How are you feeling right now?

[DirtDawg]

Got through the the three funerals this week OK, made a decent showing of my duties at work, Took the kids out to shop for "secret presents"  for their mum, managed the stress caused by so many strangers, generally.

As I sit in "comfort,"  I am more aware than ever of just how close i am to surgery, regarding my hip.  When I stop to relax, I really hurt.

I am scared.

Is it scheduled yet or are you waiting until you can't bear it anymore?

My hip surgery ( a minor cartilage replacement with a teflon/carbon substitute, at this point - depending upon the degree of bone degradation, of course) is tentatively scheduled for February twenty fourth, on my day off.

I am told that I will be on my feet that same day and back to work within one week. This is considered very minor, as long as my joint is still salvageable. If the joint must be replaced (both ball and socket) with a stainless steel substitute, then the recovery time could extend to the three or four week time frame. Roughly half that time if only one part of the joint is damaged beyond repair.

Unfortunately, what generally happens to a "guy who hates doctors and decides to suffer through four years of pain rather than have the damage attended early"  (paraphrasing the way  my doctor put it) is that his continued tolerance of the pain causes his hip socket in his pelvis to wear so thin (due to his cartilage being destroyed, allowing raw contact between his ball and socket)  or even get a "hole worn through it,"  that it can not be salvaged and a plate will have to be installed into his pelvis, along with the teflon implant and often the ball on the femur will have to be replaced as well.

That all means screwing a bunch metal onto a bunch of bone and hoping it all "takes" without complication.

In the broad scheme, this is still considered as routine surgery, these days, but it still scares the fuck out of me.

 

[SBI_Patience]

I think I'm just gonna describe it in picture.

[Parts]

Got through the the three funerals this week OK, made a decent showing of my duties at work, Took the kids out to shop for "secret presents"  for their mum, managed the stress caused by so many strangers, generally.

As I sit in "comfort,"  I am more aware than ever of just how close i am to surgery, regarding my hip.  When I stop to relax, I really hurt.

I am scared.

Is it scheduled yet or are you waiting until you can't bear it anymore?

My hip surgery ( a minor cartilage replacement with a teflon/carbon substitute, at this point - depending upon the degree of bone degradation, of course) is tentatively scheduled for February twenty fourth, on my day off.

I am told that I will be on my feet that same day and back to work within one week. This is considered very minor, as long as my joint is still salvageable. If the joint must be replaced (both ball and socket) with a stainless steel substitute, then the recovery time could extend to the three or four week time frame. Roughly half that time if only one part of the joint is damaged beyond repair.

Unfortunately, what generally happens to a "guy who hates doctors and decides to suffer through four years of pain rather than have the damage attended early"  (paraphrasing the way  my doctor put it) is that his continued tolerance of the pain causes his hip socket in his pelvis to wear so thin (due to his cartilage being destroyed, allowing raw contact between his ball and socket)  or even get a "hole worn through it,"  that it can not be salvaged and a plate will have to be installed into his pelvis, along with the teflon implant and often the ball on the femur will have to be replaced as well.

That all means screwing a bunch metal onto a bunch of bone and hoping it all "takes" without complication.

In the broad scheme, this is still considered as routine surgery, these days, but it still scares the fuck out of me.

 

Yikes hope it goes well




I am feeling a bit dizzy from paint fumes

[richard]

happy

[odeon]

Tired. Listless.

[Callaway]

Got through the the three funerals this week OK, made a decent showing of my duties at work, Took the kids out to shop for "secret presents"  for their mum, managed the stress caused by so many strangers, generally.

As I sit in "comfort,"  I am more aware than ever of just how close i am to surgery, regarding my hip.  When I stop to relax, I really hurt.

I am scared.

Is it scheduled yet or are you waiting until you can't bear it anymore?

My hip surgery ( a minor cartilage replacement with a teflon/carbon substitute, at this point - depending upon the degree of bone degradation, of course) is tentatively scheduled for February twenty fourth, on my day off.

I am told that I will be on my feet that same day and back to work within one week. This is considered very minor, as long as my joint is still salvageable. If the joint must be replaced (both ball and socket) with a stainless steel substitute, then the recovery time could extend to the three or four week time frame. Roughly half that time if only one part of the joint is damaged beyond repair.

Unfortunately, what generally happens to a "guy who hates doctors and decides to suffer through four years of pain rather than have the damage attended early"  (paraphrasing the way  my doctor put it) is that his continued tolerance of the pain causes his hip socket in his pelvis to wear so thin (due to his cartilage being destroyed, allowing raw contact between his ball and socket)  or even get a "hole worn through it,"  that it can not be salvaged and a plate will have to be installed into his pelvis, along with the teflon implant and often the ball on the femur will have to be replaced as well.

That all means screwing a bunch metal onto a bunch of bone and hoping it all "takes" without complication.

In the broad scheme, this is still considered as routine surgery, these days, but it still scares the fuck out of me.

 

Good luck with it.  I understand feeling scared because I was scared about the surgery I had on my ankle, which sounded less involved than yours.  If the ball and/or socket is damaged, then you would have to limit weightbearing on that side for a few weeks? 

[richard]

my punk hurts for some reason

[DirtDawg]

Got through the the three funerals this week OK, made a decent showing of my duties at work, Took the kids out to shop for "secret presents"  for their mum, managed the stress caused by so many strangers, generally.

