Lookie Lookie! It's the madman himself! Live from Recovery!
Alrighty, I found the computer lab. Hmm, this was unexpected, but after a visit from a very jolly activities coordinator who stopped by to drop off a calendar (yeah, they have stuff to do here for the older folks) and check on my interests. So during this conversation, I mentioned where I work and what I did (after an interesting question about his VCR problem - computer tech = vcr tech? in his mind), he told me about this computer lab they have for the residents. Not much of one though, only a Dell P3, a dell P4, and a power Mac (old). Luckily it didn't take me long to get past content advisor and install Netscape which allows me to have free reign over the internet. So I fired up Navigator, got some WBER playing for some background music and decided to do an update.
For those that didn't know, I was in the hospital last week and the surgery went PERFECT! I woke up with my toes pointing in the same direction and legs of equal length!!!! Fan-freaking-tastic!! Now, let me tell you about how much better a Morphine drip will do you once you learn how to use it. Because this sumbitch HURTS the first couple of days until you get used to it, then the pain goes away. Of course, Mr. Mo hanging around was fun too, I went through of those babies! In fact I'm pretty sure Mr. Bob & Ms. Carrie stopped by, but I have not idea what I might have said to them. Just as they where leaving, my "manager who prefers not to be named in the blog" stopped by as they were wheeling me off to my first physical therapy. I was pretty much whacked out of my skull. Mind you, Mr Mo don't get you flying, he just makes you reeeeaaaalllllyyy sleepy. If you stopped by thanks because it does mean alot!
So now I got transferred over to Monroe Community Hospital where I'm doing my recevery. This is like a step above a nursing home. Imagine an all inclusive (low end) hotel with nurses that does physical therapy and that describes it perfect. Needless to say, I bored off my ass! Tre (my wife) has spent a ton of time up here, but now she's going back to work this week it means I'll be finding some shit to do this week before I go nucking futz!
As per my physical health, I'm feeling fine, and pushing my body as hard as a can, spending a equal amount of time in a wheel chair and in bed once I get tired. My mobility is right where it should be and I can put about 50% wieght on it before I get "squinty" and feel like it going to give out. Oh yeah -NO MORE ARTHRITIS PAIN! That point alone is amazing. I'm on NO pain meds (okay except for the 2 vicodin at bed time - but that just relaxes my leg muscles so I can sleep). They have me wearing a full knee brace just to keep me from messing up. You have to remember your 3 rules when you have hip surgery: 1) Don't break the 90 degree barrier (don't go under 90 when bending), 2) don't cross your legs, 3) don't inverse you leg (roll your leg toward the inside). Any of these can cause you POP your posthesis (dislocate) and you have to have it re-done surgically. Doing once makes you even more subsecptible to doing it again. So needless to say, I'm being really paranoid about how I move my leg.
Hopefully I'll be getting my staples out by the end of this week (42 of them suckers). I've got pictures (the doctor does and I'm waiting to get them), but my looks almost like an "L" on leg starting from my old scar and going across onto my ass. I've have yet to see it with my own eyes (even with a mirror) for the simple I think I would hurl.
Well, it's lunchtime so I have to go get my mush, so I'll post more soon!
Art "ScarAss" Crego
