My skinny photos

 

My friend Tom Minsker took these shots. I  spent the last few days babysitting him. He had a hip replacement on Monday and needed to have someone stay with him until he was self sufficient. I’ve heard stories about how quickly people recover from hip replacements and always thought they were slightly exaggerated but now that I’ve witnessed it, I am truly amazed.

Tom had his surgery midday Monday. I picked him up at the hospital Tuesday afternoon about 24 hours after his surgery. He was in a little discomfort Tuesday but had no trouble sleeping through the night (which is a surprise unto itself because he often has sleep issues). Wednesday, less than 48 hours after the surgery, he was walking around his house with the aid of walker. By Thursday, he had gotten rid of the walker and was just using a crutch. Today, he was walking around without the crutch (although he did use it when we went to the grocery store this evening). Just unbelieveable.

I probably could have left him by himself after the first night because he was 99% self sufficient then. The only thing that he had problems with was bending over far enough to put his support stockings on (he has to wear supports for four weeks to prevent blood clots). This afternoon he mastered that so I left him on his own (but I will check in with him daily).