Horological Meandering

Vetnov
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BREMONT AGAIN

Last week I posted some pictures and thoughts about a Bremont ALT1-ZT that I purchased prior to their organizational change. Today I am posting it for a different reason. I will try to be less wordy this time. A small number of you might remember I was diagnosed with an infection around my artificial hip joint. I had 2 surgeries to try to treat the infection and eliminate it without taking the entire implant out. Both failed and on April 11 I had the implant removed completely. It was a 6 hour procedure and I was in ICU for 6 days due to shock from blood loss and sepsis. They cannot put another permanent implant back in until the infection is gone, and the temporary fix, called a spacer, is incredibly painful when moving the leg.










After tests this week strongly suggested the infection was gone, I had surgery earlier today to put a permanent implant back in. It’s amazing I hardly feel like I had surgery compared to what the spacer felt like. I know they tell you to not bring valuables to the hospital but I feel so naked without a watch on. It feels like a part of home is with me which gives me some comfort while laid up. So after 8 months of dealing with this and 6 more months of antibiotics I should be good to go barring any complications 🤞. All this makes me grateful to be here with family, friends, and all the things that make life great. I hope none of my watches see a hospital room for a while.😊