Okay, seems Dad is ok. Not great, but he is on the mend. He was just in a lot more pain this time out for some reason.
More medicated as a result. One of the side effects was he wasn't replacing his blood loss from the operation as fast as he should. He didn't have to
have a full transfusion/replacement, just a "top off" as it were. They also kept him in bed too long. At his age, he has to stay active on a daily
basis or he starts losing strength, and he was on his back for 4-5 days. They really should've given him the transfusion and extra pain meds right away so
he could be in rehab and strengthening back up. I don't understand why they delayed that this time out. He's gone through this exact same thing 4 years
ago with his other knee and was out of the hospital in 48 hours.
Anyway - stayed with him through the night and into the afternoon yesterday. He's out of the bed and on into rehab now, so hopefully things will be
improving. With any luck, maybe he can get strong enough to get on his way home tomorrow.
Thanks for the kind responses. They mean a lot to me.
More medicated as a result. One of the side effects was he wasn't replacing his blood loss from the operation as fast as he should. He didn't have to
have a full transfusion/replacement, just a "top off" as it were. They also kept him in bed too long. At his age, he has to stay active on a daily
basis or he starts losing strength, and he was on his back for 4-5 days. They really should've given him the transfusion and extra pain meds right away so
he could be in rehab and strengthening back up. I don't understand why they delayed that this time out. He's gone through this exact same thing 4 years
ago with his other knee and was out of the hospital in 48 hours.
Anyway - stayed with him through the night and into the afternoon yesterday. He's out of the bed and on into rehab now, so hopefully things will be
improving. With any luck, maybe he can get strong enough to get on his way home tomorrow.
Thanks for the kind responses. They mean a lot to me.