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United StatesSeaSiren Littlejem Kim22 Kylesh Elosarabrab Poppet Thank you, guys! I appreciate your approval and support of my new thread - it means a lot to me. You're all so dear and sweet.
Hi Kylesh My thread has no hijacking fines, so don't worry about posting here! My gosh, my goodness, how could I charge my virtual outdoor guide a thread fee? Never!
I'm very excited about your upcoming kayak trip, and I also understand your apprehension. Just practice sitting on your kayak before you go, and getting up and down, so you'll know you can do it. Then alll of your previous experience with kayaking will take over. I'm glad that Garry is understanding and has extra stops scheduled for you. I'm sure you won't ruin it for anyone, and you'll be fine. If you can sit for a period of time, get in and out, stretch your legs, it's really your arms that will do the work, am I right? But please try to be aware of not twisting too much back and forth - I hear that can cause the hip to hurt (like when people shovel snow and then throw it over on the side and half-turn to do it - a PT warned me about not doing that.)
It will feel so good to "get back in the saddle" for you though! All that nice exercise, the fresh air and sunshine, the lake - you'll be so happy! Is your hubby going with you? You'll definately have to post all of the details for us afterwards.
Elosarabrab Hello there. Nice to have you come for a visit. You're right, we do seem to see each other and catch up on other people's threads. That's fine. It's hard to get to everyone's thread every day. I'm glad you like the thread title, too. How have you been doing? I'll have to pop on over to your place and take a peek.
I'm doing OK. The Prednisone that I was on really helped, but today I'm off of it, and I can feel the inflammation starting again. Hopefully, it won't be too bad. The OS said that I can do two rounds of it, if the pain returns, so I guess that will be the way to go. But it was wonderful for nearly a week to be able to function better. I do ok at home, but I hadn't ventured out much before, really. But with the pain controlled, I was able to do more and even go shopping once with my daughter - (I used to love shopping! Even just to look around.)
And we all went to my next door neighbor's outdoor party last night that was for another neighbor family that's moving. That was really a treat! I tried to sit as much as possible so it worked out pretty well. The food was great - a potluck, so a little bit of everything, and this is the time of year for yummy summer salads here. It was nice to see everyone and socialize a little. AND the best part is - I had some rhubarb for the first time since I was a young child! Someone made a recipe by Martha Stewart - it was Martha Stewart's Upside Down Rhubarb Cake, and it was really delicious. So that was fun, too.
Littlejem I hope your back behaves itself for you and you get some sleep tonight! It's not fair that you have to suffer with your back post-op. I'm afraid if it doesn't behave, we'll just have no choice but to call in sqwerlie 's Canadian PT for an emergency gluteal massage session...
Kim22 I'm glad that you can use the stationary bike. It must be excellent exercise for the hip and the leg muscles. It's smart of you to go slowly and build up your time on it. The sauna and steam room and jacuzzi sound like heaven to me! You must look forward to it. So you're doing a variety of things, but not too much of anything - which is good for you. What did your OS tell you not to do? Anything in particular?
You're previous job sounds challanging and rewarding. It's always nice to see a difference that you can make for someone in their life or with their health - especially children.
Have a great weekend!
Hi Kylesh My thread has no hijacking fines, so don't worry about posting here! My gosh, my goodness, how could I charge my virtual outdoor guide a thread fee? Never!
I'm very excited about your upcoming kayak trip, and I also understand your apprehension. Just practice sitting on your kayak before you go, and getting up and down, so you'll know you can do it. Then alll of your previous experience with kayaking will take over. I'm glad that Garry is understanding and has extra stops scheduled for you. I'm sure you won't ruin it for anyone, and you'll be fine. If you can sit for a period of time, get in and out, stretch your legs, it's really your arms that will do the work, am I right? But please try to be aware of not twisting too much back and forth - I hear that can cause the hip to hurt (like when people shovel snow and then throw it over on the side and half-turn to do it - a PT warned me about not doing that.)
It will feel so good to "get back in the saddle" for you though! All that nice exercise, the fresh air and sunshine, the lake - you'll be so happy! Is your hubby going with you? You'll definately have to post all of the details for us afterwards.
Elosarabrab Hello there. Nice to have you come for a visit. You're right, we do seem to see each other and catch up on other people's threads. That's fine. It's hard to get to everyone's thread every day. I'm glad you like the thread title, too. How have you been doing? I'll have to pop on over to your place and take a peek.
I'm doing OK. The Prednisone that I was on really helped, but today I'm off of it, and I can feel the inflammation starting again. Hopefully, it won't be too bad. The OS said that I can do two rounds of it, if the pain returns, so I guess that will be the way to go. But it was wonderful for nearly a week to be able to function better. I do ok at home, but I hadn't ventured out much before, really. But with the pain controlled, I was able to do more and even go shopping once with my daughter - (I used to love shopping! Even just to look around.)
And we all went to my next door neighbor's outdoor party last night that was for another neighbor family that's moving. That was really a treat! I tried to sit as much as possible so it worked out pretty well. The food was great - a potluck, so a little bit of everything, and this is the time of year for yummy summer salads here. It was nice to see everyone and socialize a little. AND the best part is - I had some rhubarb for the first time since I was a young child! Someone made a recipe by Martha Stewart - it was Martha Stewart's Upside Down Rhubarb Cake, and it was really delicious. So that was fun, too.
Littlejem I hope your back behaves itself for you and you get some sleep tonight! It's not fair that you have to suffer with your back post-op. I'm afraid if it doesn't behave, we'll just have no choice but to call in sqwerlie 's Canadian PT for an emergency gluteal massage session...
Kim22 I'm glad that you can use the stationary bike. It must be excellent exercise for the hip and the leg muscles. It's smart of you to go slowly and build up your time on it. The sauna and steam room and jacuzzi sound like heaven to me! You must look forward to it. So you're doing a variety of things, but not too much of anything - which is good for you. What did your OS tell you not to do? Anything in particular?
You're previous job sounds challanging and rewarding. It's always nice to see a difference that you can make for someone in their life or with their health - especially children.
Have a great weekend!
although I hate to admit it. I seemed to be helped only when I was on it. I guess I have to keep searching for the right thing or combination of things, or something. Sigh - enough about that. I really don't even like writing about it, to tell the truth. 
