Mom Update #6

On Monday, Mom had several hours of very intense therapy but she didn't miss a beat. She did everything they ask her to. She is bending her leg to 93 degrees now. Outstanding!!! Of course there is plenty of pain that goes along with this rehab. She's making it look easy but I know she is enduring great pain. At this rate she will be doing cartwheels in no time.

Mom Update #5

Mom had a restful weekend at the rehab facility. Today, Monday, she will begin the rehab. It is suppose to be a pretty intense day of therapy. I know she's just gonna show them how tough she is and of course she'll have them all smiling.

Updates...not just for Mom anymore

My wife has been sick the last couple of days. I took her to the doctor today (coordinating time around getting mom move from the hospital to the rehab center) and it turns out she has pneumonia! She is not contagious at all so that's good. The doc said she was only a day away from it being severe enough that she would have had to be hospitalized. She got some shots, a breathing treatment and some meds so she should start getting better now.

Mom Update #4

Mom continues to progress. She's bending her knee at 80 degrees now which is very good. She was discharged from the hospital today and we transported her to an inpatient rehab facility where she will be for a week. It's the Golden Living Center in Riverchase. It was a hectic day as several folks involved in getting the discharge and transport done had communication problems that caused delays. In the end though we got it done.

Mom Update #3

Wednesday brought the first little bump in the road for mom. A couple of times in the early morning hours her blood pressure dropped to a very low point. Low enough that the staff was concerned. It did come back up each time. When her surgeon came by he was told of what had happened and he ordered her a unit of blood. She got that unit and since then her blood pressure has remained stable.

She did have therapy in the room and did outstanding with it. Overall things are still going great.

Mom Update #2

The procedure today (total knee replacement) went very smooth. Mom is resting tonight in her room. If anyone would like the room number just email me and I can provide that. The therapist did get her up today and she walked to the bathroom and took a few more steps in her room on the day of the surgery!!! She is a tough one and I expect things to continue to go good with the rehab. To quote my brother mom provided us with "some great post-anesthesia comic relief!". More updates to come.

Mom Update #1

We arrived at St. Vincents bright and early this morning. They took mom to op prep around 5:45 AM. She was her usual happy talkative self :) They took her to O.R. holding area about 6:30 AM and began the procedure around 7:30 AM. They called us to the desk at 8:10 AM and were finished! The doctor said it couldn't have been any smoother and that everything was good. Now just begins the rehab which is 95% of what this procedure is all about. She should be in a room in a couple of hours.

Mom Pre-Op Update

Many of you know that mom is having her second total knee replacement procedure. We now know the schedule. She is to be at St. Vincents at 5 AM on Tuesday 22 Sep 2009. The procedure is scheduled for 7 AM. Much like I did last year, I will be posting updates along the way.