Month: November 2009

  • Cleared For Take-Off? (Pt. 16)

    It’s been almost a month since my total hip replacement. If all goes well with my examination, I should get the green light for driving– meaning no matter what color the traffic signal is, I can GO. Your ‘ordinary traffic laws’ do not apply

  • On The Mend (Pt. 15)

    I came home, was on my walker for one week and showed enough progress with forward motion that my physical therapist graduated me to the cane. I did not trick out the cane tip with a tennis ball since that would be dangerous. Yes, it’d look cool, but…

  • Sitting (Pt. 14)

    ]As you might imagine, any surgery that leaves behind a foot-long scar, 33-surgical staples and extensive bruising hurts as much as listening to the lesser works of Captain & Tennille.

  • Keep It Clean (Pt. 13)

    After total hip replacement surgery, my favorite room in the house is the one where it rains.

  • Evil Nights (Pt. 12)

    I need help hoisting my surgical leg out of bed. I need a walker for support. I need bat-vision to move through the dark on my way to Porcelain Swirly Town. I may even need another painkiller (is it time yet?)

  • Let’s Get Physical (Pt. 11)

    Then Bonnie does a dirty trick. She adds more exercises to my regimen. Curses! She is a physical therapist/dominatrix!