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ByGosh I was so glad to hear your daughter's cyst was benign. My doc at the time told me most cysts in the very young are benign, but it was still a terrifying experience (I was convinced I was going to die), even tho mine burst on its own and I didn't have to have surgery after all. I'm also so glad they could save her ovary. Poor child -- hard to go through things like that at such a tender age, but at least she had her mother at her side to comfort her and calm her fears. I hope she's ready to go back to school soon and get on with all the fun of college and youth. Such a wonderful time of life . . . .
I hope your husband is doing well. I saw somewhere in this thread that he is also going to have some surgery. I add my prayers and good thoughts to all the others on here for his good recovery and return to health. You must be feeling like Job right now, with all that is on your plate.
I'm delighted to join all on the Goshporch for the good food and companionship! I am a serious breadbaker and will bring several varieties of home made bread and some real butter (virtual real butter has no calories or cholesterol, BTW) and jam for all to enjoy. I"ll bring plenty of real butter so we can have it on Mr. Gosh's waffles, too. I didn't put in any tomatoes this year, or I'd bring fresh tomatoes, too. Can't wait to enjoy all the food and friends. Think I'll skip the diaphanous robe this time, tho -- sounds pretty informal, so I figure maybe shorts and a T-shirt?? I'll be the one with the blue walker with a basket full of bread. Anybody out there bringing any dandelion wine? That would be wonderful blast from the past. I do not drink any more, either, but for dandelion wine I would make an exception.
Sending your family good thoughts and prayers from HOT New Mexico.
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Milli
I hope your husband is doing well. I saw somewhere in this thread that he is also going to have some surgery. I add my prayers and good thoughts to all the others on here for his good recovery and return to health. You must be feeling like Job right now, with all that is on your plate.
I'm delighted to join all on the Goshporch for the good food and companionship! I am a serious breadbaker and will bring several varieties of home made bread and some real butter (virtual real butter has no calories or cholesterol, BTW) and jam for all to enjoy. I"ll bring plenty of real butter so we can have it on Mr. Gosh's waffles, too. I didn't put in any tomatoes this year, or I'd bring fresh tomatoes, too. Can't wait to enjoy all the food and friends. Think I'll skip the diaphanous robe this time, tho -- sounds pretty informal, so I figure maybe shorts and a T-shirt?? I'll be the one with the blue walker with a basket full of bread. Anybody out there bringing any dandelion wine? That would be wonderful blast from the past. I do not drink any more, either, but for dandelion wine I would make an exception.
Sending your family good thoughts and prayers from HOT New Mexico.
Love,
Milli
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sqwerlie Hello hon, Sorry you stretched that which shouldn't have been stretched. It's awful that our bodies are tightening up and becoming less flexible. I think resting it and icing and ibuprofen would help some. It sounds like life on the farm is quite busy for another few months. Thanksgiving sounds just about right - that's what we were taught during our school days - the harvest and the Thanksgiving feast, etc. It must be a bit of a relief when it's over for the year. I'm sure that Mr. sqwerlie finds lots to keep himself occupied. I think a farmer works daily by nature and doesn't take much time off.
Do you can vegetables and fruit for the winter months? I would imagine your life is much different than mine here in the suburbs of a large-ish city. We rely on the grocery store for everything we eat, unless we plant a little garden, which I haven't done for 10 years. I would think you provide much of your own food, fresh from your own gardens.
Do you have animals? I'm wondering if you have chickens for eggs. I'm sure you have dogs and cats and horses. I don't mean to be nosy, I'm just curious, as farm life has pretty much gone by the wayside here in Conn. My mother lived in the country of Vermont, and there were many dairy farms where she was. Most of those have gradually gone now, unfortunately. I love the old farms and barns and the beautiful fields, the pond and the land. It always takes me back to the past I can only remember a little of when I was young. Even then there wasn't much here.
Take care sqwerlie and I hope your soreness resolves soon!
Do you can vegetables and fruit for the winter months? I would imagine your life is much different than mine here in the suburbs of a large-ish city. We rely on the grocery store for everything we eat, unless we plant a little garden, which I haven't done for 10 years. I would think you provide much of your own food, fresh from your own gardens.
Do you have animals? I'm wondering if you have chickens for eggs. I'm sure you have dogs and cats and horses. I don't mean to be nosy, I'm just curious, as farm life has pretty much gone by the wayside here in Conn. My mother lived in the country of Vermont, and there were many dairy farms where she was. Most of those have gradually gone now, unfortunately. I love the old farms and barns and the beautiful fields, the pond and the land. It always takes me back to the past I can only remember a little of when I was young. Even then there wasn't much here.
