The way I see it based off myself and my asian friend(nicest guy ever btw, I hope you link up with someone like this it will help the process).
First few days, hell in hospital.
First week, need pretty perpetual care.
second week, probably still need care most of the time. I've been a tough guy, but eh, not really worth it. Does your insurance cover aid?
I had one of those girls I was talking to come over and she pretty much immediately was *ahem* administering fellatio. Wasn't bad , but ultimately the idea of someone I wasn't paying lingering around and cleaning out my pee etc. was too weird so I ended up having her leave and would rather just pay since then I'm not obligated to conversation etc.
This pain really needs to beat it. The pain where they smashed my hips/ass makes scooting and shifting really unpleasant. This is the single thing I most wish was fixed, maneuvering would be a dream, and I sure wouldn't need an aid since wriggling over to my walker and a wheelchair would be no problem. The other thing is the front of my quads. My two week post op asian friend says he has no pain and is just tired there, so thats a good sign. Two weeks really does seem to be the magic time frame.
I am actually flip flopping on my decision again. I called the agency but now am considering winging it or having the girl come be my maid after laying down the ground rules. I am close to this being a breeze I think. I can handle BRUTAL PT elements after all, and am very good at doing the exercises alone. I may even copy my asian friends decision and buy the extra PT days each week, which while expensive, could be worthwhile.
My biggest fear for you not lengthening with Paley is not having access to his facilities.
Installing height- Programdude's Precice 2 Internal femurs with Dr. Paley
Haha that's pretty awesome. I almost wish I was doing it with Paley now so you could send some of those chicks my way 
My insurance will cover the meds and a PT that does home visits, and they pre-cleared me for the surgery/hospital, so I'm hoping that gets taken care of too. My main motivation for doing it with Dr. Rozbruch is that I'll have my family and friends nearby, and have a good chance of getting insurance coverage, since he's in-network with my plan. I also really like Dr. Rozbruch a lot, and have already established a good rapport with him.
I'm a strong and determined guy like you. I'll have no problem doing the PT on my own. I'll have about 5 weeks to focus solely on LL (I'm taking temporary disability at work), and then after that, I'll have to work from home from around 8:30am to 5pm every day (but I'm sure I'll be able to take breaks and do my lengthening/stretching).
I know you said you do about one hour of PT everyday. Do you do one solid hour at one time and then additional stretching throughout the day? That's kind of what I plan to do. Granted, my goal is mainly 6.5cm, which shouldn't be too tough. Anything over 6.5cm is just gravy for me.
I do one hr PT at the facility but around 2+ at home- I go above and beyond the requirements here, because of the feedback of how great I'm doing and I want to stay on point to hit my lofty goal. Also keeping your legs straight all day is in and of itself part of PT. You will feel possessed to bend them for comfort, but don't.
As far as the chicks go, honestly their are a lot more hot ones than I expected willing to hook up with and/or take care of a cripple. But then I had the epiphany, after my week- long abstinence fueled deposit was made in her- That now is not really the time for women, even ideal ones.
ALSO GUYS I MADE AN ANONYMOUS SKYPE: program.dude
I urge any and everyone add me here who wants support, or has questions etc. in a private venue.
Well I will definitely re-join Tinder when I'm crippled...if only to flirt with chicks. I do have a few that I think would be willing to come "take care" of me. But I'm staying with my family for the first two weeks, so I won't be able to until I've moved back into my place. Dreading having to do those stairs on my butt...but no pain, no gain! Plus I'm only really going to be leaving my place like once a week to get a change of scenery. And my caretaker said she'd help me get down the stairs so I could at least sit on the front porch and get some fresh air.
You have the right attitude with PT. I'm even getting an exercise bike so I can cycle in the comfort of my own home while watching TV. I'm going to have a professional PT come visit me a few times a week to keep me in check, but I'm discliplined enough to stick with it on my own.
I'll probably hit you up on Skype at some point before my big day. You're doing great, stay strong!
We will see- If things steadily improve pain wise i'm golden. I continue to thrive in PT- today she had me get on my stomach and I said "this is new" she gave me a worried look and was surprised it was my first time saying "then I'll be the nurse you hate: So I think "this is it. This is where things get rough. And yet... even easier than the previous stretches, even with my insisting she really lay into me.
But the post surgical pain lingers both in my femurs and where they busted my hips open. It usually sounds like by the two week mark things magically dissipate so at this point I'm going from waiting to hoping.... This will be what determines if this is a fun cake walk or an elongated hell.
Pretty bad morning, ran out of my pain meds and the whole morning was in agony while simultaneously trying to get more(had begun the process last night).
I am feeling better now that I have some but truly hope this post op pain goes away soon. With it out of the way I will be thinking clear 24 7 and able to enjoy my down time.
Cant believe how close i am already to my 2 week post op check up. Hoping hoping hoping all is good. Pretty mud just counting the hours until then.
I wish you a smooth journey.
Maybe I missed it in your diary, but how much do you weigh, do you use walker, when will Dr. Paley let you use crutches?
I asked these questions from a different Precice patient, but I wanted to get your opinion as well.
Good luck.
No word on exactly when I can use crutches, and yes I currently use a walker.
I weigh around 170.
Honestly guys I hope everyone has a better time with their care than me. I haven't talked much about it, but its venting time- And education that things can go very awry here.
First night back from the hospital, feeling terrible. My one request was a coherent aide. Her accent was incredibly thick. She was also hard of hearing. Late into the night/early morning when I most need my sleep I hear a loud blaring phone alarm or something similar from the other room. "hello?" I croak "Hello???" before long I am practically screaming to get her attention- but nothing does the job until twenty minutes later when the next aide comes in which wakes her up.
Next incident. To replace the incoherent aide I get a delusional middle aged white one, who was nonstop shoving her phone app of a talking cat in my face even after saying I wasn't interested. She also took regular smoke breaks, fell asleep, and snored. Furthermore, one night as she was leaving I asked where my next aide was and she said I had none. I was still in rough shape then so I was confused and scrambling to get my clicks done and ready for the night. I get a call some forty minutes later that the aide is at the front desk. Apparently the delusional lady passed the other aide and said I wasn't scheduled for help so she wouldn't be able to get in, so the other aide turned around before calling the agency much later.
I canceled all services at this point, but ended up resuming them as I simply wasn't feeling up to maintaining myself just yet. Shortly thereafter I noticed that my mountain of protein bars I'd brought was growing thin so I moved them to my bedside drawer. Then tonight the aide comes over and goes into it and takes out two bars. I say "I'm not hungry" to which she replies "for me" all smiles. I inform her they are quest bars- very expensive and purchased for myself. Even then she doesn't put them back until I explicitly told her to do so. At that point I told her to leave and cancelled all services.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not that choked up over all this, just wanted to share. I'd suffer a million incompetent aides before I'd brave the hospital ever again.
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