July 31, 2017
Bills Turn!
Bill is very excited for his hip to be replaced as the
pain was getting worse everyday and he could barely walk!
A little pre-surgery physical therapy training to do after surgery.
THE BIG DAY
Billy HIP Surgery July 31, 2017
Arrived St Marks - 6am
Took back to prep - 7:30am
We made sure to bring his C-PAP machine!
Bill had a really good nurse who had had her hip replaced so she was very
knowledgable as a nurse but also as an experienced patient!
to the anthesis or how your surgeon is feeling that day. You just have to trust
that everything will go the way it is supposed to. I just don't want to lose Bill!
A little recycling of the blood to take out fat and tissue then centrifuge and separate the red cells which are returned to the patient!
Cell saver machine - pretty cool!
POST SURGERY
Surgery went well and Billy stayed in the hospital for 3 days 2 nights. They took great care of him and wanted him up and walking immediately. I was with him for most of the time and got to visit with Robbie, Kelli, Linc and London as they live really closr to St Marks. Robbie helped me move into our next Airbnb (next blog)!
Bill had a really good nurse who had had her hip replaced so she was very
knowledgable as a nurse but also as an experienced patient!
Took into surgery - 8:10
Surgery is always scary because you truly don't know how your body will reactto the anthesis or how your surgeon is feeling that day. You just have to trust
that everything will go the way it is supposed to. I just don't want to lose Bill!
Surgery done - 10am
Visit with Dr Novak - 10:10am
Recovery room 10-11am
While I was in the waiting room there was a Code blue. It was a scary moment so I went up to the receptionist to find out which corridor the Code blue was in. Fortunately, it was not in Bills wing.
A little recycling of the blood to take out fat and tissue then centrifuge and separate the red cells which are returned to the patient!
Cell saver machine - pretty cool!
POST SURGERY
Surgery went well and Billy stayed in the hospital for 3 days 2 nights. They took great care of him and wanted him up and walking immediately. I was with him for most of the time and got to visit with Robbie, Kelli, Linc and London as they live really closr to St Marks. Robbie helped me move into our next Airbnb (next blog)!
Follow-up appt - Aug 15th 1:30
Dr Novak - (801) 262-8486
Here is the replacement and the other hip.
He should have 20 good years with this new Hip! Amazing!
He should have 20 good years with this new Hip! Amazing!
Dr Novak went through the whole process trying to convince me that
Bill was as good as new and that there are no limits to his activities!
It is so remarkable and completely amazes me that they can take damaged cartilage and bone, remove it then replace it with a prosthetic and metal
stem that goes down into the hollow stem of the femur. Crazy!
What will they think of next - if only they could make knee replacement as good!
