Knee surgery

 Yesterday I had an arthroscopy of my right knee.  It has been bothering me for quite a few months, and I had been meaning to make an appointment with the Ortho group here for sometime,  but just put it off.   

Then in January, I fell and broke my right shoulder.  ( everything happens on the right, broken ankle, broken shoulder, now knee with problems).  Thus began my quest to get my knee working properly.  It was not painful when I walked. It was when I got up from a sitting position to standing.  It would get "out of whack"  ( that's a medical term)  And I would have to move it around painfully until I found the right position that I could stand up,This happened yesterday.  After getting my cardio doc to confer with my ortho doc. And his input was that I could not undergo a general anesthetic because of risk of complications.. Like  Death.  

So a spinal block was adminstered, and this was my biggest fear. Having a needle poked into my spine was scary for me. But I barely felt it... and within minutes I was without any feeling from my waist down.  I was awake  through most of the procedure.   But screened off from the surgeion. I presume because he didn't wan to answer questions from the patient or listen to suggestions on how to do his job.  And for me a back seat drive,  that might have been an issue;

All went well. hsd a long recovery room stay.  Took 2 hours to get feeling back into my lowere body.  But then I was able to get up snd walk with qa walker a few steps then into  s wheel chair and released. 

Once home getting up the three steps into the front door was a challenge, But with assistance from my spouse and oldest slaughter I made it into the house.  Had not eaten fro 24 hours so scarfed down an order of vegen skyline chili and went to bed.  Way too early because I woke up around 3 am couldn't get back to sleep so got up qt 4 am.  Knee feeling much better this am.  It maybe because of the high powered pain pill.  which ia did take before bed.  

Today I will rest it most of the dqy,  using ice and walking around the house . frequently. But its nearly 7 am and now im redy to go bqfck to bed.  But Quilting Arts is on TV, I'd like to see it but may have to cqtch the sedond showing later today.  Tomorrow I start some exercises.