pamela
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I am so sorry for my selfishness in not posting an update sooner.
My surgery went without a hitch, apart from the morphine reaction out of the epidural. Even the roof of my mouth itched for 24 hours! Benedryl knocked me out for about 90 minutes per shot, but I could only have one of those every 8 hours. I was ready to hit the nurse over the head with my IV stand when she told me that. I know it's not the nursing staff's fault apart from not calling the doc to get something, ANYTHING, to help.
Now I have a stable left knee, and none too soon. My right is falling apart from the injury to it and its arthritic condition. I don't think I've asked the right to bear as much workload in nearly 15 years as I have these past 2 weeks.
We aren't having any seasonal stresses here. Our family doesn't put on the trappings and finery of Christmas apart from a special dinner on a lovely table that day. Instead, and this was my 11 year old (at the time) daughter's idea, we take the money saved on wrapping, trimmings and gifts and use it towards a shopping excursion to Edmonton or maybe this year, Calgary. I'll have to see what the knee can take. Our little holiday may need postponing until a better time, at least one when I'm not on crutches.
She's making noises about going downhill skiing with her Daddy this year too. So that may be the next best thing to mall-crawling.
Again, I'd like to say how sorry I am for not stopping in sooner. Blessings to all.
Pamela.
My surgery went without a hitch, apart from the morphine reaction out of the epidural. Even the roof of my mouth itched for 24 hours! Benedryl knocked me out for about 90 minutes per shot, but I could only have one of those every 8 hours. I was ready to hit the nurse over the head with my IV stand when she told me that. I know it's not the nursing staff's fault apart from not calling the doc to get something, ANYTHING, to help.
Now I have a stable left knee, and none too soon. My right is falling apart from the injury to it and its arthritic condition. I don't think I've asked the right to bear as much workload in nearly 15 years as I have these past 2 weeks.
We aren't having any seasonal stresses here. Our family doesn't put on the trappings and finery of Christmas apart from a special dinner on a lovely table that day. Instead, and this was my 11 year old (at the time) daughter's idea, we take the money saved on wrapping, trimmings and gifts and use it towards a shopping excursion to Edmonton or maybe this year, Calgary. I'll have to see what the knee can take. Our little holiday may need postponing until a better time, at least one when I'm not on crutches.
She's making noises about going downhill skiing with her Daddy this year too. So that may be the next best thing to mall-crawling.
Again, I'd like to say how sorry I am for not stopping in sooner. Blessings to all.
Pamela.
