Hinged Joint Revision Complete, recovery continues

[daughter stalker]

(((HUGS))) I hope your stress and ailments ease up soon.

 

[Pumpkin]

Thanks @daughter stalker , .

 

[Jamie]

Awww....I'm so sorry I missed your posts yesterday. And I'm sorry you are having such a tough time right now. I think your idea about seeing someone who was able to help you with stress in the past is a great idea. Whatever it takes to get you through this next few weeks....do it!

You know you have all of us right there with you when you feel the worries start to creep in. Please don't hesitate to talk about them to your friends here. It can help to write down what is worrying you and then address each of those fears. They will always seem larger when you try to deal with them alone! We're here for you!!!!

 

[bottomshollow]

Dear Pumpkln,

 

[Pumpkin]

Thank you for your support it means a lot!

 

[patient 99]

at other times I am feeling stressed about this revision,

From reading your posts it seems to me that you really only have one road to take and that is revision. It offers you hope. The other road offers nothing but pain. There's comfort in that - it takes the should I/shouldn't I stuff out of the equation. My very, very best wishes. And keep talking (post more not less) it will help.xx Carol

 

[Silver]

Hi Pumpkin,
Glad I found your posts. They mirror my experience with my knee. If I do not do much, I am sort of okay, but if I move around alot, including a long grocery trip, I pay, pay, pay.............
I just hope these revisionists know what they are doing. I will be sure to check in and let you know how mine is.
I just hope, hope, hope it works. I am a good month and a half before you, so hoping I have great news to share with you! Hang in there, we both will be fine eventually!
Silver

 

[Pumpkin]

Thanks for all the supportive and encouraging posts!
We got away for a few days, taking in some baseball (Go Cubs), and some retail therapy in Phoenix, AZ. Sure has helped to change my outlook, and calm my nerves. Celebrating anniversary Monday, 34th.
Having a wonderful and relaxing time, back to reality on Tuesday with recharged batterys.

 

[Poppet]

Hi Chris, @Pumpkln - just popped by to say hello and give you ((( hugs ))) from down under xxx

 

[Nana moon 27]

Hi @pumpkin, I hope you are feeling a bit better. I just read your posts and gosh you're going through some stuff right now! I really enjoy your company on the limerick site and often howl with laughter at the random things we all put! I really do wish you well with all my heart x x x

 

[DogLoverx3]

you were in my neck of the woods this weekend! sorry our weather wasn't so hot, but glad you had a nice time. Happy anniversary!!!

 

[1ELISEA]

@Pumpkln us
It'll be ok, pumpklin, really it will!
By this time next year you'll be skipping down the halls, my dear, skipping I tell you!

In the meantime, you are doing really well handling all of these issues; ordering a new pillow!! seeing a counselor!! modifying your routine!! Are you trying a warm wet washcloth several times a day on the stye? They can be irritating for sure! And did you get your shoe size straightened out or stretched?

A revision is a lot to go through, for sure, but sometimes it takes more than one time at something to obtain perfection.

Keep posting and letting us know how you are doing, ok. Frustration, irritation, scared, happy, doesn't matter, share whatever you want and we will be here. OK?

 

[Pumpkin]

Had a wonderful time in Phoenix, 2 Baseball games (go Cubs), Heard Museum, Solari windbells at Cosanti, and some Culver's Custard.
Had a little rain on Saturday, the heat felt good on the other days.
Now I need a few days vacation from my vacation .
Thanks for all your posts and support, they really help!

 

[Pumpkin]

I had the day off from my vacation yesterday .
This week starts my pre op preparation, !
I am having trigger point injections for my SI joint dysfunction on Tuesday, will get me through the surgery and the next 3-4 months.
Thursday I see the eye doctor about the stubborn stye in my eye, that does not seem to want to heal completely. Fear if this is not cleared by my revision date I will need to postpone it until it is cleared, do not want to take a chance of an infection. I have been on erythromycin for over two weeks and it is still there .
Using a warm washcloth, was good about 4x a day, 10 minutes, but after over a month I am sick of it, and do not think it helps, so do it 1 to 2x a day.
My jaw and teeth pain is better, not gone, but manageable.
Preparing my pre op questions to send to OS to be answered, using the list in the library, and adding my own specific to my health. Will send it tomorow.
Going to a PT at work, we found my fibula at the ankle is not very mobile as compared to the healthy right one, so we are working on that, does feel better.
Winding down my schedule at work, and am teaching an Aston® Fitness for Living Class for Seniors for 5 weeks, have a good group of 6-7 people. Teaching the class because it helps me to do the exercises, and of course when you are teaching you learn even more than your students.
Taking one thing at a time, cause if I did not, I would bury my head in the snow and never come out.

 

[trailspud]

@Pumpkln ...just went back over your thread. I'm not on the forum so much and I guess I didn't realize all of your recent and ongoing struggles. I hope as your revision surgery date approaches that becomes all
you need be concerned with. I sure hope that your revision outcome allows you to do all you want.

 

[Pumpkin]

@trailspud ,
Thanks for stopping by to offer your good wishes, it is much appreciated.
I am glad to read how well you are doing, it has been a challenging recovery for you.

 

[Nana moon 27]

Oh @Pumpkln

Ooh I do feel for you. You are having it rough! Teeth, jaw, stye, forthcoming surgery you are in my thoughts x x x x

 

[DogLoverx3]

 

[Pumpkin]

@Nana moon 27 and @DogLoverx3 ,
Thanks for stopping by and saying Hi and for understanding how hard this can be at times.

 

[Pumpkin]

Awake ruminating if the stye in my eye is going to force a rescheduling of my revision surgery, it has been there since January. Hot compresses, antibiotics, daily rubs to open the passages don't seem to be making a dent. It just stays there. Everything I read says two weeks and a stye will go away, they must be wrong this has turned into months. No pain just a little tiny stye.
I think there is a very small piece of crab shell in there, but nobody listens to me. This started when I was cracking a dungness crab at Christmas, a little tiny something flew into my eye, right where this stye is currently.
I know a stye has nothing to do with TKR, but this little tiny stye may be standing between me and my getting a revision. So here I an up wth knee pain (nites are worst) feeling helpless in the face of this stye that is staying right where it is.
See the eye Dr Thursday, suppose I will know more then.
Enough of this 2am worrying, at least for now. Most of what we worry about never happens, hope this is one of those worries.