Jun 25 2012
Night before
Tomorrow is surgery day. I’ve changed sheets, got freshly laundered clothes & towels & am headed to do my first scrub down with Scrub Stat. Went to pre-admit on Friday & they told me to make sure everything was freshly laundered & they gave me the Scrub stuff saying it wasn’t wonderful. Tomorrow morning before heading to the hospital, I do it again & make sure to not use lotions or deodorant. Freshly laundered clothes they say. My husband took 3 days off to play nursemaid. What a champ! I’m looking forward to the surgery because I know that will mean I’m on the road to recovery.
It’s really the pits though. I looked out at my garden today. My potatoes are getting tall, my tomatoes are looking good, my bean plants are coming in nicely, my green peppers are less than wonderful & my watermelon are showing they may take over. Didn’t even check my pumpkins. My parsley has bolted & I’m ready to chop it down— if I were 2 legged. My garlic looks like someone trampled on them. hmmm…. Guess that’s the last good look I’ll get of that garden as I’ll be back to 4-legged status after tomorrow. Well, I guess 3 legged since it’s non-weight bearing for at least the first month. We have such a short growing time here in Colorado. I hate I’ll be inactive most of it! My garden will be at the mercy of my sons- neither one probably knows bind weed from my plants!
Having been thru this ATR once before does bring a different perspective in that I know what to expect. Not the same doctor, but the same procedure & expecting roughly the same recovery & PT. A long road to go from the night before perspective. Let’s just get this over with so I can start to get mobile again! I’ve cheated, I know, I’m not supposed to be walking on it even with the boot. But that’s because I know what a pain being 3 legged is going to be!
Nothing else to eat or drink. Guess I’d better get my drink in now! It’s been hot today- over 105°. Need my water now, take my scrub down & go to bed.
I know when I come out of the anesthesia tomorrow, I won’t know what’s going on. I expect it’ll be like last time. I come out slow & am loopy. Thank goodness my 16 year old is planning to cook! He’s going to get a lot of practice while I’m non-weight bearing.
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Gw my very own surgery is tomorrow! Albeit a bit different for paratenon excision and possible tendon Debridement depending on what they find. Am 54 very fit and facing the first surgery in my life so even reading your post was helpful. So many here have first rate advice such as norm Ali and others plus u know already what to expect. All the best to you look forward to your progress a d will update all on mine!
So sorry - especially since it’s the second time around. Best wishes for trouble free surgery and recovery.
Happy healing to you guys
(And sorry to hear its the second time around gw). Pleased to be of any help, it means a lot to make the last few months count for something! Hang in there.
Thanks for your comments, xpf72q, kimjax & ali. This site was such a great help & encouragement the first time thru. Second time thru, I hope I can give newcomers a look ahead to see the light at the end of the tunnel. It’s a long tunnel but I can honestly say I’d do the surgery rather than just get by! It’ll be interesting to compare notes with my first time thru. I’m hitting 60 here with the new month & am in the fitness business now so I look forward to the challenge. Just hoping this is the last time & no new ruptures! I can’t imagine those who’ve re-ruptured the same leg!
Good luck. I THOUGHT I’d do the same, until a fancy sports-med OS changed my mind and took me non-op. BTW, I see no harm in a pre-op patient walking FWB in a boot. No competitive sports
and not if you’re non-op, but padding around the house pre-op seems harmless to me.
Good luck, my surgery is in the next 10 days, so we will be pretty close to the same time frame as far as recovery. Let us know how everything went.