Well,
@dandy_candi
Resilience is the word that comes to mind, and
strength. Your're amazing. And so generous to share each step of the way, particularly when disaster struck and you had every right to lay low and concentrate on the matter at hand! But no, you kept the information flowing and were so calm.
May this recovery continue well. You have many friends here and everyone will be very keen to hear how you go with your OS appointment toward the end of the month. Keep well, brave one!
Thank you so much for your kind words Sunny Girl.
They honestly brought me to tears. When I think of what I have done it's pretty crazy, and when I tell people and their jaws drop it sort of makes me realise it's not just a little thing. I did this big thing, 3 surgeries in 6 months, and I'm on the other side. I made it through. It's pretty amazing and it's honestly changed my life. I went camping over the weekend, as we do every year as we go and watch a water ski race on the river a few hours from our home. My brother in law and father in law usually participate but didn't this year due to waiting on a new boat.
And I slept in our camper for the first time since my surgeries and it went well. Well it was comfortable enough, I didn't sleep well because there was someone's generator right near our camper. But physically I did well. I went for a swim, sat around in unsupportive camp chairs all weekend. And I walked to the start line to look at all the boats as they went into the water and there is this barrier that I remember I struggled to step over last year and this year I did it with ease, and no pain. Well not 100%ease as I am only 5'1" so most things are quite high for me baba but I just revelled in the fact that only 1 year ago I was in agony, unable to sleep in the camper from pain, unable
to step over the barrier,and here I am, 1 year later and 9 months out of my first surgery and I'm kicking goals. I said to my friends that were there that I couldn't step over the barrier last year and I got a little cheer but I wanted to write on here because I know you guys really understand.
I am going well in general. I am working between 15 and 25 hours a week. One week I worked 4 days and was pretty chausted but I am going well now. I am only working causally but feeling good enough now to apply for full time work so have been applying lately. There isn't much work around as I live in a small town but hoping I find something in the next little while.
But I have been keeping busy being creative and started a market stall making jewellery and homewares from concrete and with copper and gold leaf details. So that has given me something to look forward to and a little but of extra income.
I even bought a Fitbit to try and monitor my steps and level of activity most days at work I am doing 6 thousand steps in a day so pretty happy with that happy with that 4 months out from my revision. Goal is 8,000 - 10,000 so I can lose some of this weight I put on during my "hip years" and get a bit fitter.
I hope everyone is going well and I thank you all for your support, I think of you all often. I wouldn't be in the place I am had I not had your support. Thank you all.
Candice - 29 year old from Aus
RTHR 1 June 2016 LTHR 13 July 2016 Revision of LTHR 12 October 2016.