I Have Had My Surgery
[ Wednesday April 2nd 2025 at 4:42 pm ]
I've had my surgery. I am pretty tuckered out. I want to share the same message with everyone.
The artificial hip that has been such a problem for the past 16 months has been replaced. I remember taking a final deep breath and waking up 5 hours later.
My surgeon came to talk to me in the recovery room. This is outstanding because it is the first time this has happened in any of my 6 adult hip surgeries. I think I'm reading the situation correctly when I say there is a strong bond of trust between him and I and this was his way of showing this today. Also how he greeted me in the hall today wasn't the normal sanitized greeting of a doctor. He seems very invested in me. On my part I like him. I trust him. When I told him in October 2024 that I was running out of stamina to live this he listened to me and grasped that I was being genuine. Also he was the doctor that told me I needed to be screened for bone marrow cancer. If I had to have a doctor tell me this and the reasoning why I was glad it was him.
It isn't clear cut what is wrong with the artificial hip that was replaced. The 2 prevailing reasons weren't evidenced when he was inside me. The pros still outweighed the cons to replace it.
There is a 3rd possibility. There is an established body of evidence that shows the artificial hip I received in 2013 runs into trouble with tall patients. The hope is that I am in this group of patients.
I do have a lingering doubt over 1 of the prevailing theories. That doubt is that everyone in the healthcare community was "on the same page" that a bit of the ceramic socket was being ground down and passed out of me where I heard the loud grinding noise. I am not convinced that nothing changed with my ceramic hip socket. But the surgeon has very valid points as well concerning.
I agree with the surgeons opinion from today: The real proof is if the symptoms disappear with this new hip as I begin to heal in a few weeks. It is a hip made for tall people. I am in a wait and see for the time being.
My blood pressure and pulse are both elevated. The artificial hip that was replaced last night malfunctioned 4 times yesterday evening. It was brutal. I am not physically strong enough for the surge of pain. Last night's sleep was a wreck. This is also reasonable in explaining my pulse. I don't have any other symptoms. The hope is that I have reasonable sleep tonight.
I will try to respond to everyone. But it will be a few days before I am up for this. Tomorrow we are going to get me walking. I am looking forward to this. I've not gone through the past 16 months just for my new artificial hip to be a decoration on my x-rays.
Thank you everyone for the outpouring of love.