Stuart had surgery today. A very long day. Got to hospital at noon and he had his op at 7pm. Last on the list. They did a spinal block and he came out of it amazingly well. No nausea and not drowsy. He was back on the ward at 10pm. I hung around to make sure he was ok as he hadn't had an anesthetic before but he is great. The surgeon packed the wound with painkillers but it's wearing off a bit so they've given him some relief. I've just got home at 12.40am. Long day but so rapt he is so well. Now for all that rehab!!!
Stuart had surgery today. A very long day. Got to hospital at noon and he had his op at 7pm. Last on the list. They did a spinal block and he came out of it amazingly well. No nausea and not drowsy. He was back on the ward at 10pm. I hung around to make sure he was ok as he hadn't had an anesthetic before but he is great. The surgeon packed the wound with painkillers but it's wearing off a bit so they've given him some relief. I've just got home at 12.40am. Long day but so rapt he is so well. Now for all that rehab!!!
regards Dianne
Fantastic Dianne. One of the advantages I have with my type 1 diabetes I am always first on the list!!!
Bit of a hiccup! Just with controlling the pain. once the internal painkillers wore off they've had a bit of trouble finding the right dose for him. He's been up and walking with the frame but they've just said have a rest and let the new painkillers do their job. He was so well he might have overdone it a bit. Great service from our health fund they've approved 6 weeks of physio and 2 nurse visits all in our home. That's pretty good isn't it??
Bit of a hiccup! Just with controlling the pain. once the internal painkillers wore off they've had a bit of trouble finding the right dose for him. He's been up and walking with the frame but they've just said have a rest and let the new painkillers do their job. He was so well he might have overdone it a bit. Great service from our health fund they've approved 6 weeks of physio and 2 nurse visits all in our home. That's pretty good isn't it??
Dianne
Very good Dianne, your health fund obviously values the rehab. Good to hear positives...
Fantastic news. Stuart is on his way to a good recovery by the sound of it.
I was a bit lucky with my adaptation to pain killers, started with the PCA drip on fentenyl and then endone tabs (they work a treat). After a few weeks I came down from the higher dose and now only on panadol ostio for my other problems.
Theres a machine they used on me, you lay the leg out flat on it and the machine bends at the knee at ever higher set angles until it gets to 90 degrees (just a little at a time). This worked a treat although it hurt a bit, saved me a lot of pain later.
Right knee is 100% compared to a year ago.
Once again, well done Stuart
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Aircraft Avionics tech. Senior high school teacher.
Well done Stuart , the hard part is over.........the easy part is the rehab ,AS LONG AS YOU DO IT AND DO IT PROPERLY ,just as I had to do. If you find yourself feeling flat think of the van and those nights with new and old friends around the campfire having cool drink!!
Di what about you? How are you holding up? OK I hope anyway a glass of wine is OK because your not on painkillers.
Get WELL soon and talk to you both soon
Hi all, it's two weeks tomorrow. Going to get the staples out. The knee is coming along really well. Got a couple of other health issues, probably residual from the anesthetic and pain killers. I'm a tad tired but keen to do whatever necessary for the best result we can get. The physio was rapt when she knew caravan holidaying was on our agenda. She said, great now I know what we have to achieve.
looking forward to continued improvement so we can get back on the road
Well done Stuart , the hard part is over.........the easy part is the rehab ,AS LONG AS YOU DO IT AND DO IT PROPERLY ,just as I had to do. If you find yourself feeling flat think of the van and those nights with new and old friends around the campfire having cool drink!! Di what about you? How are you holding up? OK I hope anyway a glass of wine is OK because your not on painkillers. Get WELL soon and talk to you both soon
Brian & Lana
BTW Stuart, the 300mm scar is a great conversation starter (or killer) around the campfire. Ive actually had a few beers from mine..
Hope your getting better mate.
Cheers
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P B Crockart EX RAAF Electrician,
Aircraft Avionics tech. Senior high school teacher.
