I Ain’t Dead
Like Granny Weatherwax, I am merely absent
Hello! I’m back. Sort of.
Quick Update
The good news: I’ve had my second hip replacement — yay! The bad news: I’ve had my second hip replacement. It’s a mixed blessing, to be honest. Anyone who has had one knows the relief of waving goodbye to the debilitating, crippling arthritis pain. But it does come with challenges.
Mine are mainly connected with the first total hip replacement (THR). I wrote a piece shortly after, detailing the problem with my left knee. There’s nothing wrong with my knee and there’s nothing wrong with the implant, but for some reason, those two positives equal the negative of a knee that wants to turn inwards. Therefore, it’s unable to support my entire weight.
The right THR is so much better and it’s only been three weeks since the operation. It’s straight and strong. It hasn’t been an easy journey though. Right after surgery, my blood pressure fell and refused to recover. The previous day, they’d put me on a saline drip and managed to only fill my hand and lower arm with water because they missed the vein. The doctors were considering a blood transfusion right up to the hour I was due to leave the hospital. Luckily, my blood pressure underwent a miraculous recovery and they let me go home.
