Hello dear friends! I cannot tell you how wonderful it feels to be sitting at my PC this morning. This is something I have really missed over the last few weeks!
It is a couple of weeks post-surgery, and instead of feeling like I have been hit by a Mack Truck, I'm feeling pretty darn good!
Before I go any further, I want to thank all of you who prayed, sent positive affirmations, commented, wrote cards & letters and generally kept the flow of healing energy coming my way! I am very grateful, first, because it has made a huge difference for me and second, because it confirms my belief that the community of bloggers is such a positive, sustaining force for good!
My surgery was a complete success! The cancer was encapsulated within the uterus, so no treatment beyond the complete hysterectomy will be required! Praise God! All that remains is for me to regain my strength and get back to living life! I am still not able to make it through the day without a nap or two, but I am actually enjoying them, so I'll indulge myself for a while longer...
I'm going to try to get around to visit everyone over the next couple of days. And, as my wits continue to gather and allow, I'll post again soon!
Love & Hugs, Chris
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Monday, January 19, 2009
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Modern Medical Miracles
My husband had his hip replacement surgery on Thursday, Oct. 4th.
He came home from the hospital on Saturday, approximately 36 hours later! Amazing what they can do with a bone saw & a few titanium do-hickeys! He was able to walk from the car, up the steps into the house all on his own with the aid of a walker.
He is having very little pain and had his first physical therapy session (at home) on Sunday. The PT said he is doing extremely well, and that he is about a week ahead of what she usually sees! His second PT appt. today went just as well. He is a trooper!
I am walking the fine line between loving wife & Nurse Ratchet…he won't drink water like he should and refuses to sleep in bed, preferring the recliner! Even after the PT told him that lying completely flat, IN BED, will help with his healing. So, aside from running to and fro, fetching and gathering, I am doing almost as well as he is! Except maybe the fact that I am waking up every couple of hours to go check on him during the night.
Oh, & then there are the daily injections of an anti-clotting drug I have to administer…yikes! My LVN experience was years ago, and I haven't given an injection since then! I was so peeved when he told me that the nurse at the hospital had offered to give me a refresher, which he declined, that I jabbed him a good one! He said, "WOW, I didn't even feel that!". I guess it's like riding a bike!
Yes, things in the our household are mostly good. I wish I could say that my diet was going splendidly. It's not...I have had little time to grocery shop and not much motivation to cook. I have managed to keep it low carb, but it hasn't been a very healthy "Stella Style" menu. I do think Ed is finally getting some appetite back, so that should help.
I'm thinking salmon for dinner, Ed will probably want grilled cheese. LOL!
He came home from the hospital on Saturday, approximately 36 hours later! Amazing what they can do with a bone saw & a few titanium do-hickeys! He was able to walk from the car, up the steps into the house all on his own with the aid of a walker.
He is having very little pain and had his first physical therapy session (at home) on Sunday. The PT said he is doing extremely well, and that he is about a week ahead of what she usually sees! His second PT appt. today went just as well. He is a trooper!
I am walking the fine line between loving wife & Nurse Ratchet…he won't drink water like he should and refuses to sleep in bed, preferring the recliner! Even after the PT told him that lying completely flat, IN BED, will help with his healing. So, aside from running to and fro, fetching and gathering, I am doing almost as well as he is! Except maybe the fact that I am waking up every couple of hours to go check on him during the night.
Oh, & then there are the daily injections of an anti-clotting drug I have to administer…yikes! My LVN experience was years ago, and I haven't given an injection since then! I was so peeved when he told me that the nurse at the hospital had offered to give me a refresher, which he declined, that I jabbed him a good one! He said, "WOW, I didn't even feel that!". I guess it's like riding a bike!
Yes, things in the our household are mostly good. I wish I could say that my diet was going splendidly. It's not...I have had little time to grocery shop and not much motivation to cook. I have managed to keep it low carb, but it hasn't been a very healthy "Stella Style" menu. I do think Ed is finally getting some appetite back, so that should help.
I'm thinking salmon for dinner, Ed will probably want grilled cheese. LOL!
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