Today was my big day. Arrived at Yale New HAven Hospital at 630 am. Waited around thru admitting and got into hospital gown and into surgery at 815am. I opted for full anesthesia vs. the Knee block. They told me even with the knee block there was a good chance they would put me under anyway. Essentially, the knee block was really for post-operative pain. (I wish I had that for the first surgery) I came to in post-op feeling pretty good and exited the hospital by 10:30am. Aside from a bit of a sore throat from the breathing tube I really had no foot pain. Went to lunch and then came home to sleep off the rest of the anesthesia.
I have been home now for several hours and it's now around 4pm. No pain, and I have been walking around the house without crutches. So far, the experience of having the screws out has been a non-event! I have a sock on over my bandages - so I cannot tell if my foot is swollen or what my sutures look like. Will see later.
Having surgery to remove my hardware (3 screws) in 5 days. I'm a bit anxious, but everyone tells me it is a non-event...I still have some swelling, so I am hoping this surgery will help with that and will get me back to 100% normal... or close to it anyway.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your posts. It has helped me gauge where I am and where I can hope to be... (I am now just under 4-months post-1st surgery.)