TKR Oh Baby feel the (k)need in me - the sequel ..

[yiayia3]

Dogwheels your report is great like you it's so nice to have a normal looking knee that does what you want it to.
A brillant post and and what an inspiration to others x

 

[Ellejay]

@dogwheels
Chris, such an uplifting report, even though I've been following your progress from the start I really enjoyed reading it, and it will certainly give hope to people just starting their knee journey.
I just hope that in another couple of months, once my second knee really settles down and starts to feel like mine, I will be well on the way to my new pain free life and able to thoroughly enjoy the Spring and Summer.
I do hope that Louie is still behaving himself and that your daughter is thoroughly enjoying his company, she deserves some happiness.

 

[Dabber]

@dogwheels We had a wonderful week in Budapest, thank you. The hotel is so splendid we just love being there. We went to Margaret Island the first day which turned out to have been a good plan as we had a lot of rain other days. We saw the shoes, very moving and went to the Opera and to an evening Folklore concert, an evening boat trip and most days we did some walking about to the indoor market, Christmas Market and so on but not too much as I can't walk for hours with my knee. One highlight was a behind the scenes tour of the hotel; it was part of a Grand Budapest Hotel package although we passed on another part that would have involved a lot of walking. We saw them light the Christmas decorations in the hotel with carols from the children of the local primary school singing in impecable English.
We came home and a week later went to Paris for a week.....more walking but museum trips and a bit of shopping etc.
Tomorrow I'm back in the Macmillan unit for my 2 monthly infusion, only it'll be by subcutaneous injection this time....crossing fingers here with memories of months and months of clexane injections.

 

[busylizzie]

I hope everything goes well for you tomorrow @Dabber

 

[dogwheels]

What lovely things to experience in Budapest @Dabber - so glad you had a good time. Your Paris trip sounded fun too.
I also really hope that your treatment goes well tomorrow - I'll be thinking of you.

We have no trips planned as yet for 2015, tend to do it all a bit on the spur of the moment, although we may pop over to Switzerland to see some very old friends who live there. Last time we saw them their children were 3 years old and a baby. The boy is almost 18 and quite grown up now, and the girl is a stunning 15 year old! Every year we promise to meet up - but maybe we will this time. So many of our Christmas cards were suggesting meet ups. Looks as though it could be a busy year.
Next weekend we are down to our other house, and out for supper with friends. If its not too cold we may take our new boat for a quick spin round the harbour. If we had been there this weekend it would have been tempting to drive and see the container aground on Bramble Bank, just between Southampton and Cowes!

Anyway - time for a quick read before bed.
XXXX

 

[dogwheels]

Okay guys - here is the Little Louie update: He is being a very good boy, purrs like crazy and the vet thinks he is super. Has his first jab on Saturday - aww ....... Daughter was away on business all day today with an early start and late return, so I was deputed to go and check he was OK (didn't need much persuading!)
Anyway here are some more photos for you to enjoy:

XXXXX

 

[TexasTee]

What a cutie pie!

 

[Ellejay]

He is just gorgeous!

 

[susanne]

I have to say he's quite a cutie. Love the one of Louie sleeping. I also love his name
How are YOU feeling. I'm almost up to my 1 year anniversary on the 14th. I'm going to celebrate by first going to surgeon than buying lottery tix!!!!


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[Nana moon 27]

Oh Chris,

He's gorgeous, in fact he's seriously cute x x x . I can't wait to show my granddaughter tomorrow xxx

Thank you for sharing the pics xxx

Love Ann xxx

 

[Nana moon 27]

Hi @dogwheels
I hope you're ok? How are you? Oh and I have to ask how is Louie? X xx

Love Ann x x

 

[Ellejay]

Hi Chris @dogwheels,
I think it's time for some updated photos of Louie , how is he doing?
My good news is that I think I'm off the Tramadol, and I slept for nine hours last night!, I feel like a new woman , well, nearly . Hope all is well with you xxxxx

 

[dogwheels]

Thanks for asking @Nana moon 27 and @Ellejay - I am fine.

