Whew......

This is my first blog post hip replacement surgery. Quite the ordeal, however, I am feeling well and healing, just need to be patient. I have two more weeks before I can weight bear on my left leg. I have to "hop" using a walker and only my right leg. On Saturday, my oldest son and wife and their two beautiful daughters came to visit us. Ellie kept saying to me "Gwandma hop", and then she would start hopping on one foot. Gotta love 'em, she was so cute.

I pass the day with a pretty simple schedule, wash up and brush teeth each morning bright and early. Unfortunately, I can't take a shower until I can hike up the stairs and that won't be until after May 24th. But, my husband has graciously agreed to help me wash my hair and that makes me feel sooooo much better. After the clean up I watch a little of the Today show and drink my coffee, at 8:00 a.m. I take my daily meds and give myself a shot of a blood thinner that will keep me from forming blood clots. Now I know have a better understanding of what my sisters and one brother have to do each day and then for them it is multiplied by 2-4 times each day. I definitely have a greater respect for what they have to do to keep their lives as normal as they can. Then the rest of the day is left to watching mindless TV, knitting, reading, some web surfing, and just sort of being bored.

I am very excited that I am on the less than two week countdown. My husband has been wonderful during this time, he has been very patient with me. I will have to do something very special for him when this is all over. As weird as it seems to have a foreign object in my body, I am looking forward to seeing how it works. I'll keep you posted.