WOW! Had I known the end results ahead of time, I would've had surgery 10 years ago!!
On Tuesday it will be the 4 weeks since Dr. John Wild, Jr. performed a complete hip replacement for me. It was an amazing journey and one I would like to share with you.
Tucson Orthopaedic Institute is a state-of-the-art medical facility dedicated to fixing bones, and joints which need fixing.
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| http://www.tucsonortho.com/locations/east-on-grant/tmc-orthopaedic-center/ |
Oh, the aesthetics and views weren't bad either!
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| view from my bed |
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| computer the medical staff used to enter my info each day |
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| Info board across from my bed indicating who was in charge of me that day |
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| I was not going to miss the TED hose! |
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| Parting Gifts! |
Once home, my "angels of mercy" made recovery speedy! Here's me at one week Post-Op....
Thank you all SO much for your prayers, good wishes, cards, sweets, spa lovelies, and beautiful flowers ~ you made everything so special.
You might have noticed a pretty bag on my walker ~ my sweet, talented friend and neighbor, Debbie, made this for me! I'm going to miss it when I no longer need the walker....I could put everything in it!!
A beautiful plant from my Roach "sister" and "daughters" in Phoenix...
And a sweet from sweet Katherine in Toronto, Canada!
How can I adequately thank my friends who gave up their time to spend with me in the early weeks of recovery? I can't...all I can say is that I'm there for you when you need me ~ new hip and all!
Well, I think my progress has been Heaven sent when I think back to the first day....
And where I am today...
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| Working on jewelry!! |
I know it won't be long before I can resume an exercise routine...
Ride a bike with a friend...
Or get back to dancing...
In the meantime, I'm spending a little time each day at the workbench with my jewelry. The Trunk Show is set for Sunday, November 16th at 1:00. I hope to see you there!
Have an exceptional week and thanks for stopping by!
3 comments:
Glad to hear you are healing so well! Step by step -inch by inch!!! Well done!
So happy to hear you are well on the mend. So sorry I have not been there to bring you a bit of cheer or help in some way, but it sounds like you had plenty of help from others. You were/are in good hands. Continue getting stronger. Hope to see you when we return. I got just a couple of baubles for you in Muscat. Nothing terribly exciting, but I was thinking about you. Love you...
I am soooooooooo glad you are doing so well!!!!! Hubby needs double knee replacements & will turn 65 in February so that is what next year has in store for us. Keep up the great progress & I'm soooooooo glad to hear that you said you'd have done it sooner if you had known.
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