For Older People with Sense

QCA

Oh Chrissy, that sounds great!  You can't keep a good woman down!

Kathy

3jaysmom

mac: congrats, girl.. you hung in there, and finished with flying colors.. now, i hope they'll find out about that lung..

  Leah, Good Yontif (soon) im so happy your son made the way over there to see you!!!

  im looking forwardto all the pesach goodies, as i don't have to do any of them, just show up!!!my in laws have it catered, now, so they don't have to fuss, either.. my sil, and bil will be in town, and then we'll do easter eggs with the grands on saturday.. its a confusing tie fora "mixed" family...hahaha

3jaysmom

doin the happy dance for mcaw and chrissy...

Anonymous

Mac. Congrats on finishing your rads.....you might be tired for awhile after, but at least you know now things are going to be improving each day.

Chrissy,  They must do things a lot differently in Australia.....I know I did PT at home for about two weeks after I was out of the hospital, someone would come here and also another person would come to check my INR until I could go off the blood thinner.   I also had one of those perpetual motion machines that I rented on my own since I liked to have my knee moving as much as possible and felt it helped me when I was in the hospital.  Then they did not have me riding the bike until I started going to PT in a facility after I completed the home stuff.   I think I went to that 3/wk for 6 weeks.  It sounds as if you are making wonderful progress.  I got to go home, but had to have my niece come stay with me since they didn't want me to be alone.  She had to get her driver's license so she could drive me around.

You are fortunate you got the new type of knee and those last for 30+ years.   The knee cap on mine is plastic and wearing out and has been causing me problems so one of these days I have to get the thing replaced....not the whole device, just the knee cap on it. 

I hope everyone has a nice Easter.   We are having the neighbors in, and get this, exchanging Christmas gifts since we never got together over the holidays.   All I am doing is making scalloped potatoes and buying a honeybaked ham and fixing some other sort of vegetable and maybe slaw.  Leah, How nice that your son will be with you.  Have fun with the grandchildren 3Jays, but don't wear yourself out.  

macatacmv

Thanks everyone for the congrats. I get dizzy just looking at the picture 3jays.

I came crashing down from the completion high yesterday. But I keep saying I don't have to get on the boat today!!!!

 My emotions are so all over the place right now. Just making a mistake like getting to a PT appt at the wrong time can send me into tears.

My PT Tech is really working me out now. Were getting to the strengthening part and I have home exercises to do 3x a day. No laying on the couch eating bon bons for me. (but I still get in that afternoon nap)

I have an appt with my PCP on Tuesday morning to go over the pulmonary test results. I think he will just refer me to a pulmonary specialist, but maybe he just wants to see me after all that has gone on in the last two months while he was on vacation. LOL

Chrissy are you getting sprung for the holiday?

I pray we can all enjoy friends and family and food with gratitude for life this weekend.  

Kaara

maca:  With the rads treatments behind you, you can now take the time you need to rest and recover from the SE's of doing so many tx's.  They are bound to make you tired and I've heard that it gets worse before it gets better because it is a cumulative effect, so don't worry if you don't bounce right back.  Hope you pulmonary tests detect what is wrong with your lungs so that can be on the mend as well.

Happy Friday everyone! 

Elisimo

maca - so glad you have completed your rads.  Take time for lots of naps and don't push yourself when you start to feel tired, stop whatever you are doing and rest at least for about 20 minutes.  Do take care of thoses lungs, I also have asthma as well as lung mets and I know that breathing is a good thing.

Leah - so glad your son is able to come be with you for the holiday. Glad things are moving along for you finally.

Chrissy - I knew you would do great, since you always push yourself a little harder in anything you attempt to do.  Love your determination.  Glad DD will be able to help with the PT so that you can get home sooner.  I know you miss your own house and bed.  Still praying for a quick and easy recovery for you so that you can get the other knee done before the end of the year.  Maybe we can go for a long walk when I come see you next year.  Love you my dear sweet sister.

Isabella - hope your hospital will do some clean up and additional staffing before you get your surgery.  Also hope that is soon, you have had to suffer far too long. Prayers that you will find a pain med that works well and not make you sick or peel you skin off.

Our weather has taken a turn for much cooler temps.  DH has had to cover all the tomato, cucumber, pepper and strawberry plants every night.  Our garden looks more like a tent than a garden.  Muched with straw, covered plants with big pots and buckets then a sheet over the 3 foot wire fence that surround the garden.

