Hip Infection* Life After SCaprae

[SCaprae]

Lost my thought after hitting send while typing. More later.

 

[SCaprae]

 

[Layla]

Sunday bloody’s in the garage with friends while visiting and

I'll finish it for you...watching NASCAR.

That is such fantastic news about, Cookie Especially reading that she feels it was all worth it after ALL she's been through.

It's good to read you're doing well and I'm sure your story has been an inspiration to your friend. Maybe she'll even make it hunting with your group again this Fall.

Aww, pic of Ruby just came through as I was typing this. So sweet...your furry buddy!
Have a wonderful Sunday in the mini thaw this weekend and a great week too!
@SCaprae

 

[SCaprae]

I am pleased to share another update for my friend Cookie. She & her husband have been able to rejoin our Sunday Bloody Mary gathering (hosted last weeks while Pat & I were in Arizona for April). Yesterday they were over ( along w/ 5 others), it was quite pleasant to visit and enjoy the afternoon. She’s walking w/ only a cane, some lingering pain & regaining muscle strength. We discussed the upcoming Bear season , she’s looking forward to coming up to Bear Camp and has applied for the license lottery as has the rest of our party.
Utilized the swimming pools while in Green Valley & am moving around better myself. It’s good to be back home on my “puddle” and back in my garage working on whatever comes along.

 

[Layla]

What an uplifting post to read! Thanks for stopping by to share the good news! Cookie has to be feeling better to happily join in on the traditions of your friends group! Whether it be the Sunday Bloody’s or joining you in camp in September, it sounds like……she’s back!!

Good to hear you and Pat traveled safely to AZ and back home, enjoying your time there. Now it’s time to indulge in all the fun the puddle offers for the season when you’re not in your Man Cave puttering around with, Ruby.

Wishing you a Happy FIVE YEAR Anniversary (8 days early) on your successful revision. May you have one of the best Summers ever! Stay in touch!
@SCaprae

 

[Layla]

Hey…how’s Cookie?
How are you…and of course, how is Ruby?
Time for an update Waiting patiently.
@SCaprae

 

[SCaprae]

Has been a busy summer so far & things are going well. My friend Cookie is using only a cane and getting around much better and “happier” than she’s been in over 2 years. What a relief. We all have our trials/tribulations/ ups & downs: sure is good to be able to see/be part of this process.
To gauge progress one must look backwards/ tough to keep in mind when young the “thick” of it.
I’m doing very well. Have many projects in the works on the home front, spending quality time on the “puddle” and nearby lakes w/ friends (and Ruby of course), revamping my heating system (added underfloor hydronic zone) in preparation for the new kitchen, watering flowers and just “tinkering “ in my garage. Sunday Bloody’s with a varying parade of faces & overall enjoying each day.

 

[SCaprae]

Typo: when you’re in the thick of it.

 

[Layla]

Nice to hear from you and read that life is good. It’s been over five years since your revision now and stories like yours are inspirational to those fighting infection.
Thankfully things seem to be looking up for, Cookie, also. That is wonderful news!
Enjoy the rest of the Summer on the water and your Sunday‘s with friends, family and Ruby! Take good care!
@SCaprae

 

[Mojo333]

Hi, friend
I agree with Layla... yours (and Cookie's) story may serve as lifelines to folks facing the same hardships.

 

[CricketHip]

So happy to read this update! Yours and Cookie's health accounts will be and in fact, are so helpful to many. thank you for sharing.

 

[SCaprae]

Ok all. My dear friend Cookie has spent the last 2 years since her first THR. It’s been a struggle (understatement). She’s doing remarkably better, since she was/is an initial member of our “hunting party “ ( success is defined as getting to hunt. Filling a tag is a bonus & photos are acceptable instead) she wished to hunt this year as she received a tech thru the lottery system. Her husband, my cousin and myself just returned for Bear Camp / Cookie bagged the biggest bear we’ve taken in almost 35 years!! But that’s a whole different story.

I must admire her internal driving force:
difficult to navigate level terrain- dealt w/ tramping in the woods: not w/o difficulty
and also “roughing it” w/o power, cell & running water and some mice.

 

[Layla]

Wow…amazing! Go Cookie!
It is wonderful to read she is doing this well after all she’s been through.
It was brave of her to tackle the terrain and “rough it“ in the woods given all she’s endured over the past two years. It’s heartwarming to read positive news about your friend. Thanks for sharing!
I hope you’re healthy / thriving and all is well in your corner of the world.
Happy September!
@SCaprae

 

[Mojo333]

@SCaprae

Hope all is well with you and yours.... and Cookie is continuing to improve too!
Hope your Christmas is Merry and Bright

 

[Layla]

How y'all doing? You, Ruby, Cookie & Co?
Please leave us a little update if you have the time.
Best Wishes for a very Merry Christmas and a blessed 2024!

 

[SCaprae]

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[SCaprae]

Thank you my friends. I tried to send a 45 second video of last Sunday’s gathering (showing Cookie, her husband & the rest of the group) but would need some advice how to do so. Settled for Ruby & Gray Kitty this morning. Has been another good year. Spent November in Green Valley Az visiting Pat’s Dad & Stepmom. Watched the ice go out on the puddle today w/ Pats kids & Grandkids (12 of us) had dinner white elephant gift exchange and much conversation. Cookie is doing well & grateful as am I. The “new normal” does contain a few “hiccups/obstacles” though that is no different than life. Onward!!

 

[Layla]

Sounds like all is well! Great news and always nice to hear from you.
Many blessings to you all in the New Year!
@SCaprae

 

[SCaprae]

Thinking that an unfiltered status report may be of interest to others, not to be confused with wining/complaining as immense improvement/quality of life is the result of having had both sides receive THR.
Left side: THR following the first replacement and first revision of the right hip. This is/was the replacement procedure that we all hope for: no problems during or after. The end result is not only well tolerated, but completely successful.
Right side: This began innocently enough & has been quite an experience. THR that was a success with the development of an infection that led to being revisited 3 times. The outcome had been good, with 1 lingering aspect. The ligament (tendons connect muscle to bone, ligaments connect bone to bone) located beneath the hip joint has never really quit being “angry”. This is not and should not be thought of as a “deal breaker”for any who are needing THR. For me the worst movement is lifting my right leg and swinging it into the car (over the rocker panel). Worse if the vehicle is low to the ground. Also when in the recliner a hard cough will let it report in without fail (especially after reconnecting with the ODIC).
Not to the point of seeking out my trusted Surgeon, but I may bring it up in future (none in the foreseeable future) appointments with my regular physician.

There, I’ve “come clean”. Thanks for listening.

 

[Mojo333]

Good morning
I am sure after all you have been through with that hip, the worst part of those pains is it dredging up concerns for "could this be indicative of another problem?"
Twinges are not happy reminders for any of us...
I am glad you give an honest account and hopefully it will get better...
All the best for 2024 my friend