Take care sqwerlie and I hope your soreness resolves soon!
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Nylsor You're already on your trip! How wonderful. I'm glad your daughter and SIL are with you to do some of the leg work so you can rest a little. I'm sure your soreness last week was from being on your feet preparing for the trip. Find time to rest each day and put your legs up.
Thank you for the kind words about my daughter. It's wonderful that she can get on with her normal life now. It's a blessing, really. We decide if she can return to college today. She was very washed out for most of yesterday, but ralleyed later on, enough to go out to a play and not come home until midnight! Kids!
I won't write too much, dear, dear friend, so you can get on with the serious business of having a wonderful vacation with your family. Give Mike a hug for me and tell him to enjoy himself while he takes very good care of you.
Have a great time Nylsor. We all look forward to your travel report when you're back and ready. Stay safe and be well.
Thank you for the kind words about my daughter. It's wonderful that she can get on with her normal life now. It's a blessing, really. We decide if she can return to college today. She was very washed out for most of yesterday, but ralleyed later on, enough to go out to a play and not come home until midnight! Kids!
I won't write too much, dear, dear friend, so you can get on with the serious business of having a wonderful vacation with your family. Give Mike a hug for me and tell him to enjoy himself while he takes very good care of you.
Have a great time Nylsor. We all look forward to your travel report when you're back and ready. Stay safe and be well.
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LeeApril26 Thank you so much for the color imagery from your hypnotist! I absolutely do believe it would help. It reminds me of Ruth Napersteks meditation a little bit. I'll have to try it later and see how it feels.
I've never heard of APOS. It sounds like it was a bit too much for you. 3,000 steps is alot. I've been wear a pedometer for the past several weeks, and 4,000 steps is about a mile for me, so you did a far amount in those shoes. It probably worked muscles that hadn't been worked in a long time, if ever. I think you're very wise not to pursue it at this point. You do so much - you walk, go to the pool, do yoga. That all sounds just wonderful to me.
I've been meaning to ask those who do yoga - how do you do it? Do you actually get on the floor? I can't imagine being able to get in those positions now. If you have time, please let me know. Is it a special yoga class that you do? I think it would be wonderful, but just can't picture it, at least not for myself now.
I'm selling all kinds of books on Amazon, not just texts, although those sell well right about now with the beginning of the school year. Many of the usual books that we read sell, too. Some are only worth a few cents, as there are so many of them, but we receive some of the postage, as everyone pays at least 3.99, so there's always some profit. I think you should try it. I don't know how Goshette started, but it's very simple once you set up your seller account. I can explain how we do it if you're interested.
Take care, Lenora. Thanks so much for always sharing what you know. It's a terrific help to me, always.
I've never heard of APOS. It sounds like it was a bit too much for you. 3,000 steps is alot. I've been wear a pedometer for the past several weeks, and 4,000 steps is about a mile for me, so you did a far amount in those shoes. It probably worked muscles that hadn't been worked in a long time, if ever. I think you're very wise not to pursue it at this point. You do so much - you walk, go to the pool, do yoga. That all sounds just wonderful to me.
I've been meaning to ask those who do yoga - how do you do it? Do you actually get on the floor? I can't imagine being able to get in those positions now. If you have time, please let me know. Is it a special yoga class that you do? I think it would be wonderful, but just can't picture it, at least not for myself now.
I'm selling all kinds of books on Amazon, not just texts, although those sell well right about now with the beginning of the school year. Many of the usual books that we read sell, too. Some are only worth a few cents, as there are so many of them, but we receive some of the postage, as everyone pays at least 3.99, so there's always some profit. I think you should try it. I don't know how Goshette started, but it's very simple once you set up your seller account. I can explain how we do it if you're interested.
Take care, Lenora. Thanks so much for always sharing what you know. It's a terrific help to me, always.
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Hi ByGosh, I am happy that your daughter is on the road to recovery, and her cyst is benign. It doesn't matter how old your children get, we still go into "mommy mode" when they don't feel good.
I hope your husband is doing well and I am glad that the prednisone is helping you function better.
Take care.
Annie
I hope your husband is doing well and I am glad that the prednisone is helping you function better.
Take care.
Annie
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Butterfly Hello my dear. Somehow I'm not at all surprised that you're a fabulous bread baker! I used to bake homemade bread "back in the day". There's nothing more delicious. I have a wonderful recipe from my mother for homemade cinnamon swirl bread that I've baked with my girls. It's such a nice, homey activity to do with children. They love to knead the dough, and then there's the eating part afterward. How delicious!