Had a busy weekend down on the coast and this week is hectic. Dinner party for 10 of hubby's colleagues on Friday night - I am hoping to be sensible and do a little bit of forward preparation every day to make things easier. Today I need to get all the glasses out and give them a good polish, along with the cutlery. Bit of cleaning tomorrow and decide which courses are going on which plates! On Thursday I'll try and get a bit of the food prep done, then proper cleaning and getting everything ready on Friday. I enjoy cooking ambitious things, but have decided to do a tricky but 'prepare 24 hours beforehand' starter and also have one dessert that is prepare ahead, just to lighten the load on Friday night. To make things more complicated we have a Hindu vegan guest - so I am attempting to make a vegan starter and main that follow the rules but don't look too different from what everybody else is eating. Never mind, I make a mean, potent and very true to the original Raffles' Singapore Sling (it needed lots of visits to the Long Bar in Raffles and many tastings to perfect - heh heh). Hubby has requested I make these when his guests arrive, so hopefully they will all (bar the Hindu) soon be sublimely inebriated and blithely unaware of any cooking mishaps!

We received a very unreasonable quote from the Tree surgeon at the weekend, so have been busy finding an alternative. We knew it would be expensive, but you could buy a decent car with what he quoted AND it didn't include debris removal. He is just starting off as self employed and ours would have been a nice big job for him, but he has blown it by being greedy. Thankfully another one is all lined up and ready to go at a much more acceptable price which includes clearance. The difference between the two quotes will buy me lots of lovely plants! Council should sign off on the work this week as we are in a Conservation area and some of the trees have Preservation orders. Then it will be like living with trapeze artists and a sawmill for some time.

Louie is doing OK but daughter is exhausted as he is a bit over playful and a bit pouncy, scratchy and bitey at the mo. Vet says it is normal kitten behaviour but she needs to control it. I think he sleeps when she is not there and is then full of beans once she gets back tired from work. He is fine when I have visited on my own, so I believe it is just attention seeking behaviour with my daughter. Poor little Louie was very woebegone after his spray, tablet and shot on Saturday, but is on fine form now. The vet says he is quite small for his age, and wonders if the vendors separated them from Mum a bit early and they were a bit younger than the 8 weeks stated, which could explain his behaviour. Daughter loves him dearly but says rats are much easier to deal with at this age!

So glad that you think your Tramadol days are over Lyn, and congrats on the good night's sleep. It is amazing what a decent uninterrupted night can do for you. As requested here are a couple more Louie pics. The bed one is how my daughter woke up the other morning, after Louie had managed to sneak in!

Hope you are doing OK and not overdoing things. I'll be browsing here in odd moments this week, but I have a lot on, so wont be around that much. Catch you both soon

XXXXX

PS - a new avatar for the New Year!!

 

[Ellejay]

Love the avatar, you look great!
Louie is just divine, I'm not a cat person, I much prefer dogs, but I think he could change my mind .
Good luck with the dinner party, what fun. I know you are a long way out, but still, take care and don't stand for too long. It's my husbands birthday next week and all the family are coming over for lunch on Sunday, but as he is still doing all the cooking,we've opted to go out. I did offer to cook, but he knows me too well, I would do too much.
I hope it all goes well, and enjoy xxxxxxLyn

 

[Nana moon 27]

@dogwheels

Chris you look fantastic, absolutely amazing (sending a loud wolf whistle your way!). Your hair looks fabulous, I love the style. I bet hubby thinks he's got a new woman!!!x x x

You are so living your life now...dinner party for ten. Gosh that's so brave. Well done. You know what Chris, I'm so pleased that you've had a successful recovery and you really do deserve it. You worked hard. Overcame the setback you had early on and well done you x x x

Anyway gorgeous girl, have a fabulous week and we will look forward to how your dinner went and hoping your knee is good too x x

Ps Louie is gorgeous x x x

((((Big hugs)))))
Love Ann x x x x

 

[yiayia3]

You and Louis look wonderful @dogwheels enjoy your dinner party x

 

[TexasTee]

Love the new avatar!! Also love that you are firmly back into your life and having such fun with your new knee. Awesome, can't wait to get there, myself!

