Just wanted to say hello, that I had been thinking of your post-op.

NAES1 · ‎09-02-2011

"...was just closing off when you must have seen where I had been reading"....

I have a horrible time when (very rarely, though) reading how these people offer medical advice. Not here often.

My dear Lord, people can die from this. When did this begin? I read each one and only three had any smarts, along with you, knowing actually about your chemistry.

I hope to touch base with you, at your convenience; can fill me in how your procedure has come, thus far.

Sending you very good thoughts, and hoping your husband is doing much better. You appear to be doing ...great..!

Still cringing at the advice.

I thought of you and family at Easter.I do hope that you had a very beautiful day. And no pain, only great ROM better than ever. Sending a out your way.

OH, it was 77 Tuesday, and by Friday, 15!

(??) I am almost sure you had some flurries on Monday?

Will catch up with you very soon.

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

@NAES1,

Thank you for keeping up with me. 5 1/2 months after knee replacement, I am doing great as far as ROM, and continue to push forward every day, totally pain free.

I continue to baby my incision with Mederma and Vitamin E oil, and am happy with the results. I look at the breath taking picture of my open incision at 2 weeks, and the keloid scar I have now, and smile with pride, and gratitude for closing and healing such a big wound with no infection or complications. Yes, it kept me grounded at home for months, but considering the weather and intense flu season, it all worked to my advantage.

Once my leg healed, I was able to have cryosurgery on my hand from a biopsy that came back with early stage squamous cell. That treatment was just 3 weeks ago, so I am still healing a big wound and am taking great precautions with this one too. This has certainly been a “healing” winter for me, but I’m very happy to be where I am.

My husband had another big fluid draw from his knee last week. Since he’d just had a big steroid shot at the beginning of March for his breathing, he couldn’t get a cortisone shot in his knee, so there’s been a lot of discomfort that’s kept him in his recliner. We left the VA with a cooling pump and a strong topical, which are the last 2 options he hadn’t tried yet. Knee replacement is not an option due to many other serious health issues, and I have made it clear that I will never let anyone talk him into surgery. I see what diabetes is doing to him physically, along with advancing COPD, and I think mobility wise, my husband is headed for a scooter chair very soon, which is far cheaper than a surgical procedure.

Our Easter was very quiet; husband and I were home alone. Teacher daughter started Spring Break at the end of classes last Friday; she took off directly from school for 4 days. Trucker daughter also hit the road last Friday for another west coast run, and should be home tomorrow.

Spring is slowly showing its face here in southern WV. We got our biggest snow of the entire winter on March 24th; 8” of heavy, wet snow in my backyard by bedtime. Power went off that night for 2 full days, but our generator kept things running smoothly for us. 90% of the snow was gone by the next day, as the ground is warming enough for the bulbs and flowers to start growing, and I watch the leafing out process on the bushes in the woods behind me advance a little each day. Today is a cool 37, but the sun is shining bright. We are expected to stay cool and may even see snow flurries tomorrow and Saturday. We usually stay cool and wet, into May, with a few days here and there of nice warm temperatures. We never planted potatoes until Memorial Day weekend.

Best wishes to you with continued healing, and thanks so much for your caring thoughts!

NAES1 · ‎09-02-2011

@RedTop wrote:
@NAES1,
Thank you for keeping up with me. 5 1/2 months after knee replacement, I am doing great as far as ROM, and continue to push forward every day, totally pain free.

I continue to baby my incision with Mederma and Vitamin E oil, and am happy with the results. I look at the breath taking picture of my open incision at 2 weeks, and the keloid scar I have now, and smile with pride, and gratitude for closing and healing such a big wound with no infection or complications. Yes, it kept me grounded at home for months, but considering the weather and intense flu season, it all worked to my advantage.

Once my leg healed, I was able to have cryosurgery on my hand from a biopsy that came back with early stage squamous cell. That treatment was just 3 weeks ago, so I am still healing a big wound and am taking great precautions with this one too. This has certainly been a “healing” winter for me, but I’m very happy to be where I am.

My husband had another big fluid draw from his knee last week. Since he’d just had a big steroid shot at the beginning of March for his breathing, he couldn’t get a cortisone shot in his knee, so there’s been a lot of discomfort that’s kept him in his recliner. We left the VA with a cooling pump and a strong topical, which are the last 2 options he hadn’t tried yet. Knee replacement is not an option due to many other serious health issues, and I have made it clear that I will never let anyone talk him into surgery. I see what diabetes is doing to him physically, along with advancing COPD, and I think mobility wise, my husband is headed for a scooter chair very soon, which is far cheaper than a surgical procedure.

Our Easter was very quiet; husband and I were home alone. Teacher daughter started Spring Break at the end of classes last Friday; she took off directly from school for 4 days. Trucker daughter also hit the road last Friday for another west coast run, and should be home tomorrow.

