Julie's operation.

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  • CJHunter
    CJHunter Member Posts: 1,038
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Dear Julie, am so glad u are home. I know we spoke but I wanted to post and send you a big ((((((((xx)))))))

    Take care dear lady.xx
    Clare xxeyeore-1.jpg
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hi Julie,

    flower its so early days and the discomfort and pain will ease back each day so its going to be alright soon.

    the good thing that not wearing a collar will do is not lose the muscles strength, the bad thing just take it very easy. make sure you rest up a lot and i so hope you have found a comfortable position. hugs and love Cris xxx
  • suzygirl
    suzygirl Member Posts: 2,005
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Julie, hope you managed a more comfortable night. Glad Richard is taking good care of you.
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Morning gorgeous girl, I hope all is well. I was in Sainsbriz with my beloved at 7.05 am :shock: , out by 8.10am and am astonishingly still married. :smile: . We only had one domestic in the tea and coffee aisle, and that number is so low entirely due to my immense reserves of patience (and the knowledge that he would be paying for everything!) :lol: I am thinking of you. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Dear Julie

    I am off now to see little Lola but wanted to say that I so hope that your third day post op is slightly better for 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.
  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,155
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Julie.
    i hope you are feeling a bit better and your lip is not so sore.
    take care have a lovely christmas.
    joan xx
    take care
    joan xx
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I am appallingly late with this update and I sincerely apologise but this afternoon went completely haywire at about 2.30pm and it's not quite back on track yet.

    Right, I rang Julie (I knew it was OK to do so as she rang me but I was unable to talk at that time) and the situation is this. She had another miserable night last night - she cannot get comfortable, she cannot lie flat, she is at that ghastly stage where she just does not know what to do with herself to help matters. :sad: Her throat is very sore first thing but does ease during the day, which is a good thing. :smile: She is feeling very frustrated by the current set of limitations so if anyone is up for a spell of flamingo-sitting-on please come and help me! Her lovely Richard had today off but may well be going back to work tomorrow.

    Right, I have to go as I am tired, it's been a tough afternoon and I have to do dinner. 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
    I have a PhD in pink flamingo sitting and will be delighted to oblige. This one will not budge.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • mermaid
    mermaid Member Posts: 104
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Oh poor Julie, thinking of you so very much.

    When in this much trouble, some extra pain meds do seem to be called for. Can the GP prescribe?

    I was once discharged the day after an amputation on my foot - with paracetamol :roll: .
    In so much pain I was being sick all the time, so GP came out and injected pethidine and requested district nurse did the same for a few more days until the pain subsided a bit - which it will Julie, eventually.

    These are tough days following a big op. I am with you in thoughts and spirit Julie.

    Take care,
    Love, Lizx
  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Dear Julie

    I do feel so sorry for you. I know that you were worried about sleeping on your back post op as you do not find this too comfortable anyway. As you have the electric bed can't you have the head rest part raised so that you are sort of sitting in bed when trying to sleep. I expect you have tried that though. Is it pain that you are suffering from, so extra meds would help. Or is it that you just cannot get comfortable,which is what I think the situation may be? Have you tried wearing the collar as it is soft when trying to rest? I had the hard collar on for quite a long time but it has not made the muscles in my neck become weak. In the very early days I used it sometimes in the day when snoozing on the settee with my head raised on cushions, but I never slept in bed with it on.

    I wish I could come up with something that would help you.

    Love and gentle hugs
    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.
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Morning Julie, I hope you had a better night last night and that things are now beginning to ease at least a little. Don't forget it was only Saturday you had the op - not even a week yet - and you were bustled out on Sunday! What will you do about the meth this week? Now that's a tricky choice I know but hopefully the RA is behaving itself at the moment (you're still on the leflunomide aren't you? Perhaps that is proving to be sufficient at the moment.) Anyhoo, I hope all is as well as it can be. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,027
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    JULIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    l am so so so so so so sorry l have not been able to get online :shock: my router decided to let me down at a key time in your medical history :???:

    With the assistance of friends l am now back online while waiting for a new one with a DONGLE x;) Very nice it is too x;)

    Also with teh assistance of friends l have been able to keep up to date on your progress and am so glad you are safely home and that you have begun your recovery. I am sorry you are struggling to sleep, but am not surprised l did too after my back surgery.

