Ready To Go!

I'm all done with school, so now I'm full force ready for surgery.

Insurance issues are all resolved, thank goodness.

I've got almost everything moved downstairs, for the scope. I'm planning on being about to go upstairs by about day 3 after my scope. The scope isn't going to be a big deal whatsoever, so I'm not worried about stairs with that. However, for the osteotomy /z-plastia I'm planning on not being able to go upstairs for 6 weeks or so. Being 100% non-weight bearing and plus having an already unstable "good" hip, I just feel like is setting myself up for disaster to try to tackle stairs. I'm trying to avoid making this harder, and I can't even begin to imagine if I dislocated my left hip while having the right recover, so I’m just going to stay away from the stairs.

My aunt is coming to stay with me after my scope because my brother is graduating in Cinci. I’m sad I can’t see him graduate, but I'm looking forward to seeing my aunt and it will add some fun to recovering.

I’m getting things set up to be able to have a hospital bed at home. I’m not going to have it here for the scope, but defiantly for the osteotomy/ z-plastia. After the second surgery I won’t be able to sit down anywhere low, the couch is even going to be too low, so the hospital bed will pretty much be my only option. There are some hospital recliners that I could get, but I haven’t decided weather or not I’m going to get that. I’ll get ramps installed so that I can go inside and outside by myself. For my last surgery when I was in a wheel chair my dad would pick the wheelchair up over the step, in and out of the house. Let me tell you that was nerve racking! I’m also getting a tray for my wheelchair and hopefully a bed try because I won’t want to or be able to put anything on my lap.

I have a few extra things to do around the house, but for the most part everything is set to go. I’m going to enjoy my next two days of summer while I can still move around freely.

:)