Louie is a doll - I'm a dog over cat person also but he really does look like a sweet heart. Of course...he's sleeping in all of those so that might have something to do with it! I recall being less fond of Chloe when she was in her puppy biting phase - thankfully she learned quickly.

 

[susanne]

@dogwheels. Hi Chris. Louie is adorable. All kitties play at night and sleep all day. Kitty still does but as she gets older and fatter she's become more self sufficient in playing. She was also teeny when we got her just a few pounds now she's 14 lbs and when I had her declawed she actually gained weight. I know that sounds cruel, but I was getting cat scratch disease from her scratches, and now they do it using laser, a very expensive manicure
I got exhausted reading about your party and how much work you're putting into it. Those Singapore slings made me do a double take. I'm personally very interested in those Singapore slings. That was my favorite drink when I was in college..at least that's one thing I remember.
Well, my 1 year anniversary is today and knee feeling too good to be true, so every time I say something I have to knock wood. 1yr check up next week.
Daughter got a real job in a school with medical benefits. Yay no more payments out of my pocket. Her other job ended as the GM of the team got fired. They are in warm sunny florida and expect to return in March with Emily waiting for them at the door. Surprise!
I'm so happy for her. It's in a private school for autistic children 5-18. Class of 5 students and each one has a 1:1 para. That will be her job. She said there is room for advancement so maybe they will pay for her college education. Fingers crossed, I'm just so glad she is happy, working with benefits and with other people. The school was started by a speech therapist and her friend so they must have gotten tons of grant money or very rich parents. And best of all they are all the same age bracket. Some are brand new teachers and knowing Emily with all her experience etc she will out smart the teachers. And thing with her bf are so far really good
Just hope not that good because I'm a selfish mommy and want her back home
Glad all is going well with you and hope everything with your daughter is great
Love susanne


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[dogwheels]

Hello All
Sorry @TexasTee and @susanne for not replying to your earlier posts - I think as I put less on here, the fewer alerts I get. Its not so bad with other threads, but really annoying when it's your own.
Just sitting here doing dishwasher load after dishwasher load ......
Last night's dinner party went well and apart from a large bowl of mixed berries, there is very little left over. They ate well and drank well - yet another embarrassing mountain of bottles when the recycling van comes round next week!
I was on my feet most of yesterday and yesterday evening - our guests didn't leave until after 2am. That said, my back ached and my Achilles was a bit icky as I was barefoot all evening, but the knee was absolutely 100% fine, and remains so today. Hurrah.
The Singapore Slings were well received, 2 bottles of gin and one of cherry brandy disappearing in 20 mins. Eeek! A couple of guests woke up this morning oblivious to how they got home - this has happened before, I told you they were potent!! When either of us get that lottery win @susanne, we will drink Sing Slings in my new hot tub. Promise!
Louie's behaviour is improving and he has discovered cat treats and prawns. I checked on him for my daughter last week and he has already grown. Daughter says I am a calming influence. That would be a first!

So glad about your daughter's new job @susanne - sounds perfect and hope it all goes well.

@TexasTee - I expect you are in countdown mode now. Your TKR is just 2 days before my 1 year anniversary, so I will read the progress of your recovery with interest. Lots of love and thoughts heading your way. Just think, this time next year ........

Take care

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[Nana moon 27]

Hi @dogwheels

Chris, I'm so pleased your dinner party went well x fantastic news that your knee was well behaved and normal xxxx have a great weekend. Love Ann x x x