Hi there. Life goes on. I am still doing relatively well. I was cycling on my recumbent bike one to one-and-a-half hours most days and started having constant pain in my left hip. I saw my OS on January 30. Fortunately x-rays showed my hip replacement is fine. I had pain just about all the time, but because the movement that made my hip hurt was when I tried to pick up my leg with bent knee, Dr. Bradshaw thought I probably irritated the tendon that attaches to the inside side of the hip replacement. He had me get a steroid cocktail shot in that tendon on February 15. My hip has not hurt much since then, but when I sit for extended periods at my desk working, I sometimes have pain. I had planned to resume cycling for ten-minute intervals, but I have hesitated doing so. I think I’ll try resuming cycling in the next week or so. I won’t know until I try. But I would prefer not to have another shot in the tendon in the near future, or ever actually. It was not pleasant,
My right knee is still constricted, but I have learned to live with it for now. I still expect it to improve more even though it has been over 2 1/2 years since the surgery.
I had a bacterial infection in my left eye after a superficial keratectomy on November 13. The ophthalmologist
finally referred me to a cornea specialist in Little Rock. I saw the specialist on January 2 and 23. My next appointment is April 23. The vision in the area where the bacterial infection was is very blurry. I have seen some improvement, so I hope there will be more improvement by April 23. I hope a new prescription for glasses will be all that is needed. Time will tell.
On New Year’s Day, I had broken down all the boxes from Christmas and thought it was a good idea to put the recycling out since pickup was the next day. About 6:30 PM, while rolling the recycling container to the curb, the toe of my right shoe caught on the edge of the driveway, and I fell forward on the concrete. My right wrist was fractured. A simple fracture, fortunately. After trying a cast for two weeks, the OS decided the wrist needed surgery. He said if I were a typical 80-year-old, he would suggest leaving on the cast and letting the fracture continue to heal even though it was not healing “perfectly.” Not his words, but close enough. However, he said that I am not a typical 80-year-old, and he decided surgery was the best choice. I’m not sure what “typical” is, but it is nice to know that I’m not typical. The surgery was performed on January 19, and the wrist healed well. The OS released me on March 1. I am in hand therapy and will be for another couple of weeks for strengthening. From my first therapy appointment, the therapist was surprised by the amount of flexibility in my wrist. I did flexibility exercises until the OS cleared me for strengthening exercises on March 1. This was not a joint replacement issue, but the wrist is a joint.
Well, I’ve brought you up-to-date on much more than I had planned, I will always be grateful for the support I received from BoneSmart. The support helped so much pre and post surgery. It increases my happiness to know that you are still here to help others during their surgery and recovery.
Thank you, again.
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After all our planning, Jennifer is unable to go with me that week, and she is also looking forward to seeing Debra. Since I think the trip will be more enjoyable with Jennifer, we are planning to go in September. It’s a disappointment because I was psyched up to go this month. But perhaps I will be able to walk more independently by then, and I the weather may be milder in September. Anticipation.
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