Showing posts with label New Knee's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Knee's. Show all posts

14 September 2015

Where Do I Start?

Looking back I see that my last proper blog post was over 6 months ago now!
Where has that time gone?
So much has happened, but not all in a good way I'm sad to say, I've sat at my PC many times intending to blog, but never got further than a title or the first words of a sentence.

So as not to bore you with the longest post ever about what's been happening, I'm going to break it down into several parts.

The pain from my Arthritis was getting very bad and I was hardly knitting or doing any form of crafting, looking back now I think I was being chased by that big Black Dog of Depression, I couldn't shake the beast off, no matter how hard I tried, so I just allowed myself to succumb.

In June I was scheduled to have my left knee replaced, I was feeling really nervous, having had the right one done last year I knew what was coming. We decided to have a weekend away at East Wittering before the surgery as I'd be laid up for a while afterwards.
First order of the day was to take Boris to the beach as on previous visits he was still on restricted exercise from his surgery, so had to stay on the lead. As you can see he certainly threw himself into having a great time on the beach.

Love, love, love swimming in the sea, much more fun than paddling in muddy puddles :)
Posted by What Boris Did Next on Saturday, 20 June 2015


When we got back to the camper van disaster struck, somehow I overbalanced and fell smashing myself into the rear of the van, I have no memory of what happened, just that the pain in my arm was excruciating!

I was unable to get up because of my dodgy knee not being able to support me and every time I tried to move I screamed out in agony, I could feel the bones moving around inside my arm. I'm pretty sure my language must have been appalling at this point, I've never felt pain this bad EVER, I felt like I was going to pass out at any moment.

Himself had to call an ambulance, as I needed one of those pillow things they pump up under my backside to help me stand up. The X-Rays revealed I fractured my Humerus bone in six places near the top.


 I couldn't wear a cast because of the location of fractures, so had to wear a cuff sling, with my hand up near my chin for six weeks, there was also talk about the very real possibility I would need surgery to repair it.

 Week 1
The photo doesn't do the bruise justice as it was almost black!

 


Week 3
The elbow and inside of my arm are still black and blue as the bruise travels down to the lowest point, again the photo doesn't show the true black and blue of it.



 To make matters even worse my knee replacement surgery had to be cancelled, I have no idea when that will be rescheduled for again.

At my six week check up the X-Rays were disappointing as so very little healing had happened, I'm still having to wear the sling 12 weeks on, I'll find out this week if any more healing has happened. Its still very, very painful but I do have some movement in it now which I didn't before.

That's just about it for today, I'd forgotten how much concentration it takes for me to write a post and I'm feeling really tired at this point.
I'll update you again in the next day or two.
 

 

11 July 2014

Smile it's the Weekend [23]

Good Morning Everypawdy.

Last week I couldn't post because mummy was spending a few days living at the Vets People Hospital, she was getting given a new knee, so I had to go and stay with my good buddy Blue the Labrador and her lovely people.

I was hoping mummy would come home wearing a Cone of Shame, then I could laugh my paws off at her and take picture like she does to me.

Big disappointment!

Did you know Hoomans don't ever get to wear one, how wrong is that!!!
I've a good mind to put paw to paper and complain.
Especially as my good friend Mr Darcy has to wear one at the moment, cos he was, OMP I'm not sure I can physically say what happened to him at the vets **feels faint at the thought** I gotta say it **whispers** castrated.



Poor Mr Darcy, I wish you well and hope you make a speedy recovery **breathes huge sigh of relief**  
I'm so glad it wasn't me.

Had some lovely early morning walks with Blue and her people.




They are very kind to me but obviously didn't get the memo that I'm actually meant to be in the picture, but you gets the idea I'm sure.

When mummy came out of the Vets People Hospital I was allowed to come home again, but before I could put on my Nurse Badger hat, I needed a good long snooze after playing hard with Blue for a few days.




Mummy is now recovering well and took me for a little walk yesterday, but crikey she's so slow, I was very good and didn't pull too much to give her chance to keep up, she only ran me over once with the wheely thing she has to use, so I'll be keeping my eye on that from now on, it didn't hurt but it sure made me jump.

Hope you all have a pawtastic weekend.
xxx

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