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Glad you are doing well. The fact you are getting around so quickly is amazing, wishing you continued success in your recovery!
 

Warrigal said:
Day three after surgery and I am walking much better but I have to really concentrate on the movements. I have graduated from the high walker to the low one and am now allowed to go for walks unsupervised. Ditto having a shower and toilet trip. I still need help to haul the operated leg into bed though.

It is Saturday here and on Monday I will transfer to the rehab hospital for two weeks of physio and TLC. Paradise on a stick!
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Good to hear you are making such progress. I wish you well in rehab also.
 
I arrived in rehab last Tuesday (it is Saturday ~ 1.00 pm right now) and I have been doing very well. Morning hydrotherapy and afternoon gym therapy and in between I've been amusing myself and being well fed and looked after.

Yesterday I had a minor glitch. My operated knee felt very hot and was more swollen than it had been to date. The heat didn't last too long but my general temperature was elevated so I am on closer watch by the nurses today. I had to provide a blood and urine sample for analysis to see what I may be hatching.

I've been feeling, as my mother used to say, "off colour" all day and although I got up this morning, showered and donned my swimmers, I then decided against hydrotherapy today and went back to bed for some more sleep. I've been sleeping on and off until lunch arrived. In itself this is not unusual. When I am coming down with an infection I usually take to my bed and sleep it off. My temp seems pretty normal right now and my head has cleared. I have little appetite though, which is unusual.

Let's hope it is just a urinary tract infection that a course of antibiotics can clear up quickly.
 
Sorry to hear you're having some trouble Warri, maybe you've been working the knee too hard? Glad your temp is down, hope you feel better soon.
 
Hope the fever is gone.

Try and not go through too many periods of inactivity. You don't want anything to tighten up. If the new knee affects your stride so would it other muscles, ligaments etc.
 
Woke this morning after a long sleep and my vitals are all ticketty boo.
I'm just waiting on breakfast to arrive then it is a shower and a session of hydrotherapy to loosen any tight muscles.
I am very well looked after in the rehab hospital.
 
Warrigal said:
Woke this morning after a long sleep and my vitals are all ticketty boo.
I'm just waiting on breakfast to arrive then it is a shower and a session of hydrotherapy to loosen any tight muscles.
I am very well looked after in the rehab hospital.
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Glad you are recovering nicely Warri!
 
One day at a time. When we recover from surgery, it's not always linear. Glad you're feeling better!
 
I will be discharged on 13 December. The normal time is two weeks after leaving the hospital where the operation took place, It can be extended if there are complications.

After that there is an out patient program, 2 mornings per week for 4 weeks but Christmas will interfere with that for me. The rehab hospital closes down on 23 December for abut 3 weeks. This is when routine maintenance, painting etc takes place.
 
Last day today in rehab as I will be discharged tomorrow morning. I will fit in 2 outpatient sessions before Christmas followed by another 8 in January. I see my surgeon next week and I have nothing untoward to report. I really have had a dream run as far as recovery and healing is concerned.

The social worker has hooked me up with a community transport service and my pre-Christmas visits will see me picked up from my home and later delivered to my front door on the community bus. The cost is $10 per trip but it is well worth it. Public transport would be impossible and I am not allowed to drive just yet. Hubby has his own appointments to manage so this is the simplest option. Now that I am hooked up I can avail myself of their services in the future, including day outings on the bus.
 
Warrigal said:
Last day today in rehab as I will be discharged tomorrow morning. I will fit in 2 outpatient sessions before Christmas followed by another 8 in January. I see my surgeon next week and I have nothing untoward to report. I really have had a dream run as far as recovery and healing is concerned.

The social worker has hooked me up with a community transport service and my pre-Christmas visits will see me picked up from my home and later delivered to my front door on the community bus. The cost is $10 per trip but it is well worth it. Public transport would be impossible and I am not allowed to drive just yet. Hubby has his own appointments to manage so this is the simplest option. Now that I am hooked up I can avail myself of their services in the future, including day outings on the bus.
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Congratulations on your continuing recovery Warri. Wonderful that you are going home tomorrow.
 
Just take it one day at a time and don't try to do too much too soon.
Did they tell you what the replacement is made of? Surgical steel or Titanium like the cages in my spine?
I'm thinking of you and sending good wishes for a steady recovery :bestwish:
 
Warrigal said:
Last day today in rehab as I will be discharged tomorrow morning. I will fit in 2 outpatient sessions before Christmas followed by another 8 in January. I see my surgeon next week and I have nothing untoward to report. I really have had a dream run as far as recovery and healing is concerned.

The social worker has hooked me up with a community transport service and my pre-Christmas visits will see me picked up from my home and later delivered to my front door on the community bus. The cost is $10 per trip but it is well worth it. Public transport would be impossible and I am not allowed to drive just yet. Hubby has his own appointments to manage so this is the simplest option. Now that I am hooked up I can avail myself of their services in the future, including day outings on the bus.
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That's great! You seemed to have done fairly well with this, glad you have progressed so quickly. I am sure it will be nice not having to deal with the pain. We also have some of those transport buses, sounds like a handy way of getting around. Not certain who runs them but guessing the county. I had suggested to Lon to look into them, heck for $10 that is quite reasonable.
 
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