well were at the end of the second week of physical therapy
i'm 18 days out from surgery
i'm still on a walker, but i'm feeling good
i can drive, i can start swimming next week
i'm down to 1 pain pill a day and 2 ibuprofen
pt was great this week today i did it with no pain meds
it was a little harder but it felt like a good work out when i left
i'm so glad i got my new hip. i can stand and fold laundry i can stand and do dishes i am not the best house keeper but its nice to be able to do things i havent for a while. my life is comming back. i got a slap on the wrist from the dr and told to slow down this week so i am. i'm stubborn but i want my hip to last so i'm being good. three months from now i'll have two new hips and be able to do more then i've done in years. i love it.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
finally on the other side
ok. i'm so excited to be here.
let me recap.
surgery went very well os, was able to restore all the leg length discrepency so i'm even. the first few days were rough. but each day gets easier.
i started out on a walker and walked to the nurses station and back the day after surgery. the next day 100 ft and the third 200 feet and tried some stairs.
i went home after physical therapy on the 4th day.
when i came home i had a cook out waiting for me.
i enjoyed all the love and support.
well as i said i'm 11 days out. what i can do today i couldnt before surgery
1. i can rotate my right leg out to 25 degrees
2. i bath and dress myself and can generally get around pretty good. on a walker
3. i'm down to two pain pills a day and take them before i exercise.
4. from my hip to my toes my right leg is now straight. everything beautifully in line toes point to the ceiling.
5. when my post op measurements were done my range of motion on my right is now better then my left.
my incision is beautiful but in the itchy stage.
staples come out on the 7th.
oh and i went to the ricardo sanchez concert this week thanks to the kindness of my friends at church. it was fantastic. for anyone that dosent know who that is he is a fantastic christian singer. The concert was outstanding and a blessing to all that heard it.
so this is week 2 and i have to say. i'm so glad i did this.
i started this blog so i would be able to look back on the tough days and see why i'm putting myself thru this. i've got to tell you
outside of that first post op day. i havent questioned it. each day i see progress and i realize that i needed it more then i even thought.
the physical thearapist says that the outcome from surgery seems proportional to the pain before surgery. i have to agree. i was really bad enough off before surgery that this part only seems like a brief moment in time.
i'm getting back to enjoying life. i'm not afraid every time i have to stand up. i dont have any hip pain anymore. on the right. i ache, and get sore and sleeping can still be a challenge but no excruciating pain its beautiful.
let me recap.
surgery went very well os, was able to restore all the leg length discrepency so i'm even. the first few days were rough. but each day gets easier.
i started out on a walker and walked to the nurses station and back the day after surgery. the next day 100 ft and the third 200 feet and tried some stairs.
i went home after physical therapy on the 4th day.
when i came home i had a cook out waiting for me.
i enjoyed all the love and support.
well as i said i'm 11 days out. what i can do today i couldnt before surgery
1. i can rotate my right leg out to 25 degrees
2. i bath and dress myself and can generally get around pretty good. on a walker
3. i'm down to two pain pills a day and take them before i exercise.
4. from my hip to my toes my right leg is now straight. everything beautifully in line toes point to the ceiling.
5. when my post op measurements were done my range of motion on my right is now better then my left.
my incision is beautiful but in the itchy stage.
staples come out on the 7th.
oh and i went to the ricardo sanchez concert this week thanks to the kindness of my friends at church. it was fantastic. for anyone that dosent know who that is he is a fantastic christian singer. The concert was outstanding and a blessing to all that heard it.
so this is week 2 and i have to say. i'm so glad i did this.
i started this blog so i would be able to look back on the tough days and see why i'm putting myself thru this. i've got to tell you
outside of that first post op day. i havent questioned it. each day i see progress and i realize that i needed it more then i even thought.
the physical thearapist says that the outcome from surgery seems proportional to the pain before surgery. i have to agree. i was really bad enough off before surgery that this part only seems like a brief moment in time.
i'm getting back to enjoying life. i'm not afraid every time i have to stand up. i dont have any hip pain anymore. on the right. i ache, and get sore and sleeping can still be a challenge but no excruciating pain its beautiful.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
ok it might be tomorrow
Anyone that reads my title might not understand. i got all the way to the waiting area for the OR two weeks ago and hit a stop sign. UTI. for anyone that dosent know what that is. its a great big joy kill. lol. believe me i wasnt laughing at the time.
i was calmer that day then i've been for months. finally the day was here i was about to begin a long recovery .
#1 recovery. that is where you start out in pain and you get better every day.
#2 no surgery. that is where you hurt every day and it only gets worse.
very short pro and con list.
ok. so if anyone can tell me this i'd love to hear it. i hear alot of people say they are scared. i've not been scared i've been excited frusterated with waiting and afraid it wouldnt happen but not scared of the surgery. it would figure that i'd still be here waiting.
the song somewhere over the rainbow is playing happily in my head right now. if i can get to the rainbow it will be an uphill battle to get to the top but once i've reached it i can get to the pot of gold on the other side.
so i'm praying that tomorrow is the day
and i hope i wont be checking in till next week.
i was calmer that day then i've been for months. finally the day was here i was about to begin a long recovery .
#1 recovery. that is where you start out in pain and you get better every day.
#2 no surgery. that is where you hurt every day and it only gets worse.
very short pro and con list.
ok. so if anyone can tell me this i'd love to hear it. i hear alot of people say they are scared. i've not been scared i've been excited frusterated with waiting and afraid it wouldnt happen but not scared of the surgery. it would figure that i'd still be here waiting.
the song somewhere over the rainbow is playing happily in my head right now. if i can get to the rainbow it will be an uphill battle to get to the top but once i've reached it i can get to the pot of gold on the other side.
so i'm praying that tomorrow is the day
and i hope i wont be checking in till next week.
