Posted on April 27, 2009 by raandme
Well there is less than twelve hours left until my surgery. I think I have everything taken care of. My bed is still too low, but other than that, my apartment is completely ready for me.
I haven’t had to do much to prepare.
The surgeon prescribed me two different medications for today and I’ve had to [...]
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Posted on April 21, 2009 by raandme
I pre registered for my total knee replacement surgery yesterday. Just six more days! They drew some blood, took some xrays and sent me on my way.
There seemed to be alot of mis communication between the doctor’s office and the hospital though. But in all fairness, my doctor wasn’t in town yesterday and I knew that. So [...]
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Posted on April 11, 2009 by raandme
Ok, everything is set and my surgery date will be April 27th.
They will be doing my left knee first. My right knee is actually a bit worse, but doesn’t hurt as much as my left knee. My rheummy said it was because the right one is more chronic whereas the left one is still active.
The [...]
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