I am home from surgery

@M1. Unfortunately he had required in person meetings at his work the next two days. However the nurse for Mom’s new room picked up on the behavioral symptoms right away and I told my son to ask if a sitter was needed. I believe hospital induced delirium is going to be our companion for a while’.

@ButterflyWings @jfkoc Things haven’t been too bad today. I did the three times a day exercises. Some were easier than others, and I got most of them done at the 10 repetitions suggested as the high limit. I spaced my pain meds out a little this afternoon - Tramadol still within the maximum time range. Hydro at the midpoint of the Tramodal( so half of the maximum dose per day). I am unsure if I am managing to keep my knee straight enough (I mean back of knee flat as possible) to suit them when I have it stretched out in front of me( which is always unless I’m sitting to eat or bathroom or walking with the walker). I can stand still without touching the walker and have unintentionally taken a step or two that way).

I read the surgeons notes on the patient portal. Other than feeling concerned about Mom, I am glad I didn’t wait any longer. Lots of severe arthritis, lots of bone spurs, no remaining cartilage, etc, etc.

Tomorrow I take off the wrap and the gauze, shower ( it’s got Dermabond on it), and go to therapy. That will be my first test

@forbarbara Here is your comic relief:

Tuesday night I called the hospital to check on my mom. It took a while to get routed from the operator to the proper nurses’ station to the actual nurse for her room. Then the nurse told me my mom wasn’t in that room. I had called the wrong hospital! I called the one I had been in for my surgery rather than the one she was in. The two hospitals in town are only 8 blocks apart.