All is well

I think they did not have the new hip on site.  Once, with my knee I think, we had a similar problem.  This morning we got to the hospital at 8AM and then sat for three and a half hours before they wheeled her off.  I heard something about the appliance arriving.  So I think the company that makes these, Stryker, has a local depot and delivers in an as needed manner.  Makes sense.  Not like you want to have these pieces of titanium lying around on shelves.

The doc just called (excellent comms, btw, with texting as things go along and phone call when done) to say it went well and she was on the way to recovery. 

The hospital is half an hour or so away and I came back to walk the dogs while she was getting worked on.  All done.  Lunch eaten.  Now I just need to head back and take her the CPAP and see how she's doing.  They will have her walking shortly.  No catheter so she's got to hoof it to the bathroom if she wants to go.

I confirmed that there's no physical therapy.  It is just walking.  Same as I did.  She will stay tonight and I'll probably pick her up before lunch tomorrow.

The biggest problem in my life is my damn phone chews up so much power so quidkly.  In normal life I'm just charging it all the time.  No problem.  But with the hospital trip I actually have to plan.  So annoying.

Of the things that could happen, phone charging is an OK problem to have.