May 9, 2013
2nd hip replacement done. Recovering in hospital now.
No nausea from the anesthesia. Minimal pain medication. But a few set-backs. My blood pressure was pretty low for the first 24 hours. Twice yesterday I got up and, using a walker and having a physical therapist next to me, walked slowly to the door to my room and back. I was too light-headed to do much more. The PT didn’t arrive until late this morning. It was just before lunch and low blood-sugar probably played a part in my light-headedness. I only managed to stand for a few minutes. After taking a nap and having lunch, I walked around with the walker quite a bit. Still not enough to satisfy me and it did start to hurt a little. But I’m still on pace to be discharged tomorrow.