Just a quick update: Mom is progressing well. She’s moving much better, which is encouraging. I’m looking forward to getting her off the oxy pain medication—she’s been taking it consistently since surgery, and I’m not a fan of it.
She has a follow-up with her surgeon on Thursday. Home health PT wraps up next week, and she’ll start outpatient PT on May 4th—I’ll be taking her. Everyone we’ve talked to says that by the two-month mark, there’s a noticeable difference and you’re really glad you had the surgery.
She’ll hit that two-month mark on June 7th—just a week before Tim’s Nationals Meet in Colorado—so I’m praying she’s recovered enough by then to house-and pet-sit for us. If not, we go to plan B which we are still putting together as I type this—it will include someone to be here for her as well.
I’m really proud of her—she’s a trooper. We’ve learned a lot through this, especially for the next time. The advice we’re getting is to wait at least 6 months, maybe even a year, before doing the other knee, so we’ll just see how her recovery goes.
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