Excited, determined and scared

My name was added to the waitlist for a total left knee replacement in Ocober, 2014. That was after an eight month wait to see the orthopaedic surgeon and then a two week wait on the cancellation list for an arthrosopy on my right leg. There is no cancellation list for knee replacements. 

I was in a delighted state of shock when I answered the phone and it was the OR booking office at the hospital. I paid attention and was able to write everything down although most of it was illegible. 

That call came about two weeks ago. I made the decision to wait a little while before telling more than my immediate family and two of my Girl Guide "daughters" that I have known for a very long time. Since then I have had four calls from other departments and all of my pre-op appointments are booked.

Last Thursday I went to the first and longest appointment - physio. This appointment, all five hours of it, included so much information that I was exhausted and overwhelmed when it was over. I now know what to expect and what I need to do and get in order to be prepared for my post-op rehab. They strongly recommended that your post-op caregiver attend with you and I amvery thankful that They even sent a requisition to the local Red Cross lending store listing everything that I will need to borrow. And there is a booklet of pre-op exercises that I will start tomorrow... because it is far too late tonight. 

In one month, on September 23, 2015 I will have a new knee! Until then I will be following my physio handout and working with Jared to basically retrain some muscle attachments to respond when I need them to respond. I apologize to physios everywhere if my explanations sound like they came from a lab tech but they did. 

I will keep you posted on my progress over the next 30 days.