't hold the phone for longer than 5 minutes, and pretty much slept all the time. The nurse would come check on me, and I would pass out while she measures my blood pressure (which was low, like 90/60 most of the day).
During the day I had lots of people checking in on me. Dr. Millis came in the morning and took the drain out. Erin, his assistant, came as well! It was great to see her! At this poimt of ,y hip journey, Dr. Millis and Erin feel like family to me :)
Some woman came from the lab to do my blood tests, and randomly said hat I had very beautiful skin. That was nice to hear, granted, in my opinion, I look pretty crappy.
I was sleeping in between all of this and had very weird vivid dreams, that felt real. Like, I would close my eyes and then see people coming in and checking on me, but when I open my eyes they wouldn't be there. It continued through the day. In fact, I wrote a whole blog post only to open my eyes and discover that I didn't!
PT also came and did exercises, which were hard but tolerable. I have to move my ankles, squeeze mu bum, knees, and there are a couple things I need assistance for. PT did it for me the first time.
In the evening Eddie came and hung out with me for a couple hours, and did PT as well. I know I'm not the best company right now, so I really appreciated him being here!
All in all, the two things that bother me the most are my back and my stomach. They gave me laxatives yesterday, plus I had to eat some food (though I don't feel like eating at all), and my stomach have been growling and moving and just feeling blah.
Eddie brought ham from home (my mom gave me 3 pieces although I asked for one - I'll finish it today), an Easter egg, some candy and the entire Lindt chocolate bunny that was Angel's! I only wanted a piece of it. I know I won't eat the entire thing!
In the evening, Dr. Millis came and changed the dressing, and said that everything looked good. I'm looking forward to seeing my post-op x rays.
I got a pint of blood that I donated pre-op, and it made me feel much better! I was more alert in the evening and even turned on the TV and flipped between channels. Slept through the night OK as well.
This morning my catheter was taken out and nerve block was turned off, I am switched to oral meds and they make me soooo hazy!
Today I'm supposed to get out of bed, sit in the chair and take a shower. I'll write in the evening about it if I can! I don't think I'm getting any visitors today so might try watching a movie. We'll see!
Sorry for the typos, mostly it's autocorrect :(
It was very hazy - I was weak, couldn't hold the phone for longer than 5 minutes, and pretty much slept all the time. The nurse would come check on me, and I would pass out while she measures my blood pressure (which was low, like 90/60 most of the day).
During the day I had lots of people checking in on me. Dr. Millis came in the morning and took the drain out. Erin, his assistant, came as well! It was great to see her! At this poimt of ,y hip journey, Dr. Millis and Erin feel like family to me :)
Some woman came from the lab to do my blood tests, and randomly said hat I had very beautiful skin. That was nice to hear, granted, in my opinion, I look pretty crappy.
I was sleeping in between all of this and had very weird vivid dreams, that felt real. Like, I would close my eyes and then see people coming in and checking on me, but when I open my eyes they wouldn't be there. It continued through the day. In fact, I wrote a whole blog post only to open my eyes and discover that I didn't!
PT also came and did exercises, which were hard but tolerable. I have to move my ankles, squeeze mu bum, knees, and there are a couple things I need assistance for. PT did it for me the first time.
In the evening Eddie came and hung out with me for a couple hours, and did PT as well. I know I'm not the best company right now, so I really appreciated him being here!
All in all, the two things that bother me the most are my back and my stomach. They gave me laxatives yesterday, plus I had to eat some food (though I don't feel like eating at all), and my stomach have been growling and moving and just feeling blah.
Eddie brought ham from home (my mom gave me 3 pieces although I asked for one - I'll finish it today), an Easter egg, some candy and the entire Lindt chocolate bunny that was Angel's! I only wanted a piece of it. I know I won't eat the entire thing!
In the evening, Dr. Millis came and changed the dressing, and said that everything looked good. I'm looking forward to seeing my post-op x rays.
I got a pint of blood that I donated pre-op, and it made me feel much better! I was more alert in the evening and even turned on the TV and flipped between channels. Slept through the night OK as well.
This morning my catheter was taken out and nerve block was turned off, I am switched to oral meds and they make me soooo hazy!
Today I'm supposed to get out of bed, sit in the chair and take a shower. I'll write in the evening about it if I can! I don't think I'm getting any visitors today so might try watching a movie. We'll see!
Sorry for the typos, mostly it's autocorrect :(