Spring is slowly showing its face here in southern WV. We got our biggest snow of the entire winter on March 24th; 8” of heavy, wet snow in my backyard by bedtime. Power went off that night for 2 full days, but our generator kept things running smoothly for us. 90% of the snow was gone by the next day, as the ground is warming enough for the bulbs and flowers to start growing, and I watch the leafing out process on the bushes in the woods behind me advance a little each day. Today is a cool 37, but the sun is shining bright. We are expected to stay cool and may even see snow flurries tomorrow and Saturday. We usually stay cool and wet, into May, with a few days here and there of nice warm temperatures. We never planted potatoes until Memorial Day weekend.

Best wishes to you with continued healing, and thanks so much for your caring thoughts!

@RedTop,

Your personal report always sound so ideal. You really are doing great...and you follow advice/instruction to a "T".

Our neighbor (in the village) whom would be our closest next door friend had a TKR 7 weeks ago.

He was out with a cane walking a few days ago...could NOT believe it.

I believe he's around 60 years old.

His mother died while he was in rehabilitation, and I think he actually attended, via wheelchair.

His sister came in from Arlington, Va. to do some icing and meals. He's divorced with 1 dog and 2 cats.
Takes care of all 3

Now, he speaking of having the other knee done which I do not *think* a good idea.

I know 'this' must have been an emergency because he was 80 lbs overweight. As you know, weight goes first, then the surgery.
So much for weight bearing.

We had 77 degrees last Wednesday, yesterday and today it snowed.
Tonight is suppose to be 25.
Today was high of 37.

My heart goes strongly out to you seeing your husband's decline with diabetes. Apparently, it's almost an epidemic of health concerns, everywhere!

I was amazed hearing of your daughter (trucker) making yet another trip across country. I have driven cross country when i was 18, and 19 with my family. "But,
now, Redtop...mmh, believe that may be a no, since I have traveled the world for years, flight is my second home to go farther".
When your're 18 years old everything is so simple; I always loved to drive..

Even though both daughters are away, it's reassuring to know they are close by. Speaking of truck driving, my husband had told me today the new laws have to have truck drivers electronically logged in by their hours. A mandatory new ruling.

This will slow down the drivers, cause crashes due to their time window being there, not to mention the cost of everything going higher in price.
I thought of your daughter.

Back to your husband, i have treated so many COPD patients, the sadness of not having much resolve is helplessness.

I always know it's the smoking. I have never smoked in my life time, nor understood why anyone took up this filthy habit. We lost my brother-in-law to COPD when he was 62. Just a few years ago.
And! He was a highly praised and respected physician that knew better, as was his father.

"You would come to believe they knew better".

Heard years ago, from a well known music artist that had been on all types of drugs, and that cigarettes were the most difficult to STOP.
I never allowed anyone in my home 'IF' they were smoking, and if they smelled of putrid oily nicotine, out they went.
Can't stand the smell!

I sincerely hope there is some soothing light at the end of the tunnel for him, but you are very intelligent doing the best, you have -`the ability to do.`

Will check on you at your convenience.
Stay as well as you are. Take care my friend.

Sending a prayer for your home, for your strength through these days.
You are a very interesting person.

Big hug, and plenty of good thoughts across the miles.
Have a nice week-end.
NAES

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

@NAES1,

My trucker daughter does team driving for a company based in NC. Every week she and her co-driver make a run to the west coast; taking textiles, air filters, etc. to warehouses out there, and bringing fruits and vegetables back to the east coast. She is very close to having driven 1 million miles.

The company she works for has computer systems in all of their trucks, that the driver logs into when it is their time to drive. This computer records and monitors several things, and is the first resource that is checked if the driver is ever pulled over by DOT. The company can monitor the drivers speed and braking thru this computer, as well as record the driver intermittently by dash cam.

NAES1 · ‎09-02-2011

@RedTop ..... I had to read that twice, almost 1 million miles!

"Wondering if she at any time had any desire to ever live out to the west"?

I fell in love with the beaches and DRY non humid air. That was the 1st time I actually could stay in the sun and not end up being sun burned as I aways do, having very fair, sensitive skin. Of course over the years, traveling, we either lived, visited or toured ( business/vacations) other ideal places which now makes California drop to the bottom of the antiquated verbiage, of Totem Pole.

Every October, my dad and I ( prior to 4 years ago) spent a day, via train, traveling to White Sulphur Springs.

What a beautiful place - we loved it there and the hotel.

The scenery was breath taking.

I can understand why you are very contented where you live.

"Loved the Rapids and choppy waves. How some of the boaters stayed in - not tipping over- was beyond me".

I have a female cousin who is a university professor of medicine, in W.Va. I have a wealth of knowledge from her.. when and 'if' I have any questions.

Question: what does your daughter think of these wacky cell phone drivers? It's becoming worse, here.

I am definitely more of an intensely defensive driver than I ever thought to be. Survival #1.

Again, 1 million miles!! Some very professional driving~

She'll be glad to be back home, if not already.