so i am now beginning my 6th week. i don't really need the walker anymore, but after about 25 steps, i'm walking like quasimodo, so i use the cane all the time. i'm up to 30 reps of the exercises. i'n not in constant pain anymore, and a motrin in the day and one at night seems to be enough. when walking unassisted, it kind of feels like i'm walking on stilts, or i'm walking on something precariously wobbly. it gets a little better everyday, but i feel like a weeble! except where weebles wobble but don't fall down, i feel like i could easily do a face plant at any moment! LOL anyway, when out in public, i keep the cane with me and also keep jr close.
i must admit, after the first week when i wanted to kill him, jr has been an invaluable help. he's learned to load the dishwasher and unload it and grocery shop and has even kind of figured out where everything goes in the kitchen! amazing! who knew? anyway, big test today... going with hin to the grocery store today and will be riding on one of those cart things! i'll try real hard not to run into things or knock things over.
anyway, i exfoliate my legs everyday and have to put a TON of lotion on cause a month with ted stockings and not being able to lotion (bad for the fabric of the stockings) there was dead skin flying everywhere! when we took them off, there was dry skin EVERYWHERE! my legs looked like someone threw flour on me or something. Yuck! i don't know whether to have a ritual TED stocking burning or keep them just to remember once in a while. i don't want to take having working hips for granted at any time in this lifetime, and i had totally forgotten how it felt to be virtually pain free! WHEW!
more later
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
MARCH 27,2011
okay, it's sunday, nothing is on tv, i've read everything i feel like reading, and i am BORED and have cabin fever. yesterday i got out to get jrs eyes checked and to go to shoppers and hobble around and get a few things i needed. it wasn't enough! it's cold but sunny, the hip is getting better, the exercises kill me everyday, but i'm up to 20 reps and then 5 more later in the day. my schedule or lack thereof, is affording me more freedom than i have had in my adult life. But since i can't drive and have to walk in public with a crutch, it is all for naught! and i must be left legged, cause using the crutch the first time was a piece of cake, but with the right hip, having the crutch on the left side is a trip! i expect to do a face plant at any moment! LOL i'm having trouble getting used to it. i'd better practise with a cane cause that will be awkward too. Now if jrs job would just get back on track before we end up in the poor house for real, it will all even out. trying to get better fast so mom can come back home. she will be out of the rehab in about a week, but will have to go to blairs till i can get around better. i can't take care of her when i can't cook for my self. oh well, back to my second set of reps...maybe 10 more tomorrow!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Mach 22, 2011
okay, so we're in the third week, and i'm still using the walker. it's getting easier, i can get in and out of bed like a pro now, but getting around monster can still be a chore. when he's feeling his cheerios, he likes to make a game of me trying to get by! At first i humored him, but or course, he took it to the extreme. so i ran right over him. i think he's got the message now.
however, this morning, he did one for the books. for some strange reason, jr didn't let him out before he went to work, and of course, he had to go not ten minutes after he left. this is 6:30 am and it's still dark. and muddy. and kind of cold. after about 15 minutes i hear him bark, but he's not on the deck. so i turn on the outside light and see him wrapped around the back of the hot tub, and stuck. about 30 feet from the bottom step of the deck. so i had to get dressed, grab a crutch and hobble down the steps, through the mud and unhook him from the tarp. the things i called that dog! after i unhooked him he went up on the deck waiting to go in the house, but it took me a full 15 minutes to get there myself! he sure ain't no Lassie, that's for sure. he's had enough sense to stay out of my way since then but i'm still mad. it took 10 more minutes to scrape the mud off my crutch! damn dog!
so...i figured since i was mad anyway, i might as well do my exercises. so there's more swearing while i get that done! i think now that it's 10:00 am and i've foraged for food already, and pretty much invented a new language of swear words, there's nothing left to do but go take a nap! Damn dog!
however, this morning, he did one for the books. for some strange reason, jr didn't let him out before he went to work, and of course, he had to go not ten minutes after he left. this is 6:30 am and it's still dark. and muddy. and kind of cold. after about 15 minutes i hear him bark, but he's not on the deck. so i turn on the outside light and see him wrapped around the back of the hot tub, and stuck. about 30 feet from the bottom step of the deck. so i had to get dressed, grab a crutch and hobble down the steps, through the mud and unhook him from the tarp. the things i called that dog! after i unhooked him he went up on the deck waiting to go in the house, but it took me a full 15 minutes to get there myself! he sure ain't no Lassie, that's for sure. he's had enough sense to stay out of my way since then but i'm still mad. it took 10 more minutes to scrape the mud off my crutch! damn dog!
