8 Weeks To Go!
Well, 8 weeks from today (9/18), I will no doubt be lying on an operating table, drugged to the gills (hopefully), having my grumpy old left hip joint replaced. While I'm anxious to have it done, I'm not thrilled about it (if that makes sense). I just wish I could go to sleep on the 18th, and wake up 4 days later, after most of the pain and humiliation (bedpan bingo anyone?) are over with.
The best part of the whole ordeal is the rehab portion - 3 1/2 weeks of semi-hotel living, 3 meals a day (delivered), with nothing to think about but getting strong enough to leave. I'm lucky in that my doc is head of the facility I'll be going to, so I truly get the "royal" treatment (flat screen tv, private room etc.).
Hopefully this hip will recover as well as the right hip (done in Nov 2005). If all goes well, I'll be able to hit Disney World in December (but no rollercoasters, *sniff*). Since our best friends now work there, we'll be able to take some behind the scenes tours, a visit to the company stores, free admission to the parks, and 50% off the conceierge level at the Grand Floridian. If that's not incentive to heal quickly, I don't know what else is!!
I plan to keep this journal updated at least through the end of the year, hopefully other hippies will find it and find it helpful in their journeys.
The best part of the whole ordeal is the rehab portion - 3 1/2 weeks of semi-hotel living, 3 meals a day (delivered), with nothing to think about but getting strong enough to leave. I'm lucky in that my doc is head of the facility I'll be going to, so I truly get the "royal" treatment (flat screen tv, private room etc.).
Hopefully this hip will recover as well as the right hip (done in Nov 2005). If all goes well, I'll be able to hit Disney World in December (but no rollercoasters, *sniff*). Since our best friends now work there, we'll be able to take some behind the scenes tours, a visit to the company stores, free admission to the parks, and 50% off the conceierge level at the Grand Floridian. If that's not incentive to heal quickly, I don't know what else is!!
I plan to keep this journal updated at least through the end of the year, hopefully other hippies will find it and find it helpful in their journeys.