You're most welcome to bring your wonderful breads, and the butter and jam. I'm hungry just thinking about it.
Thank you for your kind words and thoughts about my daughter and husband. It means so much to me to have such supportive people here. My husband and I are talking about when to schedule his surgery now that my daughter is on the mend. I think it should be sooner rather than later. He's concerned about all of the work he has to get done at his job, and of course, that's a real concern for him. And we also have to prepare, as he does most of the cooking and all of the grocery shopping now. So we figure that we'll defrost the extra freezer we have, make up a bunch of meals to freeze, and have him scheduled when his work slows a bit this fall. It's not an emergency, so the surgeon said it could wait a couple of months, if it had to. I'll keep everyone posted on the timing.
How are you doing Butterfly? Is the pain the same as it was? I remember I couldn't imagine waiting so long for my surgery, I was in so much pain. I finally started on Tramadol, and it helped me when I took it regularly, first thing in the morning, and again at noon. Then I just laid down with ice most of the afternoons until bed. It was terrible. The pain is still pretty bad, but believe it or not, I'm not as freaked out by it. I think I've gotten used to being in pain, and my anxiety is less. I know I can take a pain pill if I have to, I know how bad it can get so I'm not worried it'll be an emergency situation type of pain, and I know if I rest with ice and listen to my pain meditation that can help, too. I think I've learned to handle it better, whereas before, I never experienced pain so severe, never had taken pain meditation, and didn't know what to do. I was terrified and frantic.
I hope your surgery comes very quickly for you so that you can get on the road to recovery! It's wonderful that you have this forum for support, as we've been were you are now and understand what you're going through. It's very difficult for you, I'm sure, but it will get better.
Take care of yourself and write when you can, dear. Let me know how you're managing if you want.
You're most welcome to bring your wonderful breads, and the butter and jam. I'm hungry just thinking about it.
Thank you for your kind words and thoughts about my daughter and husband. It means so much to me to have such supportive people here. My husband and I are talking about when to schedule his surgery now that my daughter is on the mend. I think it should be sooner rather than later. He's concerned about all of the work he has to get done at his job, and of course, that's a real concern for him. And we also have to prepare, as he does most of the cooking and all of the grocery shopping now. So we figure that we'll defrost the extra freezer we have, make up a bunch of meals to freeze, and have him scheduled when his work slows a bit this fall. It's not an emergency, so the surgeon said it could wait a couple of months, if it had to. I'll keep everyone posted on the timing.
How are you doing Butterfly? Is the pain the same as it was? I remember I couldn't imagine waiting so long for my surgery, I was in so much pain. I finally started on Tramadol, and it helped me when I took it regularly, first thing in the morning, and again at noon. Then I just laid down with ice most of the afternoons until bed. It was terrible. The pain is still pretty bad, but believe it or not, I'm not as freaked out by it. I think I've gotten used to being in pain, and my anxiety is less. I know I can take a pain pill if I have to, I know how bad it can get so I'm not worried it'll be an emergency situation type of pain, and I know if I rest with ice and listen to my pain meditation that can help, too. I think I've learned to handle it better, whereas before, I never experienced pain so severe, never had taken pain meditation, and didn't know what to do. I was terrified and frantic.
I hope your surgery comes very quickly for you so that you can get on the road to recovery! It's wonderful that you have this forum for support, as we've been were you are now and understand what you're going through. It's very difficult for you, I'm sure, but it will get better.
Take care of yourself and write when you can, dear. Let me know how you're managing if you want.
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Hi Annie anniemg Good to hear from you! Thanks for your nice words. I'm so glad my daughter is finished with her surgery and on the mend, too. It's a lot to deal with, especially when I'm not at my best. But you're right, we get into 'mommy mode' no matter what, and do what needs to be done. It's our instinct, isn't it?
How are you doing? You must be loving your pool on this hot and humid weekend! Is your hip behaving? I hope so. I haven't heard a word from SeaSiren and I hope she's ok. Have you heard? It's hard sometimes to log on and write how we're feeling if there's so much going on, and we need time to process all of it. And when things aren't getting better, I feel like I'm complaining too much anyhow. I hope she's just busy and recovering fine.
Take care of yourself. It was nice of you to come and visit, it's always good to hear from my neighbor to the north!
