a big thank you to everyone i'm home

minky67

Hi Joan, Glad your back home.
rest up now & i bet youve slept like a log in your own bed (Nothing like it)
Well done for injecting yourself too.
Take care, debs

ironic

Hello Joan and Sue,
I am so pleased you are back home Joan, it is awful when you cannot sleep properly and hopefully you will be able to catch up on some rest now you are back home. I hope you start feeling more comfortable very soon.

Gentle hugs,
Lv, Ix

dreamdaisy

Morning you two, I hope all is well with you both today. DD

dachshund

Thank you Debs Ironic.
thank you for thinking about me.
i hope you are both as well as can be take care and have a good a day as you can in the rain.
joan xx

dachshund

Thank you DD.
the only problem i have is when i inject i dont get it all in yesterday i put the needle in 4 times so today i'm going to do better.
DD i hope you are feeling a bit better you have a lot to cope with.
take care. joan xx

dreamdaisy

Oooh dear, that doesn't sound too good Joan, what is going wrong? PM me if you like, I will do what I can to help, I am an old hand at injections! I fluffed my meth injection on Wednesday, for the first time ever, the plunger bit of the syringe jammed. It wasn't a nice experience, I can empathise with the experience. I hope today's jab goes better for you. DD

stickywicket

Phew, Joan! I can feel that needle!

I wish you better luck for today.

dachshund

Hi DD.
thank you i expect practice makes it nearly perfect.
joan xx

dachshund

Hi Stickyw
i hope you are getting on alright without to many problems.
joan xx

tkachev

Welcome home Joan. It does sound like a lot of hard work keeping your foot off the ground. Don't know how I could avoid it.
Let us know how you progress.

Elizabeth

dachshund

Thank you Elizabeth
what i find awkward is holding my skirt up when i go to the little room so i do it with a peg you also feel worn out all the time i expect thats the anesthetic.
when do you have your op.
joan xx

tkachev

I see them in July about a date for hip and ankle. I am holding out as each month the children get a little easier and more independent. I am finding your posts and Bobby Ger and Pre fab kid very useful. I love the peg idea.

Elizabeth

barbara12

Hello Joan
Im just popping in to see how you are doing, I think you are so brave with the injections, I will have to get someone to do mine when the time comes :eek:
Love to you and Sue

prefabkid47

Hi Joan
Also just popping in (or is it hopping in?) to see how you are.Yes the anaesthetic does add to the tiredness,so does the pre-op stress (I suffered weeks beforehand) which comes out afterwards.
Sorry you are having problems with the injections,I am on Enoxaparin (40mg pre-filled syringes).Once you press the plunger fully down the whole syringe pops out,what are you on Joan (can PM if you wish)?
It is really amazing when you have a problem (like yours and the little room) how resourceful you can be (feels like a new thread coming on!).
So glad others find our experiences and postings useful,it's takes some of the mystery and hopefully worry when you can follow others progress etc. especially on a procedure that may be due to face yourself.
The next stage is next week!
Ron xx

dachshund

Hi Barbara
you never kow what you would do to go home i didnot want
sue to do the inj so it had to be me.
take care do you know anything yet.
joan xx

speedalong

Hi Joan,

glad you have escaped from the hospital and all went well.

GAs take awhile to get out of the system and on top of that it takes awhile to catch up on all the lost sleep.

You saying about pegging up your skirt reminded me I used to peg my dress up at the front when going up and downstairs on my crutches, so I didn't trip on it. Amazing how versatile and good at problem solving we become.

Ooh those dreaded jabs .... they (and the TEDS) were the bain of my life!

No touching the floor with the foot for 6 weeks ... then what? Is the plan gradual weightbearing or will you be able to weightbear as much as your ankle allows?

Hope the weather improves for you,

Speedy

dachshund

Hi Speedy.
after the 6 weeks i will be able to put my toe or heel on the ground i dont know what one it will be yet.
i have had the fusion in the front of my foot and my big toe put straight.
i hope things are good for you.
joan xx

frogmorton

Hi Joan

you are doing amazinlgy!!!

l know l couldn't do a jab to save my life :shock: you are so brave and l bet you get it right first go today

l will be right there with you.

l agree with Elizabeth...that peg idea is really clever!

Love

toni xx

dachshund

Thank you Toni.
the things you do when you have to.
i hope things are going well for you and charlie.
joan xx

julie47

Hi joan

Just jumping in to see how you are. From what I have read it seems you are doing quite well. The jab that took four times must have made you a little sore. Hope you have been able to do it in one today. As you say, practice makes perfect.

I think you are very brave to even attempt it.
Take care and get plenty of rest.
Thinking of you
Juliepf x

stickywicket

dachshund wrote:

after the 6 weeks i will be able to put my toe or heel on the ground i dont know what one it will be yet.

Joan, this might not be relevant but just in case.....

When I had my first TKR in 1981 you had to keep the leg elevated for 10 days. By the time I was allowed to walk I found it so difficult & painful I thought I'd never walk again. It was because I hadn't been using that leg/foot/ankle. It did start to work properly fairly quickly but I was so disheartened that first time.

So, this is just so's you'll know that, if yours is difficult at first, it doesn't mean it won't work - just that it may need a bit of time to sort itself out.

As for pegging your skirt up - sheer brilliance! That should go on the 'Simple Ideas' thread. One of the reasons I wear trousers all the time is 'cos I can't hold a skirt up while pulling the rest down.

dachshund

Thank you Stickyw
i have a tkr what i have had done is a tripple fusion and my big toe straightened.
i think one day i will finish the inj it will come.
joan xx

stickywicket

collywobble wrote:

I love your peg idea - we should leave a few dotted around the house for when we need them.

Collywobble! How often do you need to peg your skirt up when going round the house??? I think we should know.

lindalegs

Hi Joan,

Just wanted to say Hello and glad to see you back and keeping us informed of your recovery

dachshund

Thank you Stickyw Lynn Linda.
i'm so gratefull that i have lovely friends on here i dont like not doing anything.
i hope you all have a good day.
joan xx