Friday, June 5, 2009
the final 3
ok so were almost there. surgery scheduled for 730 monday. i'm so excited. i'd like to thank all my loved ones and friends who have shown me their support. in the past 15 years i've thought many times 'this is the time" then i've put it off a few more years. well i'm here and i'm so glad. not glad because i hurt. glad because i'm finally going to know a life without pain. my hips wont be reconstruction anymore. they will be new. maybell (my right hip) will be traded in for veronica. she has served me long past her time. i'm glad to retire her. cheers.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
want to be a surgeon
i found this site to help the kids, but the whole family has played the games. try it out. http://www.edheads.org/
Thursday, May 14, 2009
walking at work
well, i was at work yesterday and after working at the clinic from 530am till 8am
i went to the hospital to take care of 2 patients. at the end of the day 645pm. walking around beds in tight quarters, i left our med box in the room and the paperwork and then told my boss today what time i left. right now the walk down to the 1st floor all the way to the supervisors office then to mailing for the billing and then to the car then back into the clinic up the steps to clock out is just impossible at the end of the day. well most other days i do it or i decide which really has to be done. and usually end up telling my boss the time. i wasnt tired and i'm not lazy i just sat there dreading that walk. its an aweful feeling the one i hate the most. knowing exactly what i need to do and knowing how much i'm going to hurt doing it. i know for most people these arent big things, but right now they are miserable. i dont remember anymore when they werent,
i dont remember when walking down to the caffeteria wasnt a dreaded experience
i dont remember when getting up from the couch or a chair took 5 minutes.
i do remember when i would take off at 5pm and decide to do a project in the house and stay up all night doing it. i remember when i would plan day trips with the kids to the zoo, i knew it would be hard but i could still do it. i remember when the kids were gone how i would get dressed and go to the book store and look around for hours. now i pass because i cant stand in the isles long enough to look at all the titles. i remember going dancing all night every weekend and even some during the week and now i dont even bother. i want all that back. i look at the dishes in the sink and know i cant stand long enough to wash all of them. i love to cook always have and now i dont even do that much. it includes walking thru the store and then standing at the counter or stove. even if i sit while i cook i have to keep getting up. i look at this and think man i've gotten so lazy, but i havent i still want to do all these things and whith my new hardware i will. i want to go to the lake with the kids and not have to sit halfway , i never even got near the water. my friend went and played with them. i didnt go all the way because i knew i couldnt make it back. i think alot since i started this and sometimes i hate that i cant remember what it was like to be without pain. i look forward to rehab i cant wait to exercise.
i've never been able to really stretch because i've always let pain be an indicator of what was to far for my hips. i'll have a bigger range of motion now then i ever have and i look forward to trying it out. i'll be able to do leg raises now i'll know if i cant that its muscular and i just need to work harder. i'd like to think since i've always worked on my feet that my muscles will still respond when i tell them to. i read stories of people that knew normal who have this and they say its great after i want to be able to do that.
i went to the hospital to take care of 2 patients. at the end of the day 645pm. walking around beds in tight quarters, i left our med box in the room and the paperwork and then told my boss today what time i left. right now the walk down to the 1st floor all the way to the supervisors office then to mailing for the billing and then to the car then back into the clinic up the steps to clock out is just impossible at the end of the day. well most other days i do it or i decide which really has to be done. and usually end up telling my boss the time. i wasnt tired and i'm not lazy i just sat there dreading that walk. its an aweful feeling the one i hate the most. knowing exactly what i need to do and knowing how much i'm going to hurt doing it. i know for most people these arent big things, but right now they are miserable. i dont remember anymore when they werent,
i dont remember when walking down to the caffeteria wasnt a dreaded experience
i dont remember when getting up from the couch or a chair took 5 minutes.
i do remember when i would take off at 5pm and decide to do a project in the house and stay up all night doing it. i remember when i would plan day trips with the kids to the zoo, i knew it would be hard but i could still do it. i remember when the kids were gone how i would get dressed and go to the book store and look around for hours. now i pass because i cant stand in the isles long enough to look at all the titles. i remember going dancing all night every weekend and even some during the week and now i dont even bother. i want all that back. i look at the dishes in the sink and know i cant stand long enough to wash all of them. i love to cook always have and now i dont even do that much. it includes walking thru the store and then standing at the counter or stove. even if i sit while i cook i have to keep getting up. i look at this and think man i've gotten so lazy, but i havent i still want to do all these things and whith my new hardware i will. i want to go to the lake with the kids and not have to sit halfway , i never even got near the water. my friend went and played with them. i didnt go all the way because i knew i couldnt make it back. i think alot since i started this and sometimes i hate that i cant remember what it was like to be without pain. i look forward to rehab i cant wait to exercise.
i've never been able to really stretch because i've always let pain be an indicator of what was to far for my hips. i'll have a bigger range of motion now then i ever have and i look forward to trying it out. i'll be able to do leg raises now i'll know if i cant that its muscular and i just need to work harder. i'd like to think since i've always worked on my feet that my muscles will still respond when i tell them to. i read stories of people that knew normal who have this and they say its great after i want to be able to do that.
Monday, May 11, 2009
yes
ok, so my hidden fear that my leave would be turned down is now gone. oh thank you God. i qualify for fmla and the extended leave. i get both hips done in one leave i get to go back to work 100% this is going to be great. ( oh i'm gonna hate this post in my i did this to myself days). i've waited for this for so long and now my final few obstacles are comming down. God must really know this is time because my normal procrastination has gone away and i'm getting my ducks in a row. i'm under the thirty day mark and i finally feel like i will make it.
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