Yesterday I had a really interesting appointment with my Orthopaedic Surgeon. An interesting appointment indeed! It was one of those when you just don't know whether to laugh or cry. My husband and I have a great relationship with my Surgeon and he knows I understand the ins and outs of my bone disease as … Continue reading To Laugh or Cry?
Category: Bone DIsease
Change of Plans
One thing we can guarantee when living with a chronic disease is that we will always be changing plans. My extra cleaning activities this week have rendered my legs useless. I too easily forget that I'm only 10 weeks into a 6 month recovery from major surgery & that time frame is based on someone … Continue reading Change of Plans
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4 week and counting
I'm nearly 4 weeks post surgery and this time around seems so much harder than all the others. I think the main reason for that is because I was only 8 weeks post surgery on my broken leg when I had this rod inserted into the other leg. Having 2 legs with titanium rods from … Continue reading 4 week and counting
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The Next Leg of the Journey…literally!
It seems my good leg ( my right femur) is no longer good and is about to head off on its own little adventure. After weeks of hospital admissions, MRI's, xrays and CT scans, my Specialists had a meeting on Friday to debate my case and decide how to best proceed with treating my yet unnamed bone … Continue reading The Next Leg of the Journey…literally!
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Your House, Your Comfort, Your Safe Place
I've just been chatting with the Occupational Therapist who organised my stair lift installation. She was very impressed with how the stair lift looked in my home. Given I'm still relatively young ( and perhaps a little delusional 😊), I was relieved to have her opinion as my concern has always been that I didn't … Continue reading Your House, Your Comfort, Your Safe Place
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I’m Home…but it’s not over
After 13 days in hospital I was finally allowed home 3 days ago. That was only because my stair lift had been installed last week and my medical team felt that I would at least be a little safe. They are worried about me and the more they worry the harder it is for my … Continue reading I’m Home…but it’s not over
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Twas the Night Before Biopsy
Twas the night before Bone Marrow biopsy and all through the hospital the patients were stirring demanding a nurse... That's about as poetic as I can get tonight. Tomorrow is a big day and the day after is even bigger. My stint in hospital 2 weeks ago resulted in an MRI on my right femur … Continue reading Twas the Night Before Biopsy
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Life is Full of Surprises!
It's a cliché! Life is full of surprises. We all know that and we probably all like to think we are prepared for them. Sometimes though they come when we least expect it and they are not always good. This week has been a really tough week. I was happily thinking I had 3 … Continue reading Life is Full of Surprises!
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Starting Over!
My leg is not healing at all. My Orthopaedic Surgeon hung his head and sighed and cringed when I saw him yesterday. Actually his first comment was: "Happy New Year Darling", quickly followed by "and here comes my worst nightmare!" We laughed, we always do. He was joking, sort of. I am though his … Continue reading Starting Over!
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Bone Stimulator to the Rescue!!
I saw my Orthopaedic Surgeon yesterday & I am having more surgery on Tuesday the 20th October on my leg. This is to swap the screw in the intramedullary rod in my leg from a static screw to a dynamic screw to jolt the femur into healing activity. Surgery was going to be today but … Continue reading Bone Stimulator to the Rescue!!
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