Happy Valentine's Day! I had two dates with two of my surgeons. The morning date was with my neck surgeon and he gifted me with a prescription. The afternoon date was with Dr. Santore, my hip surgeon, and he also gifted me with a prescription. Lucky girl! Two dates and two presents! I told my …
I got x-rays taken for my pre-op appointment, tomorrow, all I can say is "Ouch!" The amount of movement they wanted for each of the positions was very difficult for me to do. I also can't stand straight up because it feels like I can't keep my right leg straight and underneath me. I arch …
Nine days post op and I finally left the house for my first outing! I had a whole slew of family visiting so I figured what better time then to head out for lunch. I had about nine people helping me so what could go wrong?! We busted out the wheelchair and my cousin wheeled …
I haven’t left the house yet. I really don’t feel up for it. I am sleeping a lot still which is actually amazing. I have a lot of sleep to catch up on because after neck surgery and before this surgery, I really struggled to sleep well or at all sometimes. I’m usually a morning …
Coming home wasn’t so bad when it was filled with fresh flowers from friends and family, cards and packages coming in the mail and visitors dropping by to bring food and care packages or come for a visit. Not too shabby! Thank you to everyone who has called, texted or visited. It seriously means so …
I was so impressed with Sharp Memorial Hospital. I lived there for five days and everyone I encountered was great. The food for patients was impressive and surprisingly good too! My mom stayed the night with me my first and last nights there and Chris stayed the two nights in between. The first day he …
The night before my surgery, my mom flew into town from Seattle to help my boyfriend and I after my surgery. Having a pre-op appointment 15 hours before surgery was not my idea and made the day before surgery a bit stressful. I had gotten all imaging done and lab work drawn, but had to …
February 1st, 2017: It all starts to get real at this point. It's the day of my pre-op appointment, which also happens to be 15 hours prior to my surgery. All my tests and doctor visits have been completed at this point. My surgeons, Dr. Muldoon and Dr. Santore, have presented my case at a …
Literally Hip 