How are you doing? You must be loving your pool on this hot and humid weekend! Is your hip behaving? I hope so. I haven't heard a word from SeaSiren and I hope she's ok. Have you heard? It's hard sometimes to log on and write how we're feeling if there's so much going on, and we need time to process all of it. And when things aren't getting better, I feel like I'm complaining too much anyhow. I hope she's just busy and recovering fine.
Take care of yourself. It was nice of you to come and visit, it's always good to hear from my neighbor to the north!
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ByGosh As my hubbie says, getting old sucks but it's better than the alternative! Had my session in the hydrotherapy pool this morning, popped into (small) supermarket on the way home and am now aching! I know - rest, etc......!
Harvest is in full swing around us here in Kent but everything is later than usual, I am so looking forward to the apples and cobnuts (hazelnuts)! A lot of the old Kentish orchards and hop fields have been cleared to grow wheat, barley or rapeseed and lots of potatoes (and some have houses on them now) but we do still feel the rhythm of the seasons. It sometimes seems odd that we are only about 30 miles from Central London.
D*** it, I was going to get into Nylsor 's luggage for their trip - missed my chance!!!
Here's to happy healing for all of the Gosh family - you will need all your strength for this virtual porch party, I'll bring a firkin of traditional Kentish Ale to really get things going (that's a 9 gallon barrel!) and some cobnut cakes.
Good wishes to all from Anne
Harvest is in full swing around us here in Kent but everything is later than usual, I am so looking forward to the apples and cobnuts (hazelnuts)! A lot of the old Kentish orchards and hop fields have been cleared to grow wheat, barley or rapeseed and lots of potatoes (and some have houses on them now) but we do still feel the rhythm of the seasons. It sometimes seems odd that we are only about 30 miles from Central London.
D*** it, I was going to get into Nylsor 's luggage for their trip - missed my chance!!!
Here's to happy healing for all of the Gosh family - you will need all your strength for this virtual porch party, I'll bring a firkin of traditional Kentish Ale to really get things going (that's a 9 gallon barrel!) and some cobnut cakes.
Good wishes to all from Anne
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Hi, ByGosh -- I'm so happy and relieved to hear your daughter's surgery went well and there are no cancer signs. I hope the post-op pain for her has lessened by now. I know it's not all "over," but hopefully the worst for you and her and all of you is, and now you are in the "moving forward" phase. Your daughter is lucky to have such a supportive family, wonderful mom. I'm sure she knows that and that has helped her enormously during what has to be a scary time for her.
And here you are, making lemonade out of lemons, hosting a virtual tea for all of your BoneSmartopian friends/fans; selling things on eBay. And cheering us all on. You are a beautiful, beautiful soul, ByGosh.
I'm glad to hear you are able to get around better and feel a little better with the Prednisone. I hope your doc is able to help you figure out the right time and amount to cut back, when needed. But I understand completely what you're saying about wanting to get up off the couch and do more. Also, when you said this:
I'm trying to come to terms with my own limitations and recovery right now. I think it's going to take a while to see just how I'll end up. I believe it's going to be something that keeps changing in different ways, and of course, as I age I don't imagine I'll ever be the same as I was a year ago, unfortunately.
This is where I am these days, too [see unbaked peach pie avatar]. I still get up every day and try to think of ways to progress without overdoing it, but it's just not a simple matter. I sometimes think THIS time period, post-op, for many of us, is perhaps one where support is really needed. Because so often people in our lives or people in general think that once the surgery is over and the wound is healed, it's a "Ta-da! That's THAT! It's over and I'm climbing mountains!" kind of deal. And it is not. Not for some. But try to explain that......
Please take care of yourself. Post when you can. And never forget how much we care about you.
And here you are, making lemonade out of lemons, hosting a virtual tea for all of your BoneSmartopian friends/fans; selling things on eBay. And cheering us all on. You are a beautiful, beautiful soul, ByGosh.
I'm glad to hear you are able to get around better and feel a little better with the Prednisone. I hope your doc is able to help you figure out the right time and amount to cut back, when needed. But I understand completely what you're saying about wanting to get up off the couch and do more. Also, when you said this:
I'm trying to come to terms with my own limitations and recovery right now. I think it's going to take a while to see just how I'll end up. I believe it's going to be something that keeps changing in different ways, and of course, as I age I don't imagine I'll ever be the same as I was a year ago, unfortunately.
This is where I am these days, too [see unbaked peach pie avatar]. I still get up every day and try to think of ways to progress without overdoing it, but it's just not a simple matter. I sometimes think THIS time period, post-op, for many of us, is perhaps one where support is really needed. Because so often people in our lives or people in general think that once the surgery is over and the wound is healed, it's a "Ta-da! That's THAT! It's over and I'm climbing mountains!" kind of deal. And it is not. Not for some. But try to explain that......
