Hi:
I had a difficult surgery.
I woke to a beautiful Wednesday afternoon after surgery. I felt good and I had an opportunity to talk to R. McLeod, the surgeon. First thing he said, "When I seen the damage to the plastic socket liner, I did not think I could reconstruct the prosthesis and do the bone graft as planned! When I exposed your hip prothesis, chips, chunks of plastic and metal filings poured out of the wound with the blood! But I was able to do it! Unfortunately, you lost a lot blood in the process.".
Wednesday was difficult. Wednesday night was difficult with hourly monitoring due to low blood pressure. Thursday was very busy with the constant monitoring and the blood transfusions. All of this in a drug induced state. During this time I thought the food was okay until the drugs wore off! I asked a friend to bring me a sampling from the Oriental Gardens Restaurant. Too bad I had a small appetite.
Monday afternoon I was released from the chaos to sunny, breezy, fresh air and Autumn colours.
I feel good and I am comfortable at home.
To our good health. Take care.
...Tom
