Nov 7, 2014 - Surgery Today!

I survived the surgery (no big surprise)!

So, this is how it went down.  I needed to be at the surgical center at 6am with no nail polish on my fingers or toes.  Darn it!  I had a nice pedicure and needed to remove it.  I could not eat or drink except for clear liquids.  I chose no liquids.  My surgery was scheduled for 7:30am and with all the paperwork and instructions, it took up most of that time.  They gave me anesthesia probably around 7:10 and the next thing I knew, I was waking up in the recovery room, still groggy with heavy eyelids.

The game ready device was around my knee and already cooling & compressing (from here on out, I will refer to it as C&C).

I got a prescription for OxyCotin and took a pill at 9:30am and can continue to take one pill every 4 hours.  My plan is to take them today and tomorrow only and then switch to Tylenol.

Oh, and no brace this time!  Yippee. Last time, I had to wear the brace for a couple weeks and it really was a pain.  Also, I can start to put some weight on my right leg, and do not need crutches.  I can use them in the beginning, if I want, but Dr. Fleeter suggested trying to not use them.

So, compared to last time, I am having the same experience, no pain, feeling good about it all.  Initially I was groggy when I got home.  I called my parents immediately and then an hour later or so, thought, 'Oh, I need to call my parents." and when I did, they told me that I had already called.  I had no memory of it until they reminded me.

I am going to keep some stats for posting, so here is day 1:

Activity Data
Weight 129.0
Situps 100 (done before surgery)
Medication OxyCotin, every 4 hours (Siri, set a reminder to take my medicine every four hours. -- Darn it! Siri can't do that. Okay, Siri, set an alarm for 5:30pm; Siri, set an alarm for 9:30pm; Siri, set an alarm for 1:30am .... and on and on.)
Game Ready Use all day
Moving Around I am able to get up on my own, use crutches, and am starting to put weight on my leg. With all the Pellegrino, most of my getting up is related to going to the bathroom, but I did do a little "walking around".
Eating
  • cookies & water in the recovery room
  • quinoa soup (I made it yesterday in prep for the week to come.)
  • coffee!!! Yep, I had to wait all the way until 12:30 for my first cup of coffee and it was so good
  • Pellegrino, lots of bottles... I think another case is in order and I hope that the spring does not run dry!
  • Chinese Food: really small portions of wonton soup, egg roll, fried dumplings, shrimp & walnuts, and sesame beef - oddly enough, we forgot to order anything with vegetables (since all I eat normally is vegetables)
Rest dozing off periodically throughout the day

My blog post from 9 years ago for the same day.