Hip Surgery Sucks Short Story

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Hip Surgery Sucks
Six months ago, I walked through the door of the Virginia Mason Hospital with a smile on my face and no clue that my world was about to change forever. I had hip pain for almost 4 years and my father, Robert Shaw, accompanied me into the hospital to get it checked out. We checked in and the lady at the counter spoke to us saying, “Head up to the 6th floor and then walk down to the Lindeman Pavilion”. We walked over to the overcrowded elevators and crammed ourselves in and waited. Once we got to the 6th floor we exited and checked in at the Lindeman Pavilion where I was taken into the radiology lab for x-rays. As the x-rays were being taken I thought to myself, “Why would we be taking x-rays for a muscular and tendon problem”. I realized how strange the whole thing was. “Why do I need a specialist for something so minor. “Won't I just need some physical therapy?” I …show more content…

I was optimistic for the future and I believed that with some hard training I would be back in shape and winning state in no time. It was a cold Sunday night and my family had just eaten. I walked outside to get some fresh air when my mom ran outside yelling, “The doctor called and your surgery got moved up to this Monday”. I stared at her in shock. I couldn’t believe they had moved it up from three months from now to tomorrow. “We have to be there at 5:00 so we have to get up early” she continued. We woke up the following morning and left immediately. We got there and we were rushed into Pre Op after some tests. I began a long process of poking and prodding as they got me ready. They even made an incision in my back that hurt like heck. They slid in a tube to administer nerve-blocking medicine similar to an epidural. Before long I was in the operating room with a doctor making a stupid joke. I remember him saying, “ What kind of bagel can fly. A plain bagel” I responded by saying, “That's a stupid joke” in a slurred voice as I passed

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