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In pain, confusion and uncertainty after 4 months

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Jim I'm glad you went out to visit with your buddies, I do agree tho, it's not the same as participating! Up here I've been a fleecy sort for the last few winters! Haven't used the sofa or recliner for quite a while, too low and I have been stranded a couple of times :whis: My plan is to get a pallet and make the rocker/recliner into a booster/ejector chair :evil:

I would guess the pool you use is in the low 80s, I hadn't thought of it before because the hassle value of getting there and really not liking being there (at a pool in town) wasn't worth it. Then I could walk, and walk, and walk, now the inconvenience is worth it because I can move about in the pool, plus i found a better pool, I can tire myself in a good way! However - I want it warm! Apparently more than 80 degrees :hehe:

Chris
 
Jim....I am so hoping you can get some resolution here soon. Your attitude is great and I know that positive outlook helps. But....geeze.....you need some opinions of where to go from here!! I'm with Jo...keep buggin' people!!!
 
Well, folks, I saw doctor #2 today and learned that testing for infection (WBC) was negative and I have no infection. :thmb: He's ordered a test on the nerves in the area with a neurologist (I can add another specialist to my list-another name that I can't pronounce) which sounded like a good idea to me. Again, this doctor was attentive and seemed to be trying to find a way through this. -only thing is, it will be about a month down the road before I know anything more.
I am using the crutches now instead of the walker, and people are looking at me a little different now. They've got a look on their faces like, "Oh, you're making a comeback, are you?" With the walker they seemed to be saying, "When will you get back to the Home, poor soul?"
The good news is that it has been raining like crazy here on the prarie, and my prayers about keeping up with yard and plant watering have been answered. Now if I can just get my lab, Pete, to till the garden soil... :dogkiss:
Thank you all for your concern and attention. Jim
 
My plan is to get a pallet and make the rocker/recliner into a booster/ejector chair :evil:

Chris
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Yeah, Chris, most of my inventiveness has turned to recovery rocketry too, and my investing is dedicated to hoarding basic necessities near the recliner. :zzz:
Jim
 
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Jim, at least things are moving in the right direction....even if it IS slow, it's still FORWARD. Your great attitude will get you there.....and "there" is NOT, ABSOLUTELY NOT "the home!!" Hang in there!
 
Hi Jimbo

Glad to hear that the new doctor is taking your concerns seriously. I know what it feels like when a diagnosis eludes the so-called 'experts.' Rather than say they are stumped there is a tendency to locate the problem between the patient's ears. My first hip surgery was as the result of a fall down a ravine. Nothing was broken but the cartilage was apparently damaged. That didn't show on x-ray until it was worn right through.

Meanwhile I put up with years of agony and disparaging remarks close to contempt. Examinations were always carried out with me lying down, when the joint moved relatively freely. The pain came on weight-bearing. I stopped going to doctors and by the time I had surgery the joint was bone on bone and badly worn. It was still painful for years following the surgery which saw the prosthesis attached at an in-turned angle, causing it to rub against the inside of the bone shaft and my back has to twist to compensate for the in-turned prosthesis.

The surgery on the other hip was the result of walking with a severe limp and favouring the injured side for years. This was dealt with expediently and professionally and because the surgeon was very good my recovery has been excellent.

Anyway, pardon me, I didn't start out to whine about my past experience, but to congratulate you on making some progress. Just having a doctor who believes you and wants to help you will do a lot for your morale. Good luck with your continued recovery! Jenny
 
Wow!, Jenny, you had the ordeal! I'm doing okay unless I put much weight on the joint. You're account takes my breath away. I do hope that you are relatively comfortable these days. Is that so?
I'm doing pretty well unless I try to put any weight on the joint. I still have to support myself with a walker or crutches-I can't use the cane as yet.
But you're right. It's good to a doctor who is attentive and trying to find out what's going on. The nerve tests make sense to me. I didn't think I was ever dealing with infection. -just got to wait it out.
You are the model for patience! Jim
 
Jo, No, not much progress, But I am flying around on the crutches thanks to some remianing upper body stength. This made it easier to take Pete to the dog park on Sunday. I was glad to get out in the sun, and he was also greatful .:dogkiss: It also makes it easier to get around to work. I'm still using the walker around the house.
I'll do the nerve tests on 05/12 with another trip to Lubbock. I may have to move down there, but I prefer not to. It seems like there is always a little grit in the air down there. We're up on a caprock here-not quit as dusty, but more exposed to the wind.
Thanks for asking about me. Jim
 
Hey Jim,
I keep wishing something will happen good for you. I know it must be discouraging to still have pain when you put your leg down. But your fighting it and as hard as it may be at times, you have a wonderful spirit not to give up. Makes me feel a little selfish after doing my whyning after three weeks!
I went out yesterday with my walker as the sun was out and it felt so good to feel it hit and warm my body up. I am sure your dog loved the park and it was good for you too!

I laughed about you and the walker vs the crutches. I so wished my walker to be gone already but think it will be with me awhile longer too.
You hang in there and were all rooting for you!!!!!
Sandy
 
Sandy, I have been away from the sight and the home computer for a few days. I'm going between taking life as it comes and experiencing the frustration of being so limited in the coming beautiful spring days.
Piddling around the yard has always been relaxing to me (I sit and work inside all day), and I am moving like a snail out there.
On the other hand, my slowness has giving me opportunity to listen and pay more attention to others- to everything around me. There are some wonderful awarenesses in the gaps. Sometimes I write about what I see and hear:

On the pain in the body...

Even as the blue-lit stage of day is dawning,
Dead limbs do not brace themselves up
And strain to join the performing tree.
Rather, they wait in whatever stricken part
In the brightening, telling light,
Waiting for a strong, dramatic wind to find and emit them
To the unpretentious ground
Where they rest and cuddle long
And merge with tender earth. (04/18/2010)

But I do hope to get some input and direction with the nerve tests (05/12). Most of the muscles have quieted down-it's more a matter of just planting on the new hip.
Thanks for your concern and attention. Jim
 
Jim, that's a beautiful poem. Very moving.

I hope and pray you get some answers soon too.
 
Wow, Jim.....enjoyed your poetry. Maybe you'll post some more some time.
 
Hi Jimbo.

Thank you, yes I'm doing very well. The best I've been in years. I think the warm climate is helping considerably, not to mention the well-renovated R hip!:jump: I wish you a speedy resolution, don't let up on the pursuit of a solution. Jenny
 
Josephine, Boy, I have been having a tough time today. I think the changes in barametric pressure here (the weather changes every 35 seconds here) have aggrevated the hip (putting weight on it). I'm swinging around on the crutches getting to work, etc. I have to work to not get into thinking that has me beilieving I'm stuck with a permanent condition. I get to thinking I'm dissapointing Pete, but he still seems to love me. :dogkiss:I am trying to remain open and listen to what all is available to to me in life. And there is plenty available when I can see it, including more and new input.
Thanks for the support, Jim
 
You'll get an answer sooner or later. I'm sure of it. You just need to find the doctor who's got it!

God bless and keep you, my friend.
 
Jim, I agree with Jo. There is an answer out there and it's important that you keep looking until you find the right doctor who can give it to you. Don't give up trying!!!
 
Jamie, Yeah, I'll keep pitching:thmb:, as my dad used to say (he was a professional baseball player). I am glad there is another test or tests that can be conducted. I'll ride with this horse....that is, surgeon until he can't tell me any more.
Someone today told me to be sure and take a pain pill before a nerve conduction test. Is that a good strategy?:skp: Again, this is all new territory for me, and I don't know where the pitfalls for pain are.
Thanks for the encouragement! Jim
 
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