The ortho doctor said that I have advanced arthritis and spurs in my hip and that I will need to get a hip replacement eventually. I don't have to be in a hurry about it as long as I am comfortable enough. Right now I feel pretty good taking the Celebrex, but I can't take that long-term, so I need to figure out when I can do this.
The main thing to figure out is who will take over the afterschool care for six weeks while I recover.
The other thing to figure out is where I will recover. Everyone I know here lives above ground level (including me, of course) so the question is, can I go upstairs after surgery or will I have to go to a rehab center until I can?
Good thing there is no rush to figure this out.
Switching back to eBay reporting, I have four packages to mail today! One is a real snafu. I listed my Scrabble pieces for $3.50 because that looked like the going rate. But I mistakenly did not charge for shipping. So I made a whopping .31 after the sale! Major goof.
The other interesting thing that happened is that I listed a scrimshaw pendant that I bought at a garage sale a good twenty years ago. EBay took the listing down because they cannot be a party to selling ivory. Well, I didn't think it was ivory, but I did the test with the hot needle and now I think maybe it is. HMMMmmmm. I guess I will wear it instead of sell it.
I'm going to my primary care doctor today for a followup. On Wednesday I'm taking the boys to their doctor for flu shots. Feel like I'm spending a lot of time in doctor's offices. I'm getting a mammography on Friday!
So today's agenda -- doctor, gym, post office, library (need more books), after-school pickup and care. And I really should do another load of laundry!
Hip Replacement
September 18th, 2018 at 01:42 pm
September 18th, 2018 at 09:08 pm 1537304937
If you have a lot of stairs I would advise going to a rehab center. I've seen how hard it was for my mother to just do a few stairs the first few weeks after hip replacement. My husband's aunt went to rehab for two weeks because she had a lot of stairs and she says it was the best choice she could have made and she didn't have to burden anyone during the toughest time of recovery.
September 18th, 2018 at 10:27 pm 1537309672
September 19th, 2018 at 01:53 am 1537322027
September 19th, 2018 at 04:03 am 1537329827
It's generally pretty impossible to find temp childcare, but it probably depends somewhat on location/age. I am guessing will have to hodge podge something together with parents getting some time off and relying on other friends and family if at all possible. But it sounds like something they will have to figure out.
September 20th, 2018 at 02:53 am 1537412031
That's too bad about your hip. Probably not being in a place with stairs would be best for recovery,