My Mom's new hip replacement went well. Dr said that she needed the new hip badly as her femoral something or other was completely collapsed. He said that it should immediately relive the pain (after the surgery trauma subsides). She's staying the night at the hospital and will be in physical rehab for a week or so. They even want her to get up and start using a walker tonight.
I'm amazed with modern medicine. Not including pre-op and post-op, her operation was a 90 minute process. Essentially amputating a leg at the hip joint and to put in a new man made hip. By mid afternoon when she sobered up from the general anesthesia and has some food they are gonna get her walking with walker.
90 minutes to change a hip? I take an hour or hour and half while I lazily change the oil and oil filter in my car.
I'll be back in Sconnie in about 13 hrs assuming the flights are all on schedule.
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