Monthly Archives: January 2025

Bee’s Knees: Pre-RTKR, Testing and Stuff

Posted on by MaryO

During the medical clearance, the nurse wasn’t happy with my blood pressure so she sent me to my primary care for blood pressure medications. She said if I did that and they faxed her, she would approve my surgery.

I did all that but she lied. She didn’t approve my clearance.

My surgery is now February 3, 2025, time TBD

Another month gone.

Meanwhile

For the saga of my left knee, see these posts: Bee’s Knees

Bee’s Knees: Pre-RTKR, Testing and Stuff

Posted on by MaryO

This morning, I got my surgery time for 9 am on Monday, January 6 – be there at 7. Ok.

While I was doing my pre op testing, my doctor’s office called and said because of the predicted snow (I’m in the 4-8″ band, my surgery would now by Thursday, January 9, time TBD. Moving the surgery ensures that it won’t snow.

During the medical clearance, the nurse wasn’t happy with my blood pressure so she sent me to my primary care for blood pressure medications. She said if I did that and they faxed her, she would approve my surgery.

This afternoon I had an hour training on the ROMtech machine. During that, we had thunder snow. I don’t think I’ve ever had that before. It was 45 degrees when we left the hospital.

While I was napping after all this, I got a call from my surgeon’s office that the nurse didn’t give the clearance like she said she would so the surgery scheduler canceled my surgery.

Of course, it was after hours when I got that message 😦

Another day gone.

Meanwhile

For the saga of my left knee, see these posts: Bee’s Knees

Bee’s Knees: Pre-RTKR, Testing and Stuff

Posted on by MaryO

A few days ago, I got a call from my insurance company letting me know my surgeon had prescribed a ROMtech machine for me. That was the first I’d heard of this thing. With all the other stuff going on, I didn’t give it another thought until a woman called on 12/29/24 and said they’d be delivering this on Thursday and someone would call me on 12/31/24 to tell me the time. She only asked me what room i wanted it in, my height, if I had a straight back chair and confirmed my surgery date.

Of course they didn’t call on New Year’s Eve so I didn’t give it another thought until the next day, New Year’s Day. A guy from Texas with several kids yelling in the background called on 1/1/25 and said he’d see me on 1/2/25 between 8:30 and 8:45.

So, I decided to look into this thing. I checked in one of my Facebook groups – some people had used one of these things successfully. I came across some YouTube videos – mostly company produced – and it looked good. Full of happy, smiling people. Looking back to my first day of PT for my left leg, no way was I happy or smiling.

So, I finally found some other information – even through their videos don’t show it, my chair should be against a wall. We don’t have many of those – we have book cases, pianos, organs, sofas, beds, and stuff. No blank walls. And somewhere I read that I should be wearing shorts when the delivery guy came. I finally settled for capris that I could roll up.

Delivery guy was on time at 8:30. Didn’t care about the shorts at all. <Whew>. He says he delivers/picks up 15 of these things a day! Who knew?

This morning’s PREOP TESTING ORDERS:

Medical Clearance for Surgery by RHC PAT Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

CBC w/ DIFF              CMP                CHEST XRAY 

PT/INR                        PTT                 HEMOGLOBIN A1C               

UA                               EKG                MRSA/MSSA (Nasal)

This afternoon I have an hour training on the ROMtech machine.

Another day gone.

Meanwhile

For the saga of my left knee, see these posts: Bee’s Knees