Post Surgery Day 1

Well, it's loud in a hospital.  MA's monitors, plus those for other patients on the hall, keep it from ever getting too quiet.  Despite that, we had a good night's sleep last night.


So far today, we have seen the PT, OT and Case Manager (discharge planner).  We're getting set up for some home care therapy visits at the hospital, hopefully as early as tomorrow (Friday).  I've requested to have Centura Health at Home (my current client - they are why we are in Denver) deliver the care.  If our overly complicated American insurance system will support it, we will be my client's patient.


Mary Anne is rating her pain a 2 on the 10 point scale, which is an order of magnitude better than the 9/10 she got to before surgery yesterday.  We've heard from LOTs of friends that have been through this (or known others that have) and know to expect today/tomorrow/Saturday to be a little painful, but getting better with time.


Two weeks with only toe-touch weight bearing on the left leg, and after that more ambitious therapy.  Hopefully, she'll be walking and we'll be able to come home to KY before too long.


I think we're both headed for a short pre-lunch nap.  More tomorrow.