Hi!
All is well, again!
Rhonda and I left the house for the surgery center at 5AM this morning. We checked in and Rhonda was prep’ed for surgery. They put her under and took her away at exactly 7:30 am as scheduled. Once again, the replacement took only 90 minutes and the doctor was happy with the results. She was in recovery for a little over an hour and up to her room in the hospital at 10:30 AM.
Rhonda in Pre-Op for Round 2 Rhonda back in her room post-op
The doctor said it was good she decided to go ahead and replace the hip as it was as bad, if not worse then the first hip he replaced. Her bone integrity in the left side was slightly better than the right and he was able to bore deeper into the pelvis to make a cup, and he did not need to Ziptie the femur this time.
Rhonda says the pain level is minimal and she is keeping ahead of the pain with meds. She was hungry and ate a good lunch. She has not gotten on her feet yet but should before the day is over. She is now taking a nap so I came home for a couple hours and will head back to the hospital later.
Rhonda should be back home tomorrow.
Thank you all for your kind messages, thoughts, prayer and well wishes! They are extremely helpful!
scott