When I got to the hospital this morning, Jerry was setting on the side of her bed and didn't look as though she had undergone surgery yesterday. She still had on a hospital gown but she did have a smile on her face.
I ask her how things went last night and she said they went real well. She did not have any pain from the surgery and the nurses were in there every little bit checking on her and if she ask for something they made sure she got it.
About 9:00 AM the crew from PT came to get her for her first trip to therapy, she'll have PT at least twice a day while she is here. In addition they have two devices they will use on her knee, one will manually exercises the knee to increase range of motion, the other is a cold device that helps control any swelling. During the day the nurses come in and put one of them on and then remove it about an hour later.
Dr McGrory came in after lunch to see how well she was doing. He checked her range of motion and was really happy with how much she had so early after surgery. There is a regular MD assigned to check her general medical condition. He has found some fluid around her heart and he has prescribed medication to take care of that. All the Doctors and nurses are very very nice and go out of their way to make sure the patients are being properly cared for.
About an hour or so after lunch, the dietitian came in to see how Jerry liked the food and ask if there was anything they could get for her. She told Jerry that if she wanted anything that was not on the menu to let them know and if they could get it, she'd get it. You don't find this type treatment in most hospitals.
As a rule hospitals are not the best place to be when you don't feel well, but this hospital is totally unlike any other hospital we've been associated with. They can't seem to do enough for you and if a family member is visiting, they ask if they can bring them something as well.
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