Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 I know. I was just feeling guilty but thanks for saying it anyway. In a message dated 5/6/2004 1:50:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, sungold518@... writes: I didn't have anyone at all in mind with my reference to folks who were healing fast and sounded strong, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 I know. I was just feeling guilty but thanks for saying it anyway. In a message dated 5/6/2004 1:50:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, sungold518@... writes: I didn't have anyone at all in mind with my reference to folks who were healing fast and sounded strong, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Hi Des I really enjoyed reading your posting (even though I got wet eyed!) and agree wholeheartedly. I am sitting here with one 'one year' resurface and another at 'seven week'. Both ops, and the weeks that followed, were / are (!) very scarey experiences that brought out vunerabilities I hadn't imagined existed in me. Certainly the way I look at life has changed (for the better) for me for ever. I cannot imagine how I would have coped without this incredible board. To know that each day, at any time of day, I could read or post was like having a friend in the study to talk to. Thank you to all the crowd who read / post....long may our association (and our implants) continue. ine 4/2003 - Mr Stranks 3/2204 - Mr Treacy In surfacehippy , destuck@a... wrote: > As one of the " guilty " in terms of sounding strong and healthy post- op, I > want to clarify what may be a misconception about how it sounded versus how it > felt. > > I felt just as vulnerable as anyone who has posted here, post-op. There I lay > in a creaky old hospital 6,000 miles from home away from my family and > friends with a huge scar on my butt after very little mental preparation for what I > would face. I didn't even know for sure if I could make it to Heathrow Airport > to fly home three weeks later. > > My general impression in hospital was that the Brits are not nearly as > communicative as Americans and will answer your questions in a very non-committal > and understated way. > > Therefore finding out what lay ahead was a real task. Given the situation I > had put myself in, the only way to go was forwards. That entailed making up my > mind that this was going to work because there was literally no alternative. > It took a huuuuuuge leap of faith, believe me. > > It took a lot of testing the limits, while remaining cautious. It took > patience, and it took a lot of determination. Fortunately my hero is " The little > engine that could. " I commend that hero to all of you. > > The fact is also that this procedure, as surgical implant procedures go, > makes so much sense that one has to abandon oneself to science, and most > important, to the skill of the surgeon. Barring a falling accident, the only major > variables are your body and the tricks your mind will play. > > My point is that it is no less scary for those of us who go romping around > suburban Birmingham a few days post-op than those of us who consider ourselves > to be " turtles " . That's why this group is one of the most incredibly caring > bunch of strangers you could ever wish to come across. > > I take this opportunity to say thank you to all of you, not only for the > support you've given me, perhaps unknowingly, especially for my second resurf, but > also for the good work in shoring up the confidence of the undecideds, who > clearly make the right decision when they avoid THR. > > Every day is a blessing, as is every e-mail of support. > > Des Tuck > Treacy. Oct. 01 and May 03 > > In a message dated 5/6/2004 11:07:13 AM Pacific Standard Time, > sungold518@e... writes: > Hi, -- when I was newly post-op, I remember feeling so fragile > and vulnerable (and had the panic thing going) but I didn't know what > to ask the Surf Board in order to get support for the pos-op > experience. Everyone writing seemed so strong and healthy--healing > away while I was scared and sleepless and panicked. I can tell you > that your post-op weakness will pass. It seems that week 3 made a > pretty big difference to me. Not that I wasn't still very mindful of > being just out of major surgery, but I was beginning to feel like my > leg wouldn't " fall off " or that my incision wouldn't burst into > flames. I do think the thing that was most helpful to me was this: > my body knows itself -- if I stay out of its way. I tried to listen > to my body and rest,rest,rest when I was getting the messages that I > needed to do that. Also I tried to -- what? -- test things now and > again: Can I move this way? That way? Is this still sore? Etc. > Walking was good -- and even there the idea wasn't to prove > how " unchanged " I was from my once healthy self, but rather to just > practice walking without the pain of OA. Notice the difference in how > that joint feels now that it's not grinding, etc. I had to work out > sleeping issues -- and got help with that. I had to work out the > panic thing -- and got help with that. I had to gingerly test my new > hip to see how it was working. I had to rest a LOT. Jeeze, I remember > getting in the shower those first couple of weeks -- boy did that > make me feel fragile. Now I step into the shower without thought. I > expect the recovery to continue like this: one day I realize that I'm > again, taking for granted those things which were > difficult/impossible not long ago. Anyway, buddy, this is intended > as moral support. Hang in there -- you will heal. Joyce (Dr Gross, > LHR, 2/2/04) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Hey, Des - buddy. I didn't have anyone at all in mind with my reference to folks who were healing fast and sounded strong, etc. We're all amazing. And this forum is one of the truly democratic, grassroots jewels of civilization.... Joyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Hey, Des - buddy. I didn't have anyone at all in mind with my reference to folks who were healing fast and sounded strong, etc. We're all amazing. And this forum is one of the truly democratic, grassroots jewels of civilization.... Joyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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