Quick Post-Op Update

I apologize beforehand for any ramblings, misspellings, etc, as I am still on some good painkillers that make me a little loopy.

My total-hip replacement surgery on Wednesday went extremely well. I had some nerves leading up to the procedure-the surgery, in the end, is elective and there was still a tiny nagging feeling questioning whether what I was doing was the right thing.

I made several requests of the doctor, all of which were immediately rejected.

1) I wanted to keep the femoral head to turn into a cane/keep in a jar/etc. No luck.

2) I wanted Dr. Roberson to make me a few inches taller, but with the left leg remaining the same length this would pose problematic.

3) I wanted photos of the procedure. But still, no.

All of that aside, my physical therapy has progressed nicely. The afternoon of my surgery (yesterday), I stood up and walked a few steps forwards, back, and side to side. Today, I walked down the hallway and up and down two flights of stairs. I also learned how to use the sock-putter-onner and the grabber, among other interesting 'life assistance devices.'

It looks like I'll be able to go home sometime tomorrow. There are several criteria that I must meet before being discharged (go up and down stairs, get in and out of bed, etc.) but I have a low grade fever (which is apparently very, very common post-surgery that they want to keep an eye on.

I'll try and update more soon.