Please take care of yourself. Post when you can. And never forget how much we care about you.
LeeApril26
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ByGosh Thanks for the info on the Amazon book selling. Seems like it might be a good thing to do over the winter, when I hide from ice and snow. And, it would be good to clear out some of the cases of books we'll never read again, and keep just the old friends.
As for yoga, both classes (country and city) I attend accommodate people of varying ranges of ability. One class is held in an auditorium and if you can not get on the floor you sit on the side of the stage and roll onto a mat. I did this the first time. There are also several people at both places who use chairs to either do the positions or serve as an assistive device for getting up and down from the floor. This is what I did in the next two classes. Even if I am on the floor, I avoid all positions that require me to be kneeling in any of the stages, as I am really concerned for my knees. So, if they are doing poses on knees, I just stretch and breathe. The yoga instructor in the country says that the point of the positions is to facilitate breathing, so just lying still or in a stretch and breathing is good for you. I know I am more relaxed and feel more agile for about 24 hours after the class.
My friend does yoga positions on her bed from a book called Asanas in Your Pajamas, I think. She is 84 and has a bad back, and swears by it. If she does the positions in the morning she can walk 2-3 miles a day. If she doesn't her muscles and back are tight and she has been known fall.
Take care, ByGosh. Your plans for your husband's surgery sound reasonable and realistic. I am so sorry you are going through all this, but am impressed by how well you have organized and coped with this, on top of your own issues.
I look forward to continued GoshPorch conversations. If I could restrict myself to virtual feasts, I'd be in much better shape!!
As for yoga, both classes (country and city) I attend accommodate people of varying ranges of ability. One class is held in an auditorium and if you can not get on the floor you sit on the side of the stage and roll onto a mat. I did this the first time. There are also several people at both places who use chairs to either do the positions or serve as an assistive device for getting up and down from the floor. This is what I did in the next two classes. Even if I am on the floor, I avoid all positions that require me to be kneeling in any of the stages, as I am really concerned for my knees. So, if they are doing poses on knees, I just stretch and breathe. The yoga instructor in the country says that the point of the positions is to facilitate breathing, so just lying still or in a stretch and breathing is good for you. I know I am more relaxed and feel more agile for about 24 hours after the class.
My friend does yoga positions on her bed from a book called Asanas in Your Pajamas, I think. She is 84 and has a bad back, and swears by it. If she does the positions in the morning she can walk 2-3 miles a day. If she doesn't her muscles and back are tight and she has been known fall.
Take care, ByGosh. Your plans for your husband's surgery sound reasonable and realistic. I am so sorry you are going through all this, but am impressed by how well you have organized and coped with this, on top of your own issues.
I look forward to continued GoshPorch conversations. If I could restrict myself to virtual feasts, I'd be in much better shape!!
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LeeApril26, I was so sorry to read about your experience with the APOS therapy. All that pain for something that didn't feel painful when you were trying it. I too had about two weeks of intense pain after an overzealous outpatient PT session that felt just fine while I was doing it. I'm so glad your OS responded to your emails and guided you about this. When you say "painkillers" do you include over-the-counter stuff like Tylenol and Advil, Motrin, etc.? I am curious what people mean here on BS when they talk about meds and painkillers. Strangely, I don't include over the counter stuff when I use those terms. Though I am aware of and wary of OTC side effects.
Anyway, I gather the pain has gotten much less now since the APOS experience? I hope so. I continue to believe that no one--and, strangely, not even the OS-- really really truly takes into consideration that any movement of our lower body is "activity" that should be "counted" when we embark on any physical enterprise. I'm certain the PTs do not. Sure, they take into account the restrictions from the surgery, and they recognize and address which muscles are weak and how one thing affects another. But they never seem to factor in that getting to and from a PT session, getting on and off a table, etc., COUNTS as activity and we feel it greatly when the PT or whatever session is over.
I can't help but think that this particular surgery is very different from other reasons why people do PT or other things to get in shape, to get flexible, to reduce pain. So I guess it's up to us to always be on alert 24/7 as to what we need to reduce while we try doing things that will ultimately help us with pain and mobility. But that's hard to do.
I wish you all the best with your Eriksonian and related techniques. Hopefully it will all add up to a bag of tricks/tips to reach into at various times during daily living that will help when the crazily erratic pain pops up.
