Hi all. Just got home from taking care of Mom the last week and wanted to update you on her progress. It's been a whirlwind! This photo is the DAY OF surgery. They sent her home!! We were all so excited and confused! She was fine until the next day and then all hell broke loose. Day 2-5 were terrible. My sister left and I got there on Day 6. To be honest, this is where she turned a corner. Still a lot of pain but she was walking (got the constipation issue taken care of) and not doing too bad! Of course still pain but manageable. By day 12 she was doing a lot better. Now, the main issue is her hip pain. It is terrible. She is still nursing a shoulder replacement and it is hard for her to sleep in a good position nursing her back and shoulder. She said the hip pain is worse than her back. Maybe bursitis inflamed again? She is calling in the morning to see if there is anything they can do to help her. All in all considering everything, she is honestly in a better place than I thought she ever would be. I was scared about the whole rehab hospital thing (she still would have gone if her insurance would have paid for it). I was SHOCKED they sent her home on the day of surgery. It was at a surgical center. I'm praying that when the healing is overwith (I know that can take up to a year) that she will finally be in better shape. I am taking her to Italy (where she was born) September 2024 and her goal is to be able to go. Thank you everyone for your advice! Also I can't remember if I wrote this but this all stems from her getting hit by a man on a mountain bike at full speed while she was walking down the sidewalk. This was after my Dad passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack. She's been through hell.