My unfortunate “great matter” some comfort prior to surgery.

[JJames]

Ha ha, well, I made it through very well. Thank you for your replies, thoughts, and comforting comments. The surgery, as many of you attested, was not as bad once I got there. They took really good care of me and sent home w/ some good meds . It was seriously one minute I am taking to the anesthesiologist and the next I am in the recovery room w/ my wife. I unfortunately won't know the success of the eradicated pain until a few more days, as there is pain from the incision and the surgery itself. I am thankful for my wife and daughter who have taken care of me, today I was able to get back to some things, lol, like my pc .

You all were really helpful, thank you again!

james~

[Merlin the Elder]

Glad to have you back! Cheers!

[Rowan MacD]

It was seriously one minute I am taking to the anesthesiologist and the next I am in the recovery room w/ my wife.
james~

  It you ever need to go under the knife again, you know what to expect now ^_^.

  Good to see you back! 

[RumbaRue]

See, it wasn't all that bad.

I have to admit myself I was scared to death just before my first hip surgery (right) back in Sept. 2010, as I didn't know what to expect. Well having my hip dislocate twice and two surgeries on the same side (yes the defective part was replaced with a better one), it sure opened my eyes.
But I went into the next hip surgery on my left side back in Jan. 2011, with a better view of what to expect.

As of today, I'm just starting to walk without the walker, a little at a time. But eventually I will be able to walk normally, and with both legs the same length - something I haven't experienced for years!

[lys1022]

Glad it went well and everything is good!  Take care of yourself and don't overdo things.  That was the hardest part for me, taking the healing slowly enough yet fast enough to get going again.

[DonaCatalina]

Glad to have you back and on the road to recovery!