VISIT TO CONSULTANT

hileena111

SORRY THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT IN SOONER BUT IT HAS BEEN BUSY HERE.
AS YOU SEE THEY DIDNT KEEP ME IN
I'VE TRIED TO DO THIS POST BEFORE AND IT DISAPPEARED :shock:
GOOD NEWS AND NOT SUCH GOOD NEWS :?

GOOD NEWS IS HE IS HAPPY WITH THE WOUND, THE STAPLES [24] CAME OUT,HE WANTS ME BACK IN 4 WEEKS...I EXPECTED THAT......6 WEEKS POST OP. THE SLING WILL COME OFF

NOT SUCH GOOD NEWS.....I ASKED WHEN I COULD USED MY RIGHT CRUTCH.....OH NOT FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS!!!!!!!
got to admit that I was shocked at that.....
BUT I SUPPOSE I'LL JUST HAVE TO DO AS HE SAYS OTHERWISE IT MIGHT NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH
SO THATS IT
LOVE
HILEENA

dreamdaisy

I am surprised that you were surprised that you cannot use the right crutch for three months - you expect a lot from your battered and poorly body, don't you? The stress and strain we can place on our joints when using aids is not to be underestimated, be we seated on a scooter, using a rollator or sticks. It is natural to hunch our shoulders with the latter two (we shouldn't but we do) and with the first item we forget the twisting and stretching involved in getting on, off, starting, steering and reversing - and then factor in the uneven ride. We might think we're not doing anything daft but our bodies think (and know) differently.

He has given you good advice about the shoulder, when I broke my upper left humerus I was able to use the right crutch but not both for over twelve weeks. Neither did I use my rollator because I didn't go out apart from to the hospital and Mr DD wheeled me in. I was also good about doing my exercises (and still do them but not as often as I could). My reward was a clean heal and a pretty good ROM so make that your goal - I hope you achieve it! Worthwhile things do take time but it's time well spent. DD

hileena111

OK CLEVER CLOGS
SO I'M BEING OPTIMISTIC RATHER THAN PESSIMISTIC
HE IS RIGHT AND I WILL BE GOOD
I ASKED ABOUT DO'S AND DONT'S. WE ALWAYS GET A LIST OF THINGS WHEN WE HAVE A THR OR TKR'S BUT NOT WITH A SHOULDER.
HE SAID YOU CAN DO ANYTHING EXCEPT PUT WEIGHT ON IT. TRY WHAT YOU LIKE AND THE GOOD THING IS IF YOU CANT DO IT WELL YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOING IT BUT YOU CAN KEEP TRYING AND BIT BY BIT YOU WILL GET A LITTLE BIT FURTHER EACH TIME. PROBABLY WONT HAVE A FULL ROM BUT YOU CAN TRY.

SCOOTER IS OK, WALKING WITH MY LEFT CRUTCH IS OK [ALTHOUGH AT THE MOMENT I CANT WALK VERY FAR] SO SCOOTER, GETTING OFF TO GO INTO A SHOP IS OK. I'M TOO FRIGHTENED TO GO INTO A SHOP IF ITS BUSY INCASE I GET KNOCKED DOWN.
ROLLATOR IS OUT THE SAME AS THE CRUTCHES ARE.
AS FOR STAYING IN....NO WAY.....I REFUSE TO BECOME A VEGETABLE
I'VE HAD MY FIRST PHYSIO APPT TODAY. A LOT OF THEM ARE THE SAME AS THE ONES I HAD WHEN I HAD THE PLATE PINS AND SCREWS IN SO I'VE BEEN DOING THOSE. I'M ALSO DOING SOME EXERCISES FOR MY KNEE REPLACEMENT...NOT AS MANY AS I FIRST WAS BUT JUST TO KEEP THINGS MOVING.
SO I'LL START THE SHOULDER ONES TOMORROW
LOVE
HILEENA

dibdab

Glad to hear it was a largely positive appointment.

Keep on enjoying those trips out......having something positive to look forward to makes all the difference.

Deb x

hileena111

THANKS DEB
WE ARE GOING TO THE LAKE DISTRICT FROM TUES UNTIL FRI.......THE END OF THIS MONTH
PETER ORGANISED IT....DIDNT ASK......HE SAID I NEEDED SOMETHING TO LOOOK FORWARD TO
LOVE
HILEENA

stickywicket

I'm very pleased that all is well. That's the main thing at this stage. That and the fact that the exercises are going well. I'm sure your surgeon is right. The idea of putting the new shoulder under the pressure of a crutch is surely not optimism but fantasy?

