Well, my knee replacement surgery went ahead but not without some drama! The afternoon before, I was told that one of the scans I had at pre op showed some issues with my heart so I was booked to see a cardiologist early doors before my scheduled op and have an ecg, then depending on findings, the op might be cancelled! You can imagine how badly I slept that night!
Luckily, the cardiologist was happy for the surgery to go ahead although the ecg has shown a slight narrowing of my aorta which will need monitoring through my gp. So I was admitted and went down to the theatre at around 4.30, starving since all I’d eaten was a small banana at 6am! I had a spinal injection, painless thankfully due to the expertise of the anaesthetist, and I opted for heavy sedation. I have vague memories of being wheeled into the theatre but then I woke up two hours later in recovery! Amazing really!
I won’t lie though and my leg is bloody painful, I have a aching back due the uncomfortable bed and my blood pressure and blood oxygen levels are very low so I’m drinking even more water than when on Mounjaro but until this afternoon had to use either a bed pan, commode or be accompanied to the bathroom - any dignity I had is now gone!
But I am cleared to go home tomorrow after a final physio session with a very sadistic woman! She is brutal with the exercises but I was warned that recovery was going to hurt so I forgive her!
Its onwards and upwards from here.