I am enjoying my sewing room and getting all sorts of things made for the October Craft Fair at the church.  Plus making quilts.  I like making the quilt tops, but really hesitant about quilting them.  I am looking for someone that will quilt them for me at a price I can afford.  I have done ones for all 7 of the grandchildren, that I did quilt, but that is not the part I really enjoy.  Trying to find money for a maching quilting frame that will let me do the top, batting, and backing all without having to baste it all together first.

Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday with family and friends. 

3jaysmom

just a fly by: to wish all of you who indulge a Happy Easter......3jays

chrissyb

Jus a short stop in to let everyone know that I have been sprung and am now restimg comfortably at my DD's house.

Wishing all, no mater how you celebrate, a Happy Easter/Passover.  May your holiday be filled with family, friends and safety.

Love n hugs.  Chrissy

Alyson

Great you are out Chrissy. Don't eat too many Easter eggs tomorrow. That goes for all who celebrate this special season.

Kaara

Chrissy:  Glad that you are home from the hospital...I know you must be thrilled!  I hate hospitals.

SoCalLisa

Chrissy, glad you are "sprung"...hugs

Isabella4

Chrissy, so pleased you are making good progress, and are on the way home.

I have just done a very silly thing ! I went to see a litter of puppies belonging to a friend of a friend, and ended up buying one. They were a lovely little litter, and I chose a very small bitch puppy...I always go for the tiny ones....The people I was seeing were buttering me up, saying they had heard so much about me over the years with my dogs, and it was such a pleasure to actually meet, and chat to me ..blah blah blah ! I had no intentions of another puppy when I set out today, and now I HAVE to buy another puppy. I just cannot keep one on it's own, there's always trouble ! aaarrrggghh.

I have bought a black and tan Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, it had a lot of my breeding right the way back as far as it's pedigree went. Stupid thing is I have a litter of my own black and tans, nearly 4 weeks old, in the house at the moment, so I really didn't need to buy another ! Anyway, the deal is done. I pick up Violet next Friday, and I hope to have got her a 'sister' by then. I shall be after another Cavalier, OR a sausage dog !! Now my worry is WHO the heck will look after them when I go into hospital ??

Been out for a slap up meal tonight, my Easter treat, with a few good friends, so that's my Easter sewn up...a new puppy, a nice meal and back to work I go ! I have managed alone today, taken things very slow, but everything has been sorted out.....albeit looking like an decrepit old bird, but I did it !  Just 2 more days on my own..it'll either kill or cure me ! Just wondering how on earth I will get myself out from my bed early (ish) in the morning. Had 1 or 2 big glasses of wine with my meal, feeling full of hellfire right now, but come 9am, and I shall be crawling about on all fours !   Why can't I be young again !!??

Isabella. 

QCA

I've been cooking today and am pooped!  Made a pound cake (for strawberries and whipped cream, cool whip that is), cut corn off the cob and made creamed corn like my grandmother used to, did green beans and new potatoes cooked together, ham, and have rolls rising in the refrigerator.  I needed to get most of it done today as we'll probably be later than usual getting out of church tomorrow.  DDS, DDil, and DGS, as well as DIL's mother, are coming for lunch.  DD won't be here as she's in Indiana with her fiance and his parents, but we saw her last night.

Chrissy, so glad you're out of the hospital!!  Hope all will continue to go well for you.

Isabella, also glad you got the pre-op things done, and avoided the dreaded blood draw!  I hope things will move quickly now and you'll get your surgery done soon.

To everyone, I wish you a most joyous Easter and Passover.  I am so very thankful that each of you is in my life, and that we all have each other!

Kathy

Kaara

Isabella:  You are just like my DD..she can't resist a puppy either!  She's partial to bulldogs and right now she has two of them.  She had three but one passed away suddenly.  I've never seen her so upset...he was like another child to her.  If she could afford it, I know she would have many more.

Enjoy you new puppy..or puppies I guess I should say! 

3jaysmom

i gave up. awhile ago "just looking" i cannot afford to keep good care of the ones' i have, it seems.. always reg vet bills.. anyway, we have had our babies trained, and cert. as service dogs, or they wouldn't be here.. can't have anymore..

  if i had the room, isabella, im a sucker, too. wishing you fun funf fun, with the new babies. hope the new litter will all be sold when the time comes.

  a bit of "going on's in the family for the holidays, but, no Easter dinner to cook here.

  it looks like we'll be "allowed " to babysit tonight suddenly, their other bsitter cancelled  YEAH..

 buying chicken and mac and cheese to bring for dinner. easy, peasy. 3jays

QCA

I finally got back on here after the "routine maintenance".  Still can't get on with Firefox, but I'm using google chrome for this post.  Anyone else having this problem?

Kathy 

SoCalLisa

me,me

Gingerbrew

I have been on with Firefox the entire time.