Anyway, I gather the pain has gotten much less now since the APOS experience? I hope so. I continue to believe that no one--and, strangely, not even the OS-- really really truly takes into consideration that any movement of our lower body is "activity" that should be "counted" when we embark on any physical enterprise. I'm certain the PTs do not. Sure, they take into account the restrictions from the surgery, and they recognize and address which muscles are weak and how one thing affects another. But they never seem to factor in that getting to and from a PT session, getting on and off a table, etc., COUNTS as activity and we feel it greatly when the PT or whatever session is over.
I can't help but think that this particular surgery is very different from other reasons why people do PT or other things to get in shape, to get flexible, to reduce pain. So I guess it's up to us to always be on alert 24/7 as to what we need to reduce while we try doing things that will ultimately help us with pain and mobility. But that's hard to do.
I wish you all the best with your Eriksonian and related techniques. Hopefully it will all add up to a bag of tricks/tips to reach into at various times during daily living that will help when the crazily erratic pain pops up.
LeeApril26
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Thanks, Peaches. I am feeling better and have not taken anything for pain except turmeric, tart cherry extract and rose hips for three days. I do include NSAIDS (ibuprofen and Aleve) as pain pills because I have been taking Meloxicam/Mobic daily for about three years, except when I was on the prescription pain killers pre and post surgery. I am also not sure what long term means, but seems to me three years qualifies. Meloxicam is a 24 hour slow release ibuprofen, and since I've stopped it I've noticed all sorts of new pains.
I saw my primary care doc last week, and had tests for kidney and liver function. Don't have results yet, but want to be sure I don't kill myself with NSAIDS. Tylenol also has issues, but at least I haven't been taking it for years, so if I have pain when I am off the NSAIDS I'll take a couple, as long as I am not planning on wine with dinner, which I like to have a couple of times a week.
I am hoping for a bag of tricks for handling pain without resorting to an immediate run to a pill. Not that I will avoid that if I need it.
You're right that cumulative activity counts. In the country I exercise more because I can hop in the car to get to the pool. In the city, it involves the subway stairs and long walks to get to the pool, or anywhere, and I find I get achey just doing the 'normal' moving around you do in NYC. I have far less energy for the pool and yoga, though I know if I go I hurt less. FYI, I have not done much swimming, mostly exercises from a book/website called Heal Your Hips that suggests water exercises and walking in the water. I can swim, but it hurts my shoulders. Trying to build strength there as well.
This whole recovery thing is not really covered when you have surgery, and I think the "you'll be back to normal" in six weeks does not cover people with longer term joint issues. Just using the cane punished my right side so much that I am still sore from shoulder to knee.
Apologies Songlady for this long hijack on your thread. Hope all is going well with you and the Song family.
I saw my primary care doc last week, and had tests for kidney and liver function. Don't have results yet, but want to be sure I don't kill myself with NSAIDS. Tylenol also has issues, but at least I haven't been taking it for years, so if I have pain when I am off the NSAIDS I'll take a couple, as long as I am not planning on wine with dinner, which I like to have a couple of times a week.
I am hoping for a bag of tricks for handling pain without resorting to an immediate run to a pill. Not that I will avoid that if I need it.
You're right that cumulative activity counts. In the country I exercise more because I can hop in the car to get to the pool. In the city, it involves the subway stairs and long walks to get to the pool, or anywhere, and I find I get achey just doing the 'normal' moving around you do in NYC. I have far less energy for the pool and yoga, though I know if I go I hurt less. FYI, I have not done much swimming, mostly exercises from a book/website called Heal Your Hips that suggests water exercises and walking in the water. I can swim, but it hurts my shoulders. Trying to build strength there as well.
This whole recovery thing is not really covered when you have surgery, and I think the "you'll be back to normal" in six weeks does not cover people with longer term joint issues. Just using the cane punished my right side so much that I am still sore from shoulder to knee.
Apologies Songlady for this long hijack on your thread. Hope all is going well with you and the Song family.
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Hi ByGosh, I think about SeaSiren each time i log on to bonesmart. I do believe we will hear from her again when she is feeling better, but I will bet she is going to have a long road ahead of her. I am sorry that I was not able to meet her back in June when I was down in her neck of the woods. I'll just continue to send good thoughts her way.
We did enjoy our pool this weekend except for today. It is very muggy & we have had heavy rains on and off all day. My right hip feels pretty good. I am preparing myself for the left hip replacement on October 21. Right now my left side aches and it is hard to put full weight on it. The OS gave me a prescription for Tramadol and I take Diclofenac 2 times a day. I do get some relief, but bring on October already!
