lilbit
junior member
CanadaHi there Celle, reporting from my desk at work here....
It's been very tough to make that return after packing up my Mum's house, when what the knee really needed was a complete rest!
However, as the saying goes, "Life is what happens..."
I have ice packs here, and use them regularly, but sometimes the knee is so painful at night that I don't sleep well. Also, I am on my own at home, so can't just relax after work or on weekends.
I still need to do my Mum's errands and make sure her meds are on track at the retirement place (they are not good at that). In the last 3 weeks I have had all day visits to the hospital emergency rooms here for her because of hip pain and an ankle infection (Cellulitis). She received the proper prescriptions from the doctors, but I had to really get after them about filling those prescriptions, and then dispensing them properly. Some of the PSWs interpreted instructions one way, and some another - very hard on her.
Like you, I wish for no regrets when the time comes, so will do all in my power to assure her comfort.
Then there is the yard, groceries, etc. I did get a yard work person to mow the lawn - all that uneven ground would be a nightmare.
Often after work, I have to crash for a while with ice and elevation on the sofa.
This weekend there is a CT scan for my mother at the local hospital - looking further into the cause of all that hip pain. Because of the timing of the CT scan, she will miss the dinner hour, so I will treat her to a Mother's Day dinner out - more vertical time.
I can't ask for more leave time, as the new computer system is not in place, locking out all leaves.
Plan B is to ask for a 4 day week, with the "off day" being Wednesday, giving me a chance to recup mid-week.
thank you again for all the help you provide to the "survivors" here.... this really is a surgery that knocks one sideways!
take care, Lynn
It's been very tough to make that return after packing up my Mum's house, when what the knee really needed was a complete rest!
However, as the saying goes, "Life is what happens..."
I have ice packs here, and use them regularly, but sometimes the knee is so painful at night that I don't sleep well. Also, I am on my own at home, so can't just relax after work or on weekends.
I still need to do my Mum's errands and make sure her meds are on track at the retirement place (they are not good at that). In the last 3 weeks I have had all day visits to the hospital emergency rooms here for her because of hip pain and an ankle infection (Cellulitis). She received the proper prescriptions from the doctors, but I had to really get after them about filling those prescriptions, and then dispensing them properly. Some of the PSWs interpreted instructions one way, and some another - very hard on her.
Like you, I wish for no regrets when the time comes, so will do all in my power to assure her comfort.
Then there is the yard, groceries, etc. I did get a yard work person to mow the lawn - all that uneven ground would be a nightmare.
Often after work, I have to crash for a while with ice and elevation on the sofa.
This weekend there is a CT scan for my mother at the local hospital - looking further into the cause of all that hip pain. Because of the timing of the CT scan, she will miss the dinner hour, so I will treat her to a Mother's Day dinner out - more vertical time.
I can't ask for more leave time, as the new computer system is not in place, locking out all leaves.
Plan B is to ask for a 4 day week, with the "off day" being Wednesday, giving me a chance to recup mid-week.
thank you again for all the help you provide to the "survivors" here.... this really is a surgery that knocks one sideways!
take care, Lynn
Way to go!