so...i figured since i was mad anyway, i might as well do my exercises. so there's more swearing while i get that done! i think now that it's 10:00 am and i've foraged for food already, and pretty much invented a new language of swear words, there's nothing left to do but go take a nap! Damn dog!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
andaluzian flu
february 22, 2011
i know i'ts been a while, but the hip is healing fine. i am to have the second hip done on march 3. meanwhile, saturday last, i got the flu. for all the stand off i've had against flu shots (and there have been many) and not getting one for years,,.. thinking, (i'll take my chances) i now say GET THE DAMN SHOT! this is AWFUL! it's like on the bill cosby show when the parents got the andaluzian flu! my eyelashes hurt! non functioning for days! but i did cut it short, but i'ts not for the feint of heart.
it takes 4 hot toddys every 24 hours and eating and sleeping in between. it cut it short for me. i did it cause i need to get over it by the time of surgery. and i ain't got time for this mess! my advice, GET THE DAMN SHOT! this is hell warmed over! LOL but i am getting better and i will get caught up in a few days.
more later,
i know i'ts been a while, but the hip is healing fine. i am to have the second hip done on march 3. meanwhile, saturday last, i got the flu. for all the stand off i've had against flu shots (and there have been many) and not getting one for years,,.. thinking, (i'll take my chances) i now say GET THE DAMN SHOT! this is AWFUL! it's like on the bill cosby show when the parents got the andaluzian flu! my eyelashes hurt! non functioning for days! but i did cut it short, but i'ts not for the feint of heart.
it takes 4 hot toddys every 24 hours and eating and sleeping in between. it cut it short for me. i did it cause i need to get over it by the time of surgery. and i ain't got time for this mess! my advice, GET THE DAMN SHOT! this is hell warmed over! LOL but i am getting better and i will get caught up in a few days.
more later,
Sunday, February 6, 2011
february 6, 2011
okay, so it's been a while,... but a lot of stuff has happened. my mom got out of rehab too early, she had her hip done Jan 7, and went to rehab facility for a week and a half, and then she came home against doctors wishes. so she was home, and were exercising and icing and stuff and then on feb 3rd she fell while i was in the shower. hurt her knee a bit and couldn't put weight on the left knee. so she had to get that checked out and then realized she came out of rehab too early and went back. she is doing good, and hopefully she will be home soon and can function.
meanwhile i go back in march 3, for my right hip. prayers are welcome, and i think it will all be fine. my plan... salsa by july! :-)
meanwhile i go back in march 3, for my right hip. prayers are welcome, and i think it will all be fine. my plan... salsa by july! :-)
Sunday, January 16, 2011
January 16, 2011
Well, sadya is gone to toronto, and gammie is in the rehab center after her surgery, which was on the 7th. she is doing, i guess, as well as any 88 year old would be doing who has been in constant pain for the last 5 years and who was unable to walk toward the end of the wait. she just doesn't want to do the physio. she finally got a physio therapist that she likes so she is finally doing the exercises. nikki, comes everyday, and warren and blair alternate during the evening. i call about three times a day.
Meanwhile, i can do steps now, and walk unassisted totally. still using the handicapped sticker cause the hip gets tired after a trip to the grocery store. gotta see the football game, so more, hopefully, tomorrow.
Meanwhile, i can do steps now, and walk unassisted totally. still using the handicapped sticker cause the hip gets tired after a trip to the grocery store. gotta see the football game, so more, hopefully, tomorrow.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
January 2, 2011
well, new year. christmas was very quiet cause none of the kids could come home. sadya is soooo popular now that she's leaving it will be a wonder if she gets packed in time to go! gammie had a couple of really bad weeks where jr was picking her up every night... she was on some pain medication that made her loopy as hell and she couldn't function. talked to maria about it and we took her off everything. just motrin and tylenol. she is much better but i have to take her to the bathroom which is wrecking my nights! warren brought over a baby monitor and that is making it easier. her surgery is friday and neither one of us can wait. i am hoping she is a lot better when she comes home and can get her self to the bathroom.
Today marks 2 months from my surgery, and all is going well. doctor said i can drive and i can break the 90 degree angle, so that is good. it of course snowed when i went for my checkup but i made it. the doctor sent a note to physio for them to start range of motion exercises, but they haven't yet, so i went on the internet and got 4 exercises that i am now incorporating into my exercises. i have kamau trying to find me a small tens machine and with that i can eliminate physio for the most part.
sadya leaves teusday and gammie has her surgery on friday. it will be a very strange break, and will be strange for a while. we'll have to get sadya a webcam so we can skype on a regular basis.
more later...
Today marks 2 months from my surgery, and all is going well. doctor said i can drive and i can break the 90 degree angle, so that is good. it of course snowed when i went for my checkup but i made it. the doctor sent a note to physio for them to start range of motion exercises, but they haven't yet, so i went on the internet and got 4 exercises that i am now incorporating into my exercises. i have kamau trying to find me a small tens machine and with that i can eliminate physio for the most part.
sadya leaves teusday and gammie has her surgery on friday. it will be a very strange break, and will be strange for a while. we'll have to get sadya a webcam so we can skype on a regular basis.
more later...
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