Jane's surgery

I just wanted to give you an update on mom and her surgery. We got to the hospital around noon on Friday. The procedure was scheduled for 2:30 but they actually didn't get her in until around 5:00. She was in great spirits and not to worried. The surgery itself only took about an hour but she was in recovery for a few hours. She did great. The doctor trimmed up her torn meniscus and then had to scrap off the arthritis she had attached to the cartilage under her knee cap. This is what has been causing her so much pain. Then he had to poke holes in the cartilage to let blood thru to start the process of growing back new cartilage. The doctor originally thought it was only a torn meniscus and that would take about 2 weeks of healing. But it turned out to be the arthritis too so her recovery is going to be a bit longer. She is definitely going to be on crutches for 6 weeks. Those are fun! She is not allowed to put any pressure down on the foot. She is supposed to act as if there was an egg under her foot at all times. A machine was delivered to the house yesterday which acts as a therapist for her. She puts her leg in this devices that moves it back and forth (very slowly) 3x per day for 2 hours at a time. This isn't her favorite thing thus far. She is doing great on the crutches. She pretty much moves from the couch, to the floor for her machine, to the potty and back to the couch. She may try and scoot up the stairs to her bedroom later this week. She will go to the doctor on the 13th to re-evaluate her therapy. He will at that point let her know when she will be able to go back to work. He told me he thought she would be off 2 to 3 weeks. I attached a few cute pictures of her in the surgery room and at home using her machine. Thanks for your prayers and concerns.