my staples

bertyboy
bertyboy Member Posts: 1,860
edited 14. Oct 2011, 20:53 in Living with Arthritis archive
my staples are out , not as bad as i expected :eek: still got a dressing on till friday as the strap from the brace goes straight across and i dont want to catch it , its clean not sure about it being tidy :lol: but my knees were never my best feature :lol:
I know i am a lady ,all life is a journey xx MAY xx

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  • cloud9
    cloud9 Member Posts: 385
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well done Berty. It's good when it's not as bad as we feared huh? Good luck x
    Sue (Cloud9)
  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Dear May

    That is a good step forward. I am sure the scar will fade given time. They always look worse at the beginning. Yes, you will need that dressing on for a few days, as you say, you don't want to nip that area, do you?

    Love
    Elna x
    The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

    If you can lay down at night knowing in your heart that you made someone's day just a little bit better, you know you had a good day.
  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    well done from me too berty :smile:

    I am pleased that it wasn't as bad as you expected,

    Take care
    Juliepf x
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Having the staples removed always felt like progress to me, even though I hated the process it was a positive thing. I hope it all feels a little easier now, bertyboy, and more comfortable. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Another landmark passed. Well done, Berty!
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well done Berty.....another step forward

    Love

    Hileena
  • sarahthornton
    sarahthornton Member Posts: 44
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well done Berty, I was thinking of Monday. Sorry it has taken this long to reply, it has been one of those weeks has where every little thing has left me exhausted. I'm glad it wasn't as bad as you you thought. I hope when you take the dressing of it is still comfortable and continues to go from strength to strength. Well done from being brave. :smile:

    Love Sarah x
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    well done that great news val
    val
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Berty,

    so glad thats done now and well I know what you mean about not pretty... they put the most huge and hideous thing down my back... i look like a badly sown up teddy :lol:

    i have hated it more than half my life... but without it where would i be :lol:

    hope Mr Ned is behaving and the brace is helping? hugs and tea with some spare energy from him... who is under lock and key cus he has been bad about the chicks of late.... Cris xx
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,026
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well done you Berty :grin:

    I for one think your knees are rather lovely :wink:

    Love

    Toni xx
  • mig
    mig Member Posts: 7,154
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    well done you,ill raise a glass to you,well thats my excuse,cheers.Mig
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Mig! This early? Wowsers! I am raising a glass of Adam's Ale, and right lovely it is too.

    How are things now, berty? I hope things are still feeling better, have you started applying any oil to the scar yet? DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,155
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Berty
    you have done well i wish you all the best and i hope it goes from strengh to strengh.
    joan xx
    take care
    joan xx
  • Poppyg1rl
    Poppyg1rl Member Posts: 1,245
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    So glad it's all gone well Berty, hopefully you'll go from strength to strength now :grin: love and hugs (((()))) Xxx
    'grá agus solas'
    'Love and Light' translated from Irish. X
  • ironic
    ironic Member Posts: 2,361
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Berty,

    Is it today you have the dressings removed? If so I hope it went well and the knee has settled down a bit more.

    Lv, I x
  • bertyboy
    bertyboy Member Posts: 1,860
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi all , yes I the dressing came of today its nice and clean so will start to moisterise now , still getting slapped about with a wet flannel as the brace is on for another 4 weeks all day all night :roll: , sleep is a bit hit and miss still a fair bit of swelling and my walking pace is snail slow , and more of a shuffle , but hopefully its a case of slow and steady , got physio on the 19th and hope fully the brace will be set at 90% , and pole dancing by xmas :lol:
    I know i am a lady ,all life is a journey xx MAY xx
  • tjt6768
    tjt6768 Member Posts: 12,170
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Sorry that I missed this originally Berty but glad that things are going well..

    Here's to you poll dancing by Christmas :grin::grin:
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  • lalla
    lalla Member Posts: 138
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I bet you feel relieved now the staples are out, hope you progress really well. Take care Linda
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Berty,

    glad they are out and the brace... it will make Ned so much better than he was so much needed. i know its snail pace and things get frustrating but a few more weeks and well.....

    i got this wonderful [well if your a bit weird its wonderful] of the staple gun :lol: i could use one of those you know..... :lol: i would staple him to a broad so he can;t chase the baby chicks any more :lol: or make the trench he has made eh?

    leaving tea, a [[[]]] and a hope with a side dish of assurance this time it will work. love Cris xxx

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