Future Fun

The Boss and I spent about 4 hours this morning at the hospital jumping through preparatory hoops for my surgery at the end of the month.

- Admissions paperwork
- Physical therapy training
- Occupational therapy training
- Blood drawn
- Pee in a cup
- Swab the nose for MRSA, that flesh eating disease
- Cardiograph
- Blood pressure

Then next week is a visit to an internal medicine specialist.

I was surprised to learn that for 3-6 months after surgery I'm not supposed to cross my legs, not even at the ankles. I'm not supposed to bend my leg towards my torso more than 90 degrees, nor turn the toes of my foot inward. All because of the possibility of dislocating the new hip joint.

So, I can't sit the way I normally do. I have to be very cautious the way I get in and out of bed, the car, and up and down from a chair. And to make matters worse, just about all toilets will be too low for me to use. What a joy that's going to be.