I well recall DD's broken shoulder. Fortunately she did not turn into a vegetable. I think it would take a bit more than being confined to barracks for 3 months. I hope your recovery is every bit as successful as hers.

Slosh

I can understand your disappointment but know you will be sensible.

hileena111

HI
OH I WILL BE SENSIBLE
IT JUSTCAME AS A SHOCK.......HAVING TO BE TOLD 3 MONTHS.... EVERYTHING ELSE LIKE.THRS/ TKR BROKEN ANKLE ETC HAS ALWAY BEEN 6 WEEKS SO I JUST HADNT THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
HE IS RIGHT NO DOUBT ABOUT IT
BUT I STILL WONT STAY IN, JUST GO OUT AND BE SENSIBLE, LISTEN TO MY BODY
LOVE
HILEENA

dreamdaisy

(With thanks to The Fast Show)

Today I will mostly be being a parsnip. 8)

barbara12

Hello Eileen
I think we are all so very different..no you cant use the crutch ..but time will pass and you will be up and walking again with them both
Has for getting out and about it will keep you sane..and you feel like you have achieved something..like you say you know your own body ..enjoy your coffees and chats..and I hope the shoulder gets stronger soon..x

dreamdaisy

Hello, we're a few days on now, how are things going? I hope your frustration levels are not too high; I was also wondering how the knee and the greater trochanter stuff is going . . . . DD

hileena111

HI
I'VE ACCEPTED THAT HE IS RIGHT ABOUT THE RIGHT HAND CRUTCH. LIKE I SAID IT CAME AS A SURPRISE
THE KNEE IS OK BUT THE GREATER TROCHANTER BONE IS PLAYING UP
BEEN VERY SORE FOR THE PAST 2 DAYS.
THE KNEE IS OK BECAUSE OF DISTRACTION....PAIN IN OTHER PLACES
DISTRACTION IS NOT WORKING AS WELL FOR THE TROCHANTER
LOVE
HILEENA

dreamdaisy

There's no doubt about it, you've got your hands full (as it were) coping with these different areas, just one at a time is enough. The deeper healing is the time-consuming element, things may well look OK on the surface but under everything remains delicate and friable for much longer. It's not easy but the time will pass and things will get better. DD

dibdab

Hi Hileena,

Just dropping by to see how things are progressing. Hope you can see at least small improvements as time goes by.

I'll be awol next week as hubby and I are off to the Fjords.....to say I'm excited is an understatement , it's our first cruise, no chores for a week, lots of beautiful scenery....I have high hopes it will be amazing! Enjoy your forthcoming holiday, take good care not to overdo things.

Deb xx

frogmorton

Hi Hileena

Been AWOL sorry due to a holiday.

3 months it is and Lucy's main restriction was not to swing arm out behind you - like in the carry on film? "I must, I must I must improve my...." Seriously we have been told that could dislocate the new shoulder.

The muscles need to be strengthened to hold it safely in place. I think it's the pecs :? Arm up and down and to the side (like star jumps) were ok.

Lucy is now doing most things as normal, but I still try to make sure she takes her weight either on left arm or both, not the right on it's own.

You'll get there I know you will.

With the support of the lovely Peter, daughter and your many friends

Love and (())

Toni xxx

hileena111

Hi
everyone
Still plodding on. Still very sore but I keep telling myself everything has a beginning, a middle and an end. Eventually it will go. I have an appointment 6th June, to see him. [I think]

We are going to the Lake District next Tuesday
I will keep my eyes on that, then when we come home [Fri] I have an appt. with him the next Monday I will think about that

Before anyone says it.......I will be good when I'm away
love
Hileena

frogmorton

No climbing Scafell Pike!!

A change of scenery will do you both good

Rest up and relax

Love

Toni xxx

hileena111

The mind boggles Toni

love
hileena

Slosh

I hope you have a lovely time, sure it will do you good

elnafinn

Hi Hileena,

Enjoy your mini break. I hope the weather is good and enjoy people watching, eating ice creams and the coffee shops.

Love
Elna x