Loading ...Reading all these infection stories is scary. My surgeon is meticulous & had me doing whole-body surgical scrubs with chlorhexidine for three days before surgery. No skin infections allowed because a bone infection is very hard to get rid of, and may result in hardware removal later! Wheeled into the Ortho OR was a trip! It looked like an automotive chop-shop. Long stainless workbench in back full of a tool slut’s dreams. Drills, saws, mallets, tools, and parts galore! Nevermind masks. Nurses & Docs wore full-body iso-balloon suits!
Day 3 and I’m doing well. Hip bears weight fine. Now it’s like recovering from a giant muscle sprain with torn tendons. That stuff takes 6-8 weeks to reconnect & heal & stretch. Lots of PT ahead.
Nothing like being an old bionic Hippie! 