Been a while and I can not believe it has only been about six weeks since I had the new hip put in. All I can say is WOW. There is still some discomfort but for the most part I have normal days. No major pain. No cane, walker, or crutches. I ditched those when the new addition to our family came. I have a limp because there is a slight difference in the length of the new leg. That is a common thing and I am told that my body may compensate and I will get better at walking without a limp.
I will not lie and it was very painful the first week or two, but the pain meds helped a lot. I have pushed it and working it out by not limiting myself to staying at home. I am a go, go, go kind of guy. We also have taken in a new foster child and she has been with us for a little over two weeks. At 12yo, I had to get with the program quick to just keep up with her. That probably motivated me to be mobile quicker. So if you need a hip and live on the big island, I say stay here and go see the good doctor Payne in Waiamea. And if you have questions then give me a shout.
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Aloha everyone.
It is an incredible journey. I have assisted with the same surgery I just had ( total hip ) and never really thought much about the patient after the procedure. In the OR safe and Out of the OR safe. Once they are turned over to recovery then job done and off to the next patient and surgery. This being my first real operation on myself, has taught me a lot about the whole process. I still have a long way till the end so just a few notes and what has been happening so far. My surgery was on the 26th and Monday. I was given the ok for home on Wednesday the 28th. A hour long drive from the hospital to home was not to painful. I think the anesthesia was still working. I even got out of the truck a few times to pick up my prescriptions on the way home, using crutches of course. I had to get the toilette raised with handles and a walker for me to learn how to walk again. Wednesday and Thursday were not very complicated but the anesthesia had definatly worn off. Lots of pain and it would seem to come from no where. Mostly like a big tooth ach, if you can imagine the whole right hip as one big bad pissed off tooth. I would change the dressing each morning, very little drainage. Hobble around on the walker back and forth. Everyone was saying rest but my hip was saying get up, get off me, move, etc. And then my knee would scream louder than the hip. I think it just needed attention. Body parts sometimes want you to pay attention to them if you know what I mean. Mind out of the gutter.. No worry, with these pain meds, and this pain, there is no gutter wide enough to get in. So on I go. Friday was a lot of fun. Everything wanted to hurt, my hands from holding the walker, my shoulders, and my knee wanted to hurt the worst. i would take the pain meds and the only relief was to take them on time which put me in a state of in and out of awareness. I would wake up in the middle of an e-mail and be scared that I had written something and hit send. That is crazy a feeling. Like waking up after a bad drunk, in someones home, not knowing their name kind of feeling. I had not even thought about a poop. Yes you have to poop. The medications make your body not hurt as bad but also make your stomach not want to poop. I am a nurse so I know the stomach does not do the pooping but just for general understanding. So stool softners, and fiber. By friday night, I finally had nervana and made the poop. Now my life is complete.I slept a lot better for the first time. Poop does make everything else much happier. Saturday. My days are all filled with firsts so today is the first shower. Doctors orders that no shower till Saturday so here it is. That is scary getting in the tub with crutches, holding on to everything so no slips, one slip could mean back to square one so very cautious. It felt so good. It all was in slow motion, having a partner to be there, help with the up and down stares, drying off the legs, putting on the pants, etc.And then I got to get in the truck and visit my office for the first time in a week. There have been days when I hated my pain so bad-- and sure that it did not like me as well. We are now getting along at least and I am out of the house for a few hours. I will let you know how it goes in the next writing. Thanks for the prayers, good energy and love. David Aloha and happy Sunday.
Sorry for no post. I have been really busy working on everything and getting ready for the big day. Tomorrow I get my new hip. All of the EKG, x-ray, blood work, and you name it has been done. I have never been so checked up in all of my days. When over 50, I guess I qualify for things to be wrong with me so they look for reasons to be careful.. Anyone have advise? I have participated in a lot of these kind of events, but never on myself. Have had a lot of fun talking about it so now it is time to put up or shut up so I am ready to do it and get this auto bot part installed in me. My new hardware. Does that raise my retail value. The thing is costing me a fortune so I should at least get a new valuation done to see if my price needs to be raised. Oh I guess that is for homes and land, darn. Lots of exciting things going on in my real estate company. Lots of training, moving forward and growing. I am also excited about Lightyear Wireless. If you have not clicked on the links on the home page, shame shame. Save money, Make money, Free cell service, All for helping others do the same. I'm all in so join me. At least you owe it to yourself, family, friends and clients, to watch the video. I promise there are no hidden messages, subliminal, or otherwise so just click and listen. I will be writing soon about the whole experience. I will need the other hip done someday so I will tell you what I will be doing differently next time. Peace Out and LOL. David Some have said " Oh we go off island for that", " Not at that Hospital", " Not on the Big Island ". Well here I go and will let you know. I am a RN and a real estate Broker. I have lived here for 11 years and have heard it all, about health care on the island, lava flows, bad areas, catchment, and where does the poo go? So I am going to start sharing.
I have worked at Hilo Medical Center and witnessed a lot of good and bad. I also have work all over the mainland and it is no different there, unless you have a lot of money and can get the luxury treatment. So I need a Hip replaced. Some are saying, " You are not getting it done here are you? " and the answer is yes. I just met with a very informed Surgeon in Waimea and she is going to give me my new hip on Sept 26th. I will talk about it in a very open way and let you know exactly how each step of the process goes and my recommendation after. David Deweese RN RB Registered Nurse, Real Estate Broker, Owner Aloha Coast Realty, Hilo HI Island Ohana Nursing, 808CARE |
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