Finally
It is finally happening, my surgeries are scheduled for June 1st. They are going to start with my right knee and my right shoulder. The right knee is actually getting surgery and the right shoulder is getting a cortisone injection.
I am both excited and nervous at the same time. I am going to be put to sleep for the whole thing so that is good at least. Hopefully, if the right knee gets fixed I will be able to walk more/longer after just a few months of physical therapy. I haven’t been able to walk more then about 15-30 minutes without having to sit down for the last 2 years or more. It got worse with my ankle but my knees are really bad.
I found out that the problem with my ankle is that they are weak. I have something called hyperflexablity that makes my joints bend further then they should. It like being double jointed, it just not as cool as I used to think it was. I guess it’s a neat party trick if I need it.
During the time that I am out in the surgery, they are also going to give me a shot of cortisone in my right shoulder. This is suppose to help me with my pain an make it feel a little better until I get that surgery done. I heard that the cortisone shot is very painful so I am glad they are doing it while I sleep. I was really afraid to get it done before. I am hoping that it will help with the pain and that I will be able to sleep a full night again or wake up without pain for awhile but the doctor isn’t guaranteeing anything.
The problem with my shoulders is actually a kind of birth defect of sorts (much like my knees) and the bone has grown into hooks on the ends of my shoulders. This is causing constant bursitis and muscle tearing. The bone “hooks” are going to have to be taken off and then the bursitis will stop and the muscles will heal eventually. I don’t know how long I will have to wait for my next surgery though.
I guess the most important thing about all of this is that I am finally getting it done. I have been waiting over a year for these surgeries and the time has finally come. I am not sure how long apart they are going to be are how long physical therapy is going to take for each of them but I am pretty sure by the end I am going to be able to do all of the things that I have waited so long to do.
Comments
I'm proud of you for pursuing your health for so long, persisting in finding solutions for yourself, girl! Yes! After sooo long, you can finally make the leap to health, and recovery.
:)
Posted by: Patricia | May 23, 2006 06:03 PM
Thank you, I am very happy that all of this is happening now. Although, I feel that it is coming a little too fast at times. There is so much to do before I can actually get the surgery done that I am going crazy trying to make appointments and keep them.
I don't know what there really is to be proud of but I guess I wanted to give up a lot of times and just suffer with the pain because it was just getting to hard to deal with, the doctors and the medications and all of that. I was very hard to keep telling myself that eventually they will do something for me. It's nice to know that you care though, really it is.
Some days I do just feel like giving up and going home and laying in bed. Today was one of those days.
Today I tried to get my blood drawn and get to my doctor's appointment by 11:15 but the blood place was so crowded that I had to leave (I hate being in crowded places for too long and waiting in long lines like that), and I will have to go back tomorrow. It wouldn't be such a big deal if I could go in the afternoon, but I have to fast for the 12 hours and I can't not eat or drink all day long. I have to do the same thing for my surgery too, no eating or drinking (not even water) from midnight the night before my surgery until 1:45 when surgery begins.
I have to deal with it though, this is what I have been waiting years for and it is finally happening.
Words of encouragement are always appreciated. I could use all I can get right now, with all of the stress and nervousness that I have right now, it helps, thank you again.
Posted by: Caffeine | May 24, 2006 01:22 PM