9/27 Surgery is complete

I'm in bed now, and feel just fine. I slept through the whole procedure and am feeling remarkably good. This will probably change once the pain killers and morphine wear off.

I arrived at the hospital at 9:30 - they took me to the staging area where I undressed, got in bed and had the usual tests done. The humorous part was when the nurse had me write 'YES' on my left hip with a sharpie. I guess you can't be too cautious.

The less funny part was that the nurse had a hell of a time drawing blood. It took 6 needles in order to get two samples. Not sure if the nurse was having trouble with it that day or perhaps I just have difficult veins to tap. The second draw, of 52cc of blood was taken and prepared with some other stuff to apply to the wound after surgery, apparently this speed recover.

After the procedure, I woke up in a hospital bed. My dad was there to talk to, which was nice. The accommodations are pretty good... actually have a window to look out of. The nurses have been very nice (not naughty!) and so far the recovery has been pretty easy... just sitting and watching TV

Tomorrow I've got physical therapy ... I assume it will be a harder day, I'm intrigued to see if I notice a difference with 2 pounds of steel in my hip.

IV and drugs administered...	Feeling sleepy...	Yes. This is the hip.