I Survived

[perzephone]

I made it, alive & well, through my knee surgery. I sat around in the hospital from 11:30am til about 3:30pm before they even pulled me back into the operating room. Sitting there, in an ill-fitting hospital gown w/my ass in the breeze for four hours. I knew that was going to be the case, too. Part of the problem was that no one told me during my pre-registration appointment that I would have to take a freakin' pregnancy test & I couldn't have the surgery til they got the results. I didn't drink anything from like, midnight last night & when I got up I took care of my morning toilette... they had to give me half a bag of fluids so I could eventually pee.

The doctor had gotten me all excited saying that if the defect could be approached from a different angle, I might be able to put weight on it. The defect was smaller than originally anticipated... so he did the microfracture surgery instead of the bone transplant because supposedly it'll heal faster - only now I'm back to not being able to put weight on it at all whatsoever. With my little bit of trying to maneuver on the crutches, I've come to the conclusion that I've completely forgotten how to use them. I can't remember how to go up or down a single step. I remember the theory but my body refused to cooperate - we've got a fairly high step going from the garage to the house & I ended up having to turn around & sit down & scooch my way into the house.

Aside from feeling like I've had a coupla Benadryl & wanting to go back to sleep, coming out of the anaesthesia was fantastic. No nausea, no sore throat. I was just thirsty & starving to death. Had me a chicken pot pie from KFC. Rob's busy re-arranging the living room so it won't be so much of a collision course. I finished cleaning the kitchen last night & the snakes are fed, so the house is in good shape for the next month or so.

Comments

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you came out of the surgery okay! Though it's a shame about not being able to put weight on it, I can't imagine any invasive knee surgery where there isn't at least a small amount of time where you can't put weight, or full weight on the knee.

I'm glad there was no nausea or sore throat either! Did you have standard mouth tube anaesthetic? Or intravenous anaesthetic with no tube? The latter is supposed to be really good for nausea.

Our KFCs in Australia don't do chicken pot pie. Though some of our burgers have pineapple on them, which is nice. :)

KFC & Anaesthesia

[perzephone.livejournal.com]

The chicken pot pies are to die for - I think they're better than Marie Callender's (don't know if you have that chain in Australia or not - they make awesome potato cheese soup). I've been on a low carb diet, so that crust on top was like a slice of heaven today. Pineapple burgers sound pretty darned good, too, kind of California-y. Do they grill the pineapple at all, or is it like a chutney?

I'm glad I felt good after all was said & done, too. One doctor shot some type of mild tranquilizer into my IV drip before the surgery. Then when I got wheeled into the OR, I got two more chemical substances & they put an oxygen mask on my face & told me to take five deep breaths. By the time I got what I thought was three or four breaths in, they said, "keep breathing - you have to keep brea...." I honestly don't know if I got the tube down my throat or not - I don't think I did because my throat is totally un-irritated.

Re: KFC & Anaesthesia

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Pineapple burgers sound pretty darned good, too, kind of California-y. Do they grill the pineapple at all, or is it like a chutney?

Nope, it's like a cold slice of pineapple, very unfancy, usually combined with bacon at the same time. :)

And yay for the anaesthetic! I need me some of that, I'm used to more horrific reactions.

[khalisfyre.livejournal.com]

Glad to have ya still amongst us living..*hugs* Im curious..once you heal from this does that mean you will able to do more or just not have the same pain in that knee?

In any case, Im sending the love and pray you dont go stir crazy..;)

Side Effects

[perzephone.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the positive thinking :) I called my relief auditor tonight & the minute he answered the phone he said, "Damn! You lived!" It's nice to know someone, somewhere is so supportive & caring, lol.

I hope all is well in your world again & your dark night of the soul is seeing a brighter morning.

Hopefully, if I'm good & follow orders and don't do anything stupid, I will at least stop falling down so often. The kneecap kept popping out of place & that should stop. I also had some detached cartilage which the doctor re-attached, so some of the popping, clicking & grinding will stop. I may still end up with pain & stiffness, but I won't be looking at a total knee replacement or crippling arthritis in 5 years. If this goes well, I might let them do the same type of procedure on my left kneecap. I've just got to wait & see. ***fingers crossed***

Love ya!