Dorcas Iris-TWR one week on. I'M back!

dorcas

Hello all you wonderful people!

I have so missed you all :!:

Before I say another word I have to say a huge big THANK YOU to my winged pigeon buddie Skezier (Cris) for keeping me company every day by text and bringing me all your messages of love and support . She has been just wonderful! thanks Cris!

....I have only just read all your messages on the Dorcas thread, laughed, cried and been so moved by the wealth of support...thanks peeps for being with me! ....and the flowers! so beautiful... a zillion (HUGS) to all. xxxxxx

My son has rigged up my lap top so's I can now work it using one finger! great stuff eh.. but I am very slow ....

My op was bit more complicated but surgeon pleased with the outcome so far. He did the wrist replacement but also took head ff the ulna and capped it, and transferred tendon from the radial side of the hand to the ulnar side...moved other tendons over to straighten the hand and give xtra support.
It has been very painful...no point pretending otherwise...and my arm was black almost up to the shoulder. Am still on morphine and not been up much but doing finger exercises and having it elevated to allow the bleeding and swelling to go.

My daughters and twin sis have been taking really good care of me and am spoiled rotten! older sis arrives today to take over so getting star treatment...

I am so excited and pleased to have it done! grinning like a cheshire cat!

The surgeon was great and couldn't been better looked after. Had GA but they also did nerve block which lasted 24hrs so had no pain whatsoever...only trouble was arm was like block of wood and fell on me a couple of times! also fingers moved on their own which looked menacing

Am going to hosp tomorrow afternoon get plaster off and think stitches out, x ray and new cast on which will be lighter...

thanks everyone for your company in theatre....I kid you not when I say you were who I thought of when I was waiting for the anaesthetic...could hear the red bus engine and felt all the love and support beside me...

ready now for MASH

Iris. xx

carola

Hello Iris!

Welcome back. I'm pretty new on here so have been reading and posting on the threads about you so I know that you are loved and thought of every day by people on here.

Today this site seems to be full of good news

Don't wear that working finger out posting all day though!

Sending you lots of positive thoughts that you get some relief from pain pronto and speedy recovery.

Many hugs (((( )))), Carol x

angel1

Well Iris - or Handy Andy as I`ve been calling you! - me old luv, I can`t tell you how lovely it is to see you posting again. Sounding very positive too.

Isn`t it heart warming when family come to take care of us. in our times of need? Like yours, mine treated me like a queen, but, you know what, after a couple of weeks, I wanted them to go home, and let me get on with! Too used to doing things my own way!!

I wondered how "your boys" were without you. Bet you got a rapturous welcome when you arrived home.

Had a bit of bad news - well not for my son!- regarding Chomsky coming to stay. He was out walking her, and met the owner of the house they are to rent for a little while. Yep, you guessed. She fell in love with Chom, and has said she can go with them. I`m so pleased for him, as at eleven, she should end her days with her dad. Disappointed though,

Enjoy the spoiling, and when you start wanting to get the place back to yourself, you`ll know that you really are on the mend......Much love......Ange.

dreamdaisy

WOW! WOW! WOW! Fabulous! I'll go and sober up the staff. I should talk. Lost a day yesterday. Couldn't move. Ho-hum. Your Diabolical Damsel.

skezier

Hi Iris,

It worked..... I am so pleased to see you back with us all Going to keep the bells thugh, and the cap us its raining

I was a bit behind and hadn't seem this but I am so glad its owrked and even glader you saw for your self all thse messages us I am sure I had forgottn some.....

Late today, you already know that but.... I have an excuse......honest Not such a good pigeon today

Leaving you a ((((( ))))) and a hope its all so much easier, less swollen, less painfull and its goes well tomorrow and you get a much lighter plaster.

Going to find some flowers as well as some dandilions and carrots Love and a nother ((((( )))))

hileena111

Hi Iris,
Great to see you back.....what happens now? I only know about THR...what sort of recovery period and do's and dont's...One of the dont's is dont be on line too much LOL

Love
Hileena

marion1952

Hello Iris

Great to see you back.. sounds like a really pioneering operation - definitely a few 'papers' to be written about you, I think!!

So glad that you were allowed morphine when you were discharged - I was rally worried you were just going to have to manage on 2 Paracetamol!! (I know hospitals aren't keen on letting people stay on morphine...)

I agree with Hileena - don't overdo the one-finger typing ..

Best wishes

Marion

lindalegs

Hi Iris,

So lovely to see you again even though your arm in the air keeps making me want to wave back :roll:

Not too much typing please otherwise you'll get finger acher and where would you be with your only active finger

It's the three 'R's for you my girl, Rest, Relax and Read

Luv Legs

frogmorton

WahAY!!!!

IRIS!!!!!

So very very pleased to see you

Let us type to you - dont overdo it please be careful.

so glad you have lots who love you to vare for you at home You deserve it. Amazing girl.

How sary though - being attacked by an evil hand witha mind of its own........sinister and spooky :shock:

Good to see you
Love and hugs

Toni xx

speedalong

Hey Iris, - you're posting again - you typed all that with one finger!!! That's determination for you!!

The op sounds amazing - but no wonder you are so sore and swollen. At least you still have the morphine to help you through ... better start eating the prunes though!!

How long do you have to wear the lighter cast for?

I'm so glad you have your sister and daughters helping you ... enjoy the pampering.

You feature in quite a few threads - on this and the chat forum - have you found them all ... ?

Bet you feel better now you have access the internet again ... it's like my bush telegram equivelent !

Love and best wishes,

Take care,

Speedy

snowball

Hell Iris its lovely to see you posting, I do hope you feel better when you have had your stitches out and a lighter cast on. Sending ((((hugs)))) to you, take care.

Love Julie xx

Wonkylegs

Hey Iris it is great to see you on here

so pleased that you felt the support of the forum when you needed it ..... and thanks for letting us know how you are getting on.

do take it easy and I really hope that when you get the lighter cast on it will be a lot easier for you.

As Ange says ... enjoy the pampering while you can, but don't be worried when you want to shoo them all away

load of hugs
WOnky xxx

frogmorton

PS

I would like to thank the pigeon too

With her help we all felt in the loop and that maybe you felt it too and all our best wishes

Love

Toni xx

annie_mial

Iris, how good to see you back so quickly! As everyone else has said just don't overdo anything, least of all the one-finger typing.

Hope you get relief (and stop attempting to knock yourself out) once you have the lighter cast.

My thanks to the pigeon, too........don't know what we (and a number of animals) would do without her!

Annie
xx

bertyboy

hello Iris and welcome back to cyber land xx

barbara12

Iris it is lovely to see you back ,you enjoy being looked after I really hope the pain is easing, how good of your son to rig your comp for you.
When you are up to it let us know how things go,how lovely that you have got it over with.
Cris can take some time out to fluff her feathers bless her.
Love
Barbara xx

dreamdaisy

Yup, three cheers for the lovely skezier! She has been superb. I can't do the lovely flowers thing - that's skezier's and trisher's area of expertise, so I'll do what I can manage. DD

tillytop

Welcome back Iris! So glad things are going well for you - and I'm well impressed with your one finger typing!
Tilly x

ironic

Oh Iris, It's sooo good to have you back.

Please do not over do it with the tap tapping

Sending lots of hugs.

Ix

page35

Hi Iris
Glad the op went well and you are being taken care of
best wishes for a quick recovery
Sharon

skezier

Hi iris,

Just dropping in a bucket full of ((((( ))))) and hopes for a decent night and a really good result tomorrow.

Sleep well and don't overdo the typing. Love Cris xxx

Hi page,

Bubbles and ((( )))'s xxx

sharmaine

Hi Iris

Glad to see you back with us. You sound very positive about your wrist operation. The surgeon seems to have put a lot of effort into your operation. It takes time to recover from surgerical procedures. Can you use ice packs for the swelling? After my TKR I was black and blue the whole length of my leg.

It helps when you have the support and love of your family. It shows they care and love you.

Good luck with everything.

Sharmaine
X

dreamdaisy

How are things today, dorcas? Hope you had a good night. DD

frogmorton

Hi Dorcas

ONLY ME!!

Just checking in and hoping you are still being spoilt by those who love you. and that you continue to get better and better.

LOve and hugs

Toni xx

dorcas

morning all! hope sun's shining where you are today.

thanks for all good wishes....would like to answer each individually but typing is such a frustration, I hope you don't mind me being short on responses. xxx

wrist still very painful but swelling has gone down a good bit now, and bruising.....which isn't painful at all btw.......is changing colour too and is green, black yellow and deep red in various places!. my grandson visiting last night said my fingers and arm look like the arm of a putrid zombie!! great eh?....... trust kids to keep you grounded! he then took pics to show his friends!

so you can see I'm doing fine...

Im getting myself geared up for my first venture out this afternoon back to hospital . Im really keen to see what the wrist looks like and will be asking see x ray too.

my other (fused) left wrist has had to go back in a splint....nothing to do with the fusion which is great...it's cause of more arther in the ulna and finger joints so i now look like a crash victim!
my surgeon reminded me in theatre of the promise to operate on that hand again next year!

this one finger typing is the pits...will have to try the toes next. ha ha! can't remember which of you lovely peeps suggested that one.


am off now for some morphine induced beauty sleep before i get ready....lol

handy andy (thanks ange....owe you one)

skezier

Morning Handy Andy,

Well I can't call you the zombie thing Kids are so good aren't they

You go careful with that other hand and hope you will get a look at the xrays cus I am fascinated by how they weld it all to the small bones...... what was saying about kids :oops: I really hope it will settled better with a lighter plaster on and leaving you a ((((( ))))), a cuppa, several best bits of dandelion, chick weed and some nice fresh meadow grass Love Cris xxx