Jo had kind of a rough night. She has a morphine pump for her pain, but in the middle of the night she couldn't stay awake long enough to push the pump. She would wake up in tremendous pain and then fall asleep before she could push the pump. There are pros and cons to being a good sleeper.
Dr. Kelly mentioned that the shoulder pain could be even more than what Jo experienced with her hip replacements. We'll have to wait until Jo feels better and see if we can get her to give us a comparison.
The piece of bone that was transplanted into her shoulder was described as the shape of a mushroom with the top being about the size of a half dollar. The reason the surgery took so long is that the hole that the new bone goes into has to be created very slowly and carefully so that the new piece of bone fits as well as possible. The last thing you want to have happen is to put the new bone in the hole and then find out the hole was too big!
Jo is resting in her hospital room. She is expected to come home tomorrow night or Saturday morning.
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