Re: New hip 13 September - feeling sad
Thank you Jamie, I really am trying to learn how to learn the computer. My daughter and her husband took to computer like fish to water but not me. With their patience I am learning. I have decided to take pain medication on a schedule to see if that controls my pain. For the last couple of nights I have been waking up in pain, in fact right now I waiting for it to take hold so I can go back to sleep.
I think I need to explain why I am so impatience with the process of healing. In 2006 I found out I had cancer. I was told it was caught in stage 1 :wow2: that's really great and when you want to find it. The surgery was to be a one night stay in the hospital and then go home and recover. Well 'the operation' was a mess. they did get the cancer but because situation beyond my control something happened and I ended having two or three more operations in order to save my life. the reason I don't know just how many surgery' I was put in a induced coma and on a breathing machine for three weeks. I have no idea what happen in that time frame.
All together a month in ICU. then another week in a another hospital room. In that room they started me walking without any aid. I couldn't believe how weak I was and how much pain I was in. When I started to walk I had to support myself which was quite a chore. I still feel that some of muscle hurt because out of that. The doctors all told me because I was at death door at least once I would take about 2 years to recover. with the help with God and my friends I was able to fully recover with some aches and pain but thats better than the other side.
Just as i was returning to normal I found my feet were really hurting. I went to the doctor and found out that a old injury had raised its ugly head. I was able to take care of it and returned to doing my traveling and started quilting. Then my knee started hurting so bad and that is were I found I needed a new knee. After the surgery I got infection in both knees which was able to be treated by pills. I waited over a year to get my hip done but my hand needed to be address because by jobs have always been very physical active and it could no longer be put off just six weeks before hip surgery. so the bottom line since 2006 have been recovering form one thing to another. I just want to return to a normal life.
During that time a pipe in my house broke and totally destroyed the inside of my house. this happened as I was waiting for knee surgry. I lost a lot of things including the whole kitchen, bathroom and every wall had to have parts of them had to be removed. What a mess. With God's help I was able to put my whole inside back together with the help of my house insurance. But it was very stressful. to be very honest to sell my house and get rid of that place was a wounderful feeling. the people that bought it got an all new inside. the one thing i found interesting was how the house looked ater I finished it. Since I didn't have anyone to ask do you like this or not, I chose all the kitchen and bathroom by myself.
I had lived back east and loved the design or at least i thought so, as my house was coming back together i realized it was completely a different direction I had never thought about. the inside of my house could be in Italy and fit right in. Boy was I surprised. Now that I live in a apartment I am wondering how this is going to turn out when I can decorate it just to see what design I chose this time. In fact I reallly enjoyed redoing my whole house with just me. Boy did I find out that I really like to be relaxed setting. So to say the least I am tired of being under the knife and having to take time recovering.
I hope I made sense because this is the first time I have told my story. I guess it time to share it so I can move on. When i hit 60 I never thought my next five years would be like this. but we all have hills to climb and What i need to do is as I get to the top of the hills I need to stop and look at the beauty of life and the beauty of Mother Nature most of all take a time and just take lots of rest and really realize no matter what happens you can get thru it. Thank you for letting me get this off my chest. Everyone take care. We can make it no matter what. And for me to take medicine if I need it. :doggieshmooze:
:And if I can i will take lots of :bathtub:and just enjoy life.
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However tonight I am hurting. 
I think that I made a new turn toward getting better. I'm finding that I am now going thru my sewing and trying to get it ready for sewing with friends. I have to have a quilt done by next month, hope I can get it done. It so good to wake up with a postive feeling and ready to take on the day. :doggieshmooze:
The last two days my knees have really been hurting and when I am in pain my stomach hurts, maybe thats it. Today I feel disapointed I sleep so long. Was hoping to get some work done and be able to drive today. 
I have shared this with my daughter and she remined me that it took a long time to recover from the knee replacement. what see doesn't understand I was driving a month after the knee. However I know my 
here understand my frustration which is so nice. Next week I see a pain speclist. I wish I could find a way to stop misspelling. oh, well thats the way it goes. Isn't great not to be perfect? Today would of be a perfact to go for a walk, Of couse knowing me I would of walked to far. I know I am really picking on myself bu that is the mood I'm in. I need to get of my chest. Now that is said I do feel better. Tomarrow I need to finish going into my home and then I will hopfurly never have to ago there again. I don't like the neighborhood. Is there any good ideas for a upset stomach other blad food.
if I need it. Well take care and I truely hope everyone is well. :doggieshmooze:
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