Post -Op Anecdote - the hours and days after
I had my labral repair and femoraplasty on Thursday. nothing unexpected was found once they were in there. I’m sharing experience as another day point for people to use when they go through it. 1- when I came out of anesthesia I was cold, pain about a six, and my mouth dry was dry and had a nasty taste. they gave me pretzels since I hadn’t eaten in hours but that made my mouth more dry. I’d say have your caregiver bring snack you enjoy and Certs or something like it. 2- nurse chastised me for rubbing my eyes, apparently they dry out during anesthesia and are sensitive 3- I had severe pain that evening and night, I slept poorly, and had an elevated heart rate which did not help. The pain waned overnight. 4- By the morning of day 1 the pain was anywhere from 1-3, totally manageable. 5- day 1 I did PT which consisted of mostly assessment and exercises that are just flexing different muscles. 6- I have an ice machine and CPM, both are great if you have access. I chose to pay out of pocket to rent the CPM. 7- my wound leaked a fair amount of fluid mixed in with a little blood but it looks more bloody than it actually is. anyway, I felt I’d share as many of these items are not really mentioned because people seem to have 0 pain or 10 pain, and there are some trivial but annoying smaller details.