Since beautiful Fall is just around the corner, I am leaving you with beautiful garden mums for each of your gosh porch steps. I hope they make you smile. Take care of yourself.
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ByGosh I'm so glad that your daughter is doing well and that the surgery was successful. It's so worrying when the ones we love are ill and I'm glad your news was good. Sorry I'm not on the site very often these days, now I'm back working full time the time is just whizzing by but I have seen that you are still not doing too well which isn't good. I hope you get some relief soon and get to have some pain free good times ahead. 
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My goodness, what a busy page! LOL ByGosh, typically we do produce a lot of our own food. This year we didn't because I just couldn't do most of it. But usually we have chickens for eggs and for meat, raise our own beef, can or freeze veggies, tomatoes, tomato sauce, applesauce, apple cider, pumpkins (still doing that this year as my youngest raised a pumpkin patch), potatoes. In the past we had goats and drank the milk and made cheese and yogurt. And one daughter raised rabbits (up to 100 at one point) and we butchered the meat rabbits. In the early summer we usually buy strawberries, peaches and blueberries and freeze them or make jam. I can remember times I went to the grocery store and didn't buy much...just flour and sugar and such. I am looking forward to getting more chickens next spring...I miss the fresh eggs! Although I don't miss the occasional fertilized egg that made it to the kitchen, more than once I cracked open one to find a little baby chick inside. 
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ByGosh I am so happy to read your posts! Thank goodness things went well for your daughter, though I'm sorry she's having to deal with this at the beginning of the semester.
I have been thinking about you all a lot.
LeeApril26 I had a friend who had learned the technique you describe, or something very similar, (he was my voice teacher) and once while we were driving home from a seminar I mentioned that I had a horrible headache. He took me through this technique and my headache went away! I am certain that the mind is more powerful than we have any clue, and the mind/body connection is deeper than we know (tough there is increasing acknowledgement of and research into it.)
ByGosh.... wow, the bookseller thing! We are in the process of weeding through our hundreds of books, some of them esoteric academic things...hhhmmmmmm!!
In my Restorative Yoga class, we are encouraged to take a large, lightweight but firm bolster and some firm foam blocks (there are stacks of all these things in the corner of the room.) We can sit on the bolster and use the blocks to "raise the floor" to rest our hands...or stick the blocks under our knees or put the bolster behind our backs, whatever.
I then use the bolster and/or blocks to push myself up, to get up off the floor.
And there are a few poses I just don't try. A lot of the things that involve purposely holding my torso folded toward my legs - in other words, holding my body beyond the 90 degree point for a prolonged time, just doesn't seem smart to me at this early stage, so... I just don't bend that far.
But in general, my aches are less and I feel more limber and better mentally after I do the yoga class.
And - I bought an extra thick mat (Marshalls and TJMaxx have them) so kneeling is much easier on my knees. But the instructor recommends folding over one's mat or kneeling on an extra folded up towel to help the knees.
I have been thinking about you all a lot.
LeeApril26 I had a friend who had learned the technique you describe, or something very similar, (he was my voice teacher) and once while we were driving home from a seminar I mentioned that I had a horrible headache. He took me through this technique and my headache went away! I am certain that the mind is more powerful than we have any clue, and the mind/body connection is deeper than we know (tough there is increasing acknowledgement of and research into it.)
ByGosh.... wow, the bookseller thing! We are in the process of weeding through our hundreds of books, some of them esoteric academic things...hhhmmmmmm!!
In my Restorative Yoga class, we are encouraged to take a large, lightweight but firm bolster and some firm foam blocks (there are stacks of all these things in the corner of the room.) We can sit on the bolster and use the blocks to "raise the floor" to rest our hands...or stick the blocks under our knees or put the bolster behind our backs, whatever.
I then use the bolster and/or blocks to push myself up, to get up off the floor.
And there are a few poses I just don't try. A lot of the things that involve purposely holding my torso folded toward my legs - in other words, holding my body beyond the 90 degree point for a prolonged time, just doesn't seem smart to me at this early stage, so... I just don't bend that far.
But in general, my aches are less and I feel more limber and better mentally after I do the yoga class.
And - I bought an extra thick mat (Marshalls and TJMaxx have them) so kneeling is much easier on my knees. But the instructor recommends folding over one's mat or kneeling on an extra folded up towel to help the knees.
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ByGosh it's so nice and busy and friendly here on your GoshPorch I'm very glad for the news on your Goshette, who must be back at school now? She will recover just fine, and if I'm any indication, in 25 years she will have forgotten most of the particulars of the week! I've ben thinking and praying all these days I haven't been here-- can't be sitting at the computer while doing stuff (anybody want to clean the litter boxes for me?) but praying is a snap!
It's also good to hear that while your pain is still pretty serious, you are able to be up and about. You have found some great alternative therapies-- thank you for posting that auto-hypnosis exercise, I will have to try it with the next weather headache.
You are going to have fun doing the Amazon thing, I hope. If I got up the nerve I'd let you auction my classic collection of SF magazines. I know a retired-from-playing violist who put all her tons and tons of music on Amazon, and it was bought in one fell swoop by a young violist in Poland to whom she gave a very special price for his zeal! (Playing viola takes zeal, cojones, and the willingness to be the butt of all orchestral jokes...)
I'm glad that you can schedule MrGosh's surgery for a convenient time, rather than having to rushrush to be ready for it. He is a hero in many ways, isn't he?
It's going to be time for lunch on the GoshPorch soon enough, so I'd better go make another quiche (I love the stuff, and didn't really know it had gone out of style!). I think I will make my sister-in-law's recipe with spinach and ricotta, with a cream cheese crust-- I haven't made that in years!!!!!
Oh ByGosh, I want you to be the first here to hear my wonderful wonderful pair of news-es!!!! My older son (26), in the space of two weeks, landed a great county public school job and got engaged, (squeeeeeaaallll!) you should SEE the RING!! My younger son (23), who is somewhat behind where his age would suggest, did equally wonderful things-- on his last day of schooling, he obtained his GED, such a relief to me, and the next day he graduated from his training program with a nationally recognized silver certificate that is a useful bonus qualification for job seeking. He has grown up so much over the past 10 months that we gave him a GPS and the keys to the spare car for a graduation present, and he's taking a road trip this coming weekend to see friends from school. It is terrifying and heart-flutteringly joyous!! Be happy with me!!! This "kids growing up" thing certainly has its moments
I'm very glad for the news on your Goshette, who must be back at school now? She will recover just fine, and if I'm any indication, in 25 years she will have forgotten most of the particulars of the week! I've ben thinking and praying all these days I haven't been here-- can't be sitting at the computer while doing stuff (anybody want to clean the litter boxes for me?) but praying is a snap!It's also good to hear that while your pain is still pretty serious, you are able to be up and about. You have found some great alternative therapies-- thank you for posting that auto-hypnosis exercise, I will have to try it with the next weather headache.
You are going to have fun doing the Amazon thing, I hope. If I got up the nerve I'd let you auction my classic collection of SF magazines. I know a retired-from-playing violist who put all her tons and tons of music on Amazon, and it was bought in one fell swoop by a young violist in Poland to whom she gave a very special price for his zeal! (Playing viola takes zeal, cojones, and the willingness to be the butt of all orchestral jokes...)
I'm glad that you can schedule MrGosh's surgery for a convenient time, rather than having to rushrush to be ready for it. He is a hero in many ways, isn't he?
It's going to be time for lunch on the GoshPorch soon enough, so I'd better go make another quiche (I love the stuff, and didn't really know it had gone out of style!). I think I will make my sister-in-law's recipe with spinach and ricotta, with a cream cheese crust-- I haven't made that in years!!!!!
Oh ByGosh, I want you to be the first here to hear my wonderful wonderful pair of news-es!!!! My older son (26), in the space of two weeks, landed a great county public school job and got engaged, (squeeeeeaaallll!) you should SEE the RING!! My younger son (23), who is somewhat behind where his age would suggest, did equally wonderful things-- on his last day of schooling, he obtained his GED, such a relief to me, and the next day he graduated from his training program with a nationally recognized silver certificate that is a useful bonus qualification for job seeking. He has grown up so much over the past 10 months that we gave him a GPS and the keys to the spare car for a graduation present, and he's taking a road trip this coming weekend to see friends from school. It is terrifying and heart-flutteringly joyous!! Be happy with me!!! This "kids growing up" thing certainly has its moments
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Congratulations Chris.. zauberflöte, on both events in your childrens lives.....time goes by so quickly....One day you're taking them to school, then you're fighting with them to do homework, fighting to get them to abide by curfew...worrying about "grown up" decisions that they make or don't make....(no wonder I color my hair)! Enjoy your ahhhhhh moment. Hope you are feeling better as well. Take care.Be happy with me!!! This "kids growing up" thing certainly has its moments
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