As I sit in "comfort,"  I am more aware than ever of just how close i am to surgery, regarding my hip.  When I stop to relax, I really hurt.

I am scared.

Is it scheduled yet or are you waiting until you can't bear it anymore?

My hip surgery ( a minor cartilage replacement with a teflon/carbon substitute, at this point - depending upon the degree of bone degradation, of course) is tentatively scheduled for February twenty fourth, on my day off.

I am told that I will be on my feet that same day and back to work within one week. This is considered very minor, as long as my joint is still salvageable. If the joint must be replaced (both ball and socket) with a stainless steel substitute, then the recovery time could extend to the three or four week time frame. Roughly half that time if only one part of the joint is damaged beyond repair.

Unfortunately, what generally happens to a "guy who hates doctors and decides to suffer through four years of pain rather than have the damage attended early"  (paraphrasing the way  my doctor put it) is that his continued tolerance of the pain causes his hip socket in his pelvis to wear so thin (due to his cartilage being destroyed, allowing raw contact between his ball and socket)  or even get a "hole worn through it,"  that it can not be salvaged and a plate will have to be installed into his pelvis, along with the teflon implant and often the ball on the femur will have to be replaced as well.

That all means screwing a bunch metal onto a bunch of bone and hoping it all "takes" without complication.

In the broad scheme, this is still considered as routine surgery, these days, but it still scares the fuck out of me.

 

Good luck with it.  I understand feeling scared because I was scared about the surgery I had on my ankle, which sounded less involved than yours.  If the ball and/or socket is damaged, then you would have to limit weightbearing on that side for a few weeks? 

I am told that in the worst case scenario (a replacement of the cartilage, the hip socket and the ball of the femur), I will still be on my feet within a couple of days. The metal parts are securely screwed into the existing bone and there is no healing time for the metal/bone connection (either it works or it breaks) The recovery (designed to re-teach the muscles how to reform themselves into making things work together again) will take place over the following three to six weeks, wearing a brace, doing specific exercises tethered from above to a tread mill for about an hour per day,  etc.

Thanks for the well wishes.  I still have a lot of time to dread the procedure.

['andersom']

Got through the the three funerals this week OK, made a decent showing of my duties at work, Took the kids out to shop for "secret presents"  for their mum, managed the stress caused by so many strangers, generally.

As I sit in "comfort,"  I am more aware than ever of just how close i am to surgery, regarding my hip.  When I stop to relax, I really hurt.

I am scared.

Is it scheduled yet or are you waiting until you can't bear it anymore?

My hip surgery ( a minor cartilage replacement with a teflon/carbon substitute, at this point - depending upon the degree of bone degradation, of course) is tentatively scheduled for February twenty fourth, on my day off.

I am told that I will be on my feet that same day and back to work within one week. This is considered very minor, as long as my joint is still salvageable. If the joint must be replaced (both ball and socket) with a stainless steel substitute, then the recovery time could extend to the three or four week time frame. Roughly half that time if only one part of the joint is damaged beyond repair.

Unfortunately, what generally happens to a "guy who hates doctors and decides to suffer through four years of pain rather than have the damage attended early"  (paraphrasing the way  my doctor put it) is that his continued tolerance of the pain causes his hip socket in his pelvis to wear so thin (due to his cartilage being destroyed, allowing raw contact between his ball and socket)  or even get a "hole worn through it,"  that it can not be salvaged and a plate will have to be installed into his pelvis, along with the teflon implant and often the ball on the femur will have to be replaced as well.

That all means screwing a bunch metal onto a bunch of bone and hoping it all "takes" without complication.

In the broad scheme, this is still considered as routine surgery, these days, but it still scares the fuck out of me.

 

Good luck with it.  I understand feeling scared because I was scared about the surgery I had on my ankle, which sounded less involved than yours.  If the ball and/or socket is damaged, then you would have to limit weightbearing on that side for a few weeks? 

I am told that in the worst case scenario (a replacement of the cartilage, the hip socket and the ball of the femur), I will still be on my feet within a couple of days. The metal parts are securely screwed into the existing bone and there is no healing time for the metal/bone connection (either it works or it breaks) The recovery (designed to re-teach the muscles how to reform themselves into making things work together again) will take place over the following three to six weeks, wearing a brace, doing specific exercises tethered from above to a tread mill for about an hour per day,  etc.

Thanks for the well wishes.  I still have a lot of time to dread the procedure.

I hope that by the end of March, you will be happy that you did go through all this, because of things being so much better. Till then, wishing you all the best in keeping the demons of dread away as much as possible.

['andersom']

Headachy and feeling the results of intense coughing.
Also tired, last night was broken into way too many short naps.

[odeon]

Tired. I should go.

["couldbecousin"]

Grateful to have a home, heat, hot water, electricity, food and all the little comforts.   

[Queen Victoria]

Grateful to have a home, heat, hot water, electricity, food and all the little comforts.   

You've got the Shelties with you?   

["couldbecousin"]

Grateful to have a home, heat, hot water, electricity, food and all the little comforts.   

You've got the Shelties with you?   

Not till New Year's Eve!   

[punkdrew]

My stomach is griping a bit. Probably the chili cheese fries burrito. Hope I don't have ulcer.

Grateful to be sober, having acquired at long last some real spiritual discipline. 

Looking forward to an inspired New Year!