THE BIG DAY

Tomorrow is the long awaited big day for my hip replacement surgery. I'm hurting pretty bad by now since I haven't been able to take my pain meds this week due to danger of bleeding during surgery. I have been packing my stuff today for the hospital stay as well as a bag of stuff I will need if I have to go to a rehab facility afterwards. All my friends in the know say that it is best to go to a rehab center because you get more therapy than if you go home which speeds and increases recovery. At first I was dead set on coming home immediately but now I am thinking that maybe rehab would be a good thing. I'll just have to tell the doctor that I don't have anyone to take care of me at home which is basically how it is, unless you want to count the cats. They are therapy all right but not the physical kind unless you count having to get up to feed them, cleaning the cat box, etc.

Actually, I don't have much idea what really is in store for me and I think that I may have underestimated how difficult this will be since my surgeon was so matter of fact about the procedure. My cousin who has had both hips done said that it is a lot of pain but once you are on the mend and moving you forget how bad it was. I reckoned that it was not unlike having a baby in that respect--you forget the pain once the little bugger is out and looking cute.

Until I am better and back at the computer this will have to do. Blessings and peace to all. Prayers are appreciated.