Mom had total knee replacement surgery on Tuesday. She needed to stay overnight at the hospital, but she came home to our house yesterday afternoon. So far, she has done amazingly well.
Now the real work begins.
The nerve block they placed in her knee has worn off, which means the new knee is fully “awake,” and she’s feeling everything. We’ve been staying ahead of the pain with medication, but she is still hurting quite a bit even with it in her system.
Physical therapy comes today for in-home treatment. I’m not sure how much they’ll be able to do with her yet because she’s doing the best she can considering the pain she’s in. Even so, she’s faithfully getting up every hour to move and walk around just like they instructed her to do.
I’m looking forward to reaching the two-week mark because I’ve been told that’s when she’ll really start feeling thankful she had the surgery.
Once she fully recovers from this knee replacement, she will need to have the other knee done as well. The type of arthritis she has gradually destroys her joints, which is why she has already had reverse shoulder replacement surgery, hip replacement surgery, and now both knees.
We have lovingly nicknamed her "The Bionic Woman."
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