Where I am from

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I am in Ontario, just two hours outside of Toronto. I

had my surgery at Mount Sinai in Toronto by Dr. Gross.

~Contessica

--- Larsen <Busterchi@...> wrote:

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Where in Canada are you?? I;m BC

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From: contessia ryans <contessica03@...>

Reply-Joint Replacement

Joint Replacement

Subject: Re: Re: Confused,

some input would be great

Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:35:23 -0700 (PDT)

Hi!

All of those are pretty good ideas but being stuck at

home pretty much for the past 3 years I somewhat don't

have very many friends or whatnot. Once a day I do ask

my mom for a bunch of things at once so I won't bug

her too much. I spoke to my sister who has been coming

in to give me my blood clotting needles and she is

getting a little angry at my mom too now. Since my mom

is going to the states in 2 weeks to see her boyfriend

and thinks my sister can come over and watch me. The

problem is my sister just got a job that starts next

week so she can't do that. So it looks like I will be

alone for a few days which is a little scary.

So it might get worst before it gets better. I can't

even do half my exercises since I can't lift my leg up

by myself to get the rolled up towels under my knee

for example which is really bothering me. Since every

where I go here and talking to my pt I need to do my

excercises if I am going to get better. But then I

would be bugging her twice in 40 minutes. Oh well I am

going to call disabilty tomorrow to see if they have

any ideas.

~Contessica

--- reynawhitehawk <ReynaWhitehawk@...> wrote:

> Contessica,

>

> Oh I'm so sorry your going thur all of this!! I do

> have a couple of

> suggestions that may help out...these are the things

> I did after my

> knee replacement. I'm blessed to have a wonderful

> husband that took

> care of me, still is I mean...and people from church

> too. Do you

> belong to a church? Do you work, where co-workers

> could co by and

> help you? What about neighbors? I know your Mpm is

> tired after

> working all day, but you really need to talk to her

> and be frank with

> her, explaining to her that you need some help just

> for a little

> bit.

>

> Ask her if she can put you together a couple of

> " kits " . Some bottled

> water, lots fo snacks, your toothbrush/toothpaste.

> Some clothes

> within reach...some wipes where you can bath

> yourself. Some books,

> crosswork puzzles, I even have one of those little

> electronic poker

> games. Got one in the bathroom too And keep a

> phone close to

> you. Keep your meds real clothes too. Anything

> that will make you

> comfprtable, so you don't have to get up except to

> go to the

> bathroom.

>

> I understand what you mean about " feeling guilty "

> about botrhering

> someone to take care of you. I did this too. Our

> church members

> were bringing us dinner every night for the first

> week. Talk about

> feeling guilty!! And my husband bringing me

> everthing. But you need

> to let people help you. Try to talk to your Mom

> since she seems to

> be the obvious choise.

>

> Perhaps you can call your insurance and your doctors

> office to see if

> you can still be admitted to an extended care place.

> I'm not sure

> how that works since you've already been discharged.

> But its worth a

> call I'm sure.

>

> It will get better in time, just hang in there.

>

>

> Debra

>

>

>

>

> > Hi! I had a thr on March 22 and was in the

> hospital for just under

> 2

> > weeks. The problem that I am having is that well I

> plain need help

> > and I am not getting it at home. I am home alone

> from 6am to 3pm

> > when my mom comes home from work she helps me out

> and that is where

> > the problem lies. I hate to complain but last

> night when I posted

> my

> > whiny post my mom got me water to wash up and then

> took it away

> when

> > I was done but it I was lying there naked for

> almost 2 hours while

> > she talked on the phone to her new boyfriend.

> While I was waiting I

> > was so cold that I almost had an accident and said

> it loud enough

> > for her to hear and she remained on the phone 40

> minutes longer so

> > if I did have an actual accident she had no

> problem if I sat in it.

> >

> > Then when she finally got off the phone (this was

> the second phone

> > call in the night may I say) she was a little

> cranky that I would

> > want a drink, my tooth brush and tooth paste and a

> glass of water

> to

> > rinse, plus of course a night gown.

> >

> > I really try not to be too needy but I do need

> help. In the

> hospital

> > even with a nurse shortage I got some help. Am I

> asking too much?

> > Being stuck at home waiting for my thr I have like

> one or two long

> > distance friends and they can't help even if they

> wanted. Do I have

> > an options or am I stuck like this for the next

> month- that thought

> > makes me cringe. The nurses that used to come