My household could use some good vibe/thoughts, if you can spare them

[SpankMe]

22. The good news is...

hip replacement is a very, very successful procedure. If the patient follows all of the doc's post-op procedures and hits physical therapy like the hammer of Thor, there is full, unencumbered lifetime recovery. I know people with hip replacements who are so fluid with their movements now, that they've almost forgotten they've had hip replacement. I know a guy who had double replacement, and he's now in his 80's and does Tai-chi and gym workouts like they were nothing.

As for the COVID bumping, I recently had a relative who was bumped from back surgery due to a COVID-caused bed shortage. In his case, after they've been bumped one time, they become a priority for the next time around. He was able to secure a spot 4 weeks later and got the surgery.

I hope that after your bump, your patient becomes a priority and will have to wait only a couple more weeks and not get bumped again.