Sorry for not updating you all sooner--I should realize by now that I am less than functional after surgery! So, here is the break down:
The Not So Good Things
1) The surgery took 5 hours--was only suppose to take 2-3.
2) I missed lunch and dinner again.
3) I gained 5 more wires through my foot.
4) My stitches are icky looking!
5) I have two sets of stitches.
6) I was in agony after the surgery that first morning and it took all day for the doctors to figure out what to do--think of having a charlie horse and a major foot cramp for over 8 hours--NOT PRETTY (hence the lack of writing on the blog)! The pain was so bad all I could do was cry. :(
7) My energy levels are sapped again!
8) I have to wait until Tuesday 8/21/07 to find out what the next step is.
9) I am back to using the #$@*&^ walker because I am unable to put full weight on my right foot.
10) I am being sent to a pain specialist.
The Good Things
1) I had three wires that go through my leg taken out--so I only gained 2 more wires.
2) I got to have milk shakes at lunch and dinner.
3) Mom brought me a hamburger right after surgery so I didn't feel like I was starving.
4) Fun people sat with me while I waited for surgery
5) I didn't have to wait long to be checked in and taken up for surgery.
6) Fun people came to visit and check in on me in the hospital.
7) I received lovely gifts from wonderful people to make my stay more bearable!
8) The fracture site has healed even more since the last X-ray so less bone material was needed.
9) I didn't have to have bone harvested from my hip the docs could harvest the amount needed from my knee--a lot less painful and a lot less invasive!
10) The family and I have figured out what to do the next time I have surgery and I am not able to be my own advocate.
11) Saintly people have come to see me at home while I am in bed!
12) Saintly people have brought me yummy things to eat while I am confined in bed.
13) I have these foam octagons (Dad calls them my marshmallows) that help relieve pain by keeping the right amount of pressure on my pins and wires so the skin stays in place.
14) I am being sent to a pain specialist. :)
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Hi there...I need your email address for the Knit in at the Beach.
ReplyDeleteYou sound un-drugged...nice :)
sharon allen
Hi Lara,
ReplyDeleteI'm currently in the external leg hardware club as well, I'm sure you've heard. I'm fortunate to not have to tolerate it after my next surgery on Thursday afterwhich my hardware will be internal with an external cast. Am currently using a walker and have six weeks of no weight bearing. I have such respect for the journey you are on.
Your dad installed grippy things on our front steps today that gave me so much more confidence about hopping up and down them.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you would like to comiserate with someone who has experienced a tiny bit of what you are dealing with.
You are in my prayers.
Ellen
Miss Lady Lara.
ReplyDeleteSunshine, warmth, and smiles.
Blonde yet proud.
She sings a melody…
warms the soul.
The hounds will bay
It’s all good…
Clean fun and play.
Funny at times she can be serious.
Care to listen…
She makes me calm.
You thought otherwise.
A slip, a fall…
Pain and perception prevail.
Priorities make themselves known.
It’s only cloudy for a while…
Then you can shine again.
Be in wonder of life.
The mystery of what’s next.
The page you write today…
Is a memory tomorrow.
As always, use lots of adjectives!