well to start with my hip is FINALLY starting to feel “normal”. Like what actually is normal nowadays. I still wake up in pain if I’m sleeping on my right side. That darn screw is pushed out even further than before. The other two are perfect. Not much to do about it except try not to roll on my right side which of course is my dominant side I sleep on. The only other solution is to take the darn thing out which sounds easy enough but is actually quite complicated and could lead to a higher chance of breaking that hip again.
so during this isolation time I’ve
packed on a few pounds here n there hoping that a bit more - shall we say- padding might make it hurt less. The jury is still out on that one though lol!
My poor sister has had every miserable annoyance with her fractured elbow. It appears that she was HIGHLY allergic to whatever skin cleanser used to wash the surgical site - probably betadine or similar.
so she broke out in a rash with hives EVERYWHERE it touched including under her arm and the side of her torso. She ended up with cellulitis everywhere which became systemic. They had to remove all of the dressing and bandages and even the stitches replaced by steristrips. Couldn’t be put on oral steroids only topical cream because of some reason due to the surgery. Sooo she had to be put on large doses of antibiotics and is covered in think ointment!!!
And yet the woman still is upbeat and joking about life. What else is there to do? I’d be bellyaching to anyone I could get to listen.
She’s had very little help as well from her mentally challenged daughter and her “bf” who’s dealing w Parkinson’s both physically and mentally.
aren’t you glad you asked lol!! She says she’s coming to visit soon cuz she actually can relax here but she’ll probably be starting pt at week 4 post surgery. So who knows. Plus I’ve been so isolated and I’m nervous about having people out of my tiny bubble come visit. She lives in New Jersey and her “bf” now lives with his son who’s a cop so god only knows who he comes into contact with.
I dunno maybe I’m just being paranoid or overreacting?? Would love to hear your thoughts or anyone else’s thoughts on it.
my roommate is moving out in 2 weeks with her bf so somehow during a global pandemic I’ll need to search for a brew roommate. I’ll try to go as long as I can though before actually looking.
what a mess 2020 is.
But enough of me - how are you doing /feeling? Any new crazy shiny purchases I can drool over???? Or are behaving yourself???? If you got anything new in the past month or two I need to know lol!!! And I need pics! Have you figured out how much to do that yet?? I’ll send you an older iPhone if you want one even if it’s just to use the camera for your Shinys!!!
I hope your well. Missed chatting with you and others
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