DH's Knee Replacement Surgery

JLH · Post by **JLH** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 10:35 am

DH was cleared to drive today, 16 days after his surgery. He still wants me to drive him to PT today.

He had to be at the hospital at 5:15 in the morning. He drove himself and friends picked me up later to see him and pick up the car. It was not a good situation but what worked because of my MC and that I no longer drive in the dark. MC also interferred at other times just as I feared.

The day of surgery, he was doing fine because the pain meds were given directly into the leg. He was answering questions for the nurse to input into the computer, when all of a sudden he was completely nonresponsive! It took her way longer than I thought necessary to call the ICE Team. It does not stand for In Case of Emergency but it could. I found out the next day that they gave him oxygen and a shot of Narcon. It was all scary as heck, people running from ICU etc. and seemed like a really bad TV drama.

Sheila · Post by **Sheila** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 6:49 pm

Very scary. What was the cause?

JLH · Post by **JLH** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 7:03 pm

His doctor thought it was all the drugs in surgery.

Gloria · Post by **Gloria** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:05 pm

That had to be frightening, Joan. I'm glad he was ultimately OK.

Gloria

Lesley · Post by **Lesley** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:32 pm

Sorry. I am very slow today, and lost. when did this happen? did he go for a checkup?
I'm trying to check this on my cell phone and I seem to have got into an old post. probably not relevant. sorry

JLH · Post by **JLH** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:51 pm

The day of surgery, Lesley.

Lesley · Post by **Lesley** » Thu Sep 26, 2013 12:10 am

I am not good at doing this on the cell phone, but now I am home and can see the screen.