I’m going to turn my FaceBook updates into blog entries since they are long enough to do so. I’m starting with the day of my surgery, Day 1. I’ll post the subsequent updates soon after this, so it’s like 2 weeks of blog entries all posted in one day. Lol.
2.5 Hours Post-Surgery
I am bionic now. 🙌🏼💪🏼
😂😂 Everything went well. I don’t have any nausea, I ate some soup and crackers and took my first round of pain meds. Spinal block is starting to wear off, I can wiggle my toes and move my left leg. My surgeon was very pleased with how smoothly everything went. And they tell me I’ll be up and on my feet sometime today.
Can’t thank everyone enough for all the prayers, good thoughts, texts, inboxes, tweets. Everyone from my students to friends and family. Hated the worry it caused for my family and friends…glad to report that I am doing great within 4.5 hours of my surgery. Dr. Scott Cook is amazing. Another day or 2 here and I’ll be home. 😊
And later the same day…….
So this just happened. 5 hours post-surgery and they got me on my feet and I took a stroll down the hallway. 🚶🏽
With my walker assisting, of course.
I feel like Rocky now. 💪🏼Hahahaha. Maybe that’s just the pain pills.
So thankful for my lifting partner – my sister Sharon, the two trainers I’ve had in the past year, Travis Barrett and Dustin Kinsey. The PT lady was surprised at what I could do in my 1st PT session. I have muscle strength that they are not used to seeing in hip replacement patients. And no nausea or light-headedness. The incision area is a little achy, but the joint area just feels like a very sore muscle.
I seriously thought she was crazy when she said we were going to stand up. Lol. So I’m ready on my way to recovery!
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