I'm back from the hospital and my knee surgery in Nashville. Was released just before noon yesterday and arrived home around 4 in the afternoon.
The 3-hour ride home was uneventful and comfortable.
Last night and today have been a pleasure. I slept like a baby with almost NO pain or discomfort. My morning shower felt like heaven and, by 1 p.m., I'd put the walker in the closet.
The home health nurse was here after lunch and the physical therapist came around 3. Got awesome reports from both. I'll have their help until April 22, which is when I return to Nashville to have the staples removed. Then it'll be physical therapy in an out-patient facility not too far from home. Time for that will depend on the doctor's recommendation based on what the home help people report.
This is such a different rodeo than the last one in 2012. Today's pain is far less than the pain I had on a good day before surgery, which is what I lived with for nearly 18 months. It's so nice to be without relentless pain. That's probably a huge reason I slept as well as I did last night.
I'm nearing the finish line. Yeah!!!
The 3-hour ride home was uneventful and comfortable.
Last night and today have been a pleasure. I slept like a baby with almost NO pain or discomfort. My morning shower felt like heaven and, by 1 p.m., I'd put the walker in the closet.
The home health nurse was here after lunch and the physical therapist came around 3. Got awesome reports from both. I'll have their help until April 22, which is when I return to Nashville to have the staples removed. Then it'll be physical therapy in an out-patient facility not too far from home. Time for that will depend on the doctor's recommendation based on what the home help people report.
This is such a different rodeo than the last one in 2012. Today's pain is far less than the pain I had on a good day before surgery, which is what I lived with for nearly 18 months. It's so nice to be without relentless pain. That's probably a huge reason I slept as well as I did last night.
I'm nearing the finish line. Yeah!!!