The Trip to the Hip
A story about my experience with total hip replacement surgery.
A story about my experience with total hip replacement surgery.
I had spent the day yesterday looking for a “grabber”. One of those long handled things the elderly use to pick stuff up because they are unable to bend down without falling over. I finally found a 36” long one at Lowe’s. (they can be found next to the shovels, in case you need one to pick up your beer from the table so you don’t have to get out of the Lazy Boy). I also wanted to get a raised toilet seat, but i just couldn’t bring myself to buy one. $40? How bad can sitting on a toilet be? Mine here at home don’t seem that low. I’m not supposed to bend at the hips more than 90 degrees and it didn’t seem like I was when I checked.
I wanted to try to get to sleep early because my father is picking me up at 4:45 AM to take me to the hospital. My check-in time to the Kaiser “Hotel” was 5:30. I stuffed a few things into a small bag. Pajamas, slippers, and then some underwear. I tried to pick out the pairs that didn’t have holes in them and I wouldn’t mind getting betadine on, and well since I wouldn’t be worrying about pantylines, I left the thongs at home. I threw in a pair of shorts just in case I could use them with physical therapy. I packed a little case with a toothbrush and toothpaste, gum (gotta have gum), my various medication bottles, Chapstick, and a hairbrush. I really have no idea what I really need. I checked online to see what other people suggested and went from there.
I just kissed my boys goodnight and crawled into my bed. Kalani is here with me. I’ll be so glad to wrap myself around him because is will be about 6 weeks before we can sleep like this again………..
