Okay, I'm coherent now....

Wow, what a whirlwind of a morning. We got to the surgical center at 6:02 a.m. and I was whisked away to start prepping for the surgery. There were three people that were either asking me questions, asking about my history with anesthesiology, or arguing with Lisa about the insurance agreeing to pay for my CPM device. Of course, Lisa won that debate. Then while Lisa took the crutches and CPM out to the car I changed into my surgical jammies and Dr. Suprock came by and marked up my leg with a smiley face, pictures coming soon, then I was moved to the prep area. Luckily, Lisa came back just before the drugs to knock me out took effect so I could say by and Love You!

The anesthesiologist came in and told me about the nerve block they were going to give me, which was a good thing until it started wearing off, and the type of drugs they would be using to keep my asleep.....I faded to black before he finished talking. I woke up in more pain that I have ever experienced in my life....even from kidney stones. It got to the point that I was given a 2nd nerve block and some other good pain relievers that let me get a little sleep. I want to Thank Suzanne, my post op nurse, because she was awesome. She stayed diligent until I could tell her that the pain was starting to subside. Oh; that nerve block, when it finally started wearing off this afternoon I thought I was going to go crazy. We all know that feeling when a body part falls asleep and when the blood starts circulating.....imagine that without being able to move your leg because of a range of motion knee brace locked in place. No one told me to expect that .

The CPM device is mocking me sitting over across the room. I am not supposed to use it until tomorrow. My oldest son told me it looked like something from the movie SAW. However, I am sure that I will be more than glad to actually move my leg tomorrow, even if only a few degrees continuously. We'll see.

I'll try to get the pictures downloaded before tomorrow. Stay tuned...