    I hope last night was better for you and that over the next few days things get better and better.

    LOVE and HUGS

    Toni xxx
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    G'day friend. I hope it's a better one for you. It's very early days and things rarely improve quite as quickly as we'd like. I'm thinking of you.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • ritwren
    ritwren Member Posts: 928
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I just wanted to say that I hope as time goes on you can manage to get more sleep and rest.
  • ironic
    ironic Member Posts: 2,361
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Wonderful news that you are home Julie although a little quickly, sorry I am still having laptop problems so I am a bit late with the posts. x:( I do hope things are a little easier today for you and hopefully you can catnap a little during the day. Fingers crossed that you are due for a home visit soon and some much needed assurance can be given.

    In the mean time, rest as much as you can, I am thinking of you.

    Lv, I x
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I am thinking of you too. I hope you're enjoying the sunshine, even from a distance. Take care my lovely flamingo. (And stop fidgeting!)
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I've just had a quick word with our girl and she was sounding very tired. I think the enormity of what she has been through in the past few months has hit, let alone the enormity of the operation itself. She is struggling so hard with sleeping as she cannot get herself comfortable, she is very tired and a tad deflated. This will pass, all things do, and she has reluctantly agreed that yes, perhaps resting a little more than she has been is a good idea! Let's hope she does so, yes? DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Dear Julie

    It is so difficult to get the right balance of rest and if you cannot get comfy to sleep that will not help matters at all. I looked back on my diary and day 4 was the very worst day for me - I had had Lola here in the morning for a few hours and I was sooo exhausted afterwards. Don't get me wrong I had thoroughly enjoyed seeing her but it was far, far too much for me so early after the op. I took to my bed around lunch time and then Lucie's mum called to visit but she understood perfectly that I was in no fit state for visitors. If she had not I would have to have told her straight that there was no way that I had the physical strength to see her as much as I wished to do so. Visitors are extremely tiring and you will just have to be firm if you are too tired and they should understand that. From Day 4 I began to start to feel human again. That was how it was for me.

    I did not have staples like you but dissolvable stitches.

    I do hope that having family over at christmas will not prove too hectic for you. Difficult though it is, you will have to be firm if you feel that you need to have quiet time away from them.

    Dear Julie, it is so frustrating, I know having been through it but it most definitely does get better but does take time unfortunately.

    I am thinking of you. I can now discard the collar and have another appointment to see the consultant in around three months and he wants to see me again in 6 months time after that which will then be one year from the operation.He says he will need to keep an eye on me as having an op on one part of the spine puts more pressure on the spine further down. He is pleased with the way it has gone so far and at the moment he is not thinking about a further operation for me. Symptoms are nowhere near perfect at all but I have to wait and see what happens and hope.

    Hugs
    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.
  • CJHunter
    CJHunter Member Posts: 1,038
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Julie, you take care dear friend and get as much rest as your body needs.
    Take care hun.xx
    Clare xxeyeore-1.jpg
  • bertyboy
    bertyboy Member Posts: 1,860
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    you are a lovely PA DD , so pleased you are home Julie bit amazed at the swift exit from the hospital , but i know there is nothing better than being in your own surrounding , gentle hugs x
    I know i am a lady ,all life is a journey xx MAY xx
  • angie1973
    angie1973 Member Posts: 248
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I've not been on for a long while. Had a really busy period, but I have just caught up on this, and I hope you will slowly be able to manage more sleep, and the soreness subsides for you.

    You've been through it big time these past few months, but I am amazed at your stamina and how you are determined not to give up.

    Best healing vibes Julie, and may a good night's sleep come to you very soon.
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