Momma Auddy's new outlook!

I spoke with Amy, the charge nurse on Mom's floor yesterday. She did some "investigating" for us and found out what really happened and how things can go from here. Dr Stefanich's office was contacted. He came to see her Wednesday evening and told her that he had prior committments and was going to be unable to perform her surgery. She wouldn't have remembered that until yesterday - and she did. Dr Lovee(?) from his practice, was busy with another surgery that afternoon/evening. Dr Stefanich personally asked his friend, Dr Weiss, to take care of Mom. Amy says that although this was "protocol", atleast we should've had the courtesy of being informed. Dr Weiss repaired Mom's hip as best he could considering the type of injury. The 50% weight bearing is basically for the recovery period, approximately 4 weeks. They cannot afford for the bolt/screw to break. After that, she SHOULD make anywhere between a 75% to possibly 90% recovery. After seeing her yesterday and how quickly she transitioned from the anesthetic delerium, Amy and the Drs feel that Mom should do as well with the hip rehab as she did with her knee! She will most likely stay in the hospital where she is until Monday or Tuesday. Then she will go over to the McCormick Joint Center for intensive OT and PT. How long she stays there depends on her progress/attitude, etc.... Amy has been with that joint repair floor for over 15 years and feels that based on what she has seen and how well Mom has done so far, there is no reason to think that Mom won't be able to return to her independent living. It will take time and patience and dedication to her exercises, but she is going to do this! Amy is also verifying with the surgeon/drs that Mom is still able to have her cataract surgery as planned. Without her sight, her outlook would suck. Amy is aware of the impact that this has on her. All in all, a MUCH better outlook than originally thought. We just need to keep her focused and give her all the encouragement that we can.