Good friends are important

I have been extremely fortunate to have the love and support of my wife Caroline and kids Lucy and Tom. I think I have been a good patient and tried very hard not to whinge. The alternative to this is waiting around for arthritis to take hold and the associated hip replacements so it's not so bad.

When you’re sitting around on your own at home recuperating, visits from your friends can be a much needed lift. Especially when they turn up with lovely feminine gifts.

Funny bastards!

My mates have been around, called and sent messages. Thank you all. You know who you are.

Now I've got this rest caper worked out - 2 days post-op

Rest and rehab’s not too bad. I've finally got it worked out with the MLB on the TV and the NHL on the iPad. If only I had the NBA on the computer to watch Andrew Bogut's mob I'd have the lot.

I also got the Warrnambool quaddie from bed. I can do this!!

I'm getting used to Endone, which is Oxycodone and a powerful painkiller. I have read it is heroin in a tablet which sounds horrible. Apparently in America, Oxycodone use has exploded into a full blown epidemic. It’s the number one drug problem.

Yesterday's drive home was tough as I was sore before I left hospital and they gave me two tablets. They made me very nauseous and I'll be sticking with one at a time from now on. 

Take care with Endone

The hour or so drive home from the hospital was horrendous. Morphine through a drip is lovely. Two Endone or Oxycondone tablets are shithouse. I’m home in bed now feeling like Renton from Trainspotting getting off the junk – minus the baby crawling on the ceiling.

My blood pressure was down before I left and I reckon I was dehydrated. They probably shouldn’t have let me go home.

Resting up is hard to do

I really thought I’d be far better at lying around and doing nothing than I am. I’ve always prided myself on the ability to do sweet F. A. when required but I am super restless.

On the other hand, the good wife has come to the party with a new Apple TV so I can watch my UFC and movies from bed. I’ve also got a tall toilet seat that I can’t see myself getting rid of. You’ve never enjoyed a toilet seat as much as when you’ve got handles!!

Apple TV and some reading to relax

My beloved toilet seat. It's a family heirloom passed down through the generations. A marvel of engineering.