SoCalLisa

hmmmmm

QCA

Same here as Lisa, so double hmmmmm!

Kathy 

Alyson

I'm on with firefox. Wasn't able to get on for awhile yesterday but all is well today.

chrissyb

Now I've got the computer sorted I'm not having any hassles getting on.  I use Explorer.

sas-schatzi

Chrissy -----I know your at your DD -how's the knee-----etc. Brain surgery was fine, B9, memory may be good--for example I may have already told you this LOL. Incision about 9 inches long at the right hairline. Was supposed to be over eye, but very happy with where it's at. Scar won't ever be seen unless I loose my hair again. Staples out today-Apr 10th. Basically, doing everything I want. Need to avoid bending----amazing how many times you automatically want to pick something up that's low. Insomnia-------well somethings don't change. Had outrageous craving for coffee and chocolate post-op. TMJ tight enough I couldn't get the chocolate in my mouth. That was a challenging short time, I wonder what a video of me trying to get that chocolate through teeth that wouldn't open wider than a fork tine. DS massaged TMJ area for about two hours before amenesic drugs wore off enough for me to be aware. So, some interesting times. ------Hope all continues well with your recovery, and getting back home. L&H's sheila

3jaysmom

its good to see you here, sas, and im so glad your'e doing so well, and @chrissy, you, also.. i was out of it the last few days, so missed the computer problems.. im on explorer now.....3jays

Katiez

Hi l am Kathie, a newbie. I am 60 but feel 40 inside

chrissyb

Hey Kathie!!!  Welcome glad you can join our little group of gals......lol.....pul up a comfy chair a cup of tea (or coffee) and join in any ol' time.  I'm 60 also but often feel 10......................hahahahaha!!!!!!

Sas the knee heeling bit is going well...............I'll post a pic of the bruising in a minute so you will see why it is a bit of a pain!...........lol.  I'm walking better each and every day and now I have remembered the Holistic Traumeel S cream which acts as an anti-inflamatory as well as breaking down the bruise so the body can reabsorb it.  I think the worse part is the swelling and the bruising, the actual knee and placement ends are no problem at all.  Even where they reattatch the muscle and tendons is no real big deal.................just the jolly swelling.  Once that is gone I will be a lot better but I must say in all honesty that even though the knee still has a lot of swelling and of course it's purple......lol.......it still looks better than it id before the op so it must be a good thing.........lol

Sas I'm so glad your op went so well and you are getting back on track physically.  Woohoo for the scar being in the hairline!!!  Just goes to show, we can all luck out sometimes!  Wow!  what a craving to wake up to!  shame your jaw was too tight to anyting about it for awhile but I sure hope you made up for it over the weekend!

Looks mlike DH will be down to pick me up Tuesday of next week so I will be here for another eight days.  Hopefully by that time the knee will have gained a whole heap more strength and I'll be okay on my stairs.  I'll be on the phone tomorrow trying to organise a pt for when I get home to make sure that happens fairly quickly as I'm determined to have the other one done and up to par long before christmas.  The surgeon is willing so it's up to me to get this one nice and strong quickly!

Hope you are all recovering well after the holiday break, those that are in treatment that your treatment is treating you kindly and those of you who are through you treatments that you are recovering nicely.

Love n hugs all.  Chrissy

macatacmv

Hello All, just a quick note. It's a day of dr appts. I saw PCP this am, he has put me on prednisone to try and get the inflammation in my lungs under control. I can breathe in just not push it all out again. Then I will have pt appt this afternoon. My those exercises can take up some time. But I can feel my arm and shoulders getting stronger. The skin is healing up. My psychologist is last today. We're doing a double session this week. I'm having some emotional ups and downs. (to be truthful more downs than ups) But all in all life is good. As they told me at the dr office this morning, I look and sound better than I did the last time I was there. LOL

(if you set the bar low, it's all on the upswing from there)

lwd

Chrissy,

Glad you've been "sprung" and will be in your own little bed soon.  You make this whole knee thing sound so easy, but I know it's your attitude and determination which make it so.  So happy for you that the process is moving  along smoothly and that you are already making plans for the other knee.  You're incredible and strong and an inspiration to all who know you.  And, WE LOVE YA!!!

Lane

Kaara

sheila:  Glad your brain surgery went well and is B9.  That's the best news possible.

Chrissy:  Hope you're feeling better.  I have a question for you.  We are planning a trip to Australia and New Zealand and I was wondering if March is a good time of year to visit?  I get mixed up on the seasons.  We can do it between January and March.  It's a cruise of both areas and sounds just wonderful...it would be in 2013.  BC woke me up...better do some of these things on my bucket list while I still can!