Good luck tomorrow, Iris!

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Good luck with your knee surgery tomorrow, Iris! I'll be thinking of

you.

Re: [ ] Kathi

> Hello, Hello

>

> Kathi, my surgery is tomorrow and I shouldn't be down

> too long barring any unforeseen complications. During

> my preop appointment, the dr told me that if they find

> areas of no cartilage, they will grind on the bone to

> create scar tissue to cover the hole and that would

> create a longer recovery. They gave me a paper with

> about six different exercises that have at least 100

> of each to be completed every day. I know that doing

> these exercises are essential to my recovery but I am

> hoping that my SI joint will cooperate.

>

> I always get a little freaked out about being put to

> sleep; maybe that has to do with not being in control.

> I will be there by myself until my husband comes to

> pick me up. He still doesn't have any sick time and

> we just can't afford a day without pay right now. I

> told the dr that if I get too anxious they may have to

> give me something to calm me down.

>

> About biofeedback...I find that when I am in a lot of

> pain that I have a harder time remaining calm which in

> turn tightens up my muscles and causes worse pain. I

> have over the last several years developed what I

> think is anxiety over stressful situations at work. It

> could be my fear of not being able to keep a job due

> to escalating disabilities. So, if this can help, I am

> all for it. I do think that we all use it because we

> are accustom to being ever vigilant trying to head off

> any flare that we see beginning. Our diseases are

> something that we are cognitive of all day every day.

>

> Kathi, do you think that the number of people having

> SD contributes to the lack of research? I have no idea

> about how many people have this disease.

>

> I didn't hear anything about a shooting but I will ask

> my husband because he usually watches the local news

> several times a day. I only read the NY Times'

> headlines every day and occasionally watch the news.

>

> I appreciate your thoughts and prayers. I will try to

> contact you guys when I get home tomorrow.

>

> LOL and Hugs, Iris