Surgery on Tuesday - Update P3

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Felix4067
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Surgery on Tuesday - Update P3

Post by Felix4067 » Sun Oct 28, 2012 8:22 pm

Finally, after having it scheduled in August and then having the doctor back out at the last minute, I'm having surgery on my foot. This time around, I have an actual orthopedic surgeon instead of a podiatrist, and it's much more involved than before. It's still outpatient, but she told me she hopes I'll be allowed to put weight on it again by around Valentine's Day.

All of which means I'm going to have the good drugs for a few days, and be online a ridiculous amount of time for a while, just to drive you all nuts. In fact, I started on Lyrica today, and boy is it making me stupid. My head is about two feet above my shoulders and I can't quite seem to grasp how to speak or operate my recliner. :lol:
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Dissie
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Re: Surgery on Tuesday

Post by Dissie » Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:49 am

Wow thats a long time to be off your feet! I hope you start to feel better soon!

Bergy
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Re: Surgery on Tuesday

Post by Bergy » Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:27 pm

Like last time Felix you sure got my good wishes for a sucessful operation!

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Re: Surgery on Tuesday

Post by Kchurchill5 » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:08 am

Wishing you all the best.

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Re: Surgery on Tuesday

Post by HotPepperRosemary » Tue Oct 30, 2012 11:41 am

Hope all goes well Felix! (((hugs))) Image

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Re: Surgery on Tuesday

Post by Chocolatl » Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:56 pm

Hope you got through it okay.

Felix4067
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Re: Surgery on Tuesday

Post by Felix4067 » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:02 pm

So much for outpatient...I just now got home. Turns out I was not quite ready to let go of the IV pain meds last night (plus surgery was four hours late, so I wasn't even getting out of recovery until almost 10pm), so I spent the night and a fair portion of today in the hospital.

But, she said it went beautifully, my bones are very strong, she had no trouble putting in the screws, and as long as I follow the rules it should heal with no issues whatsoever. For now, I'm sitting here with multiple pain meds, nerve blockers, and muscle relaxers, feeling pretty much nothing at all. My head is also somewhere near the ceiling as opposed to on my shoulders. :lol:

Thanks for the good wishes, everyone!

Bergy
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Re: Surgery on Tuesday

Post by Bergy » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:35 pm

Glad it went well = Have a speedy recovery!!!

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Re: Surgery on Tuesday

Post by HeatherFeather » Thu Nov 01, 2012 2:13 am

I am glad it went well, Felix. Hope you recover quickly and pain free.

Felix4067
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Re: Surgery on Tuesday

Post by Felix4067 » Sat Nov 03, 2012 8:33 pm

The pain has been horrific. Couple that with the fact that if I take all the narcotics they've given me at the frequency I'm supposed to take them I feel like I'm going to be sick, and it's been a pretty special few days.

Today, however, I seem to have somewhat gotten a handle on it. The pain is sitting at about a 3 on the fabled 1-10 scale, and I've spaced the pills so they have the least impact on my keeping food down. I finally felt well enough today to bathe (sponge bath is all I'm allowed), wash hair, change my clothes, and roll myself out to the mailbox and back. It's gonna be an awfully long four months not being allowed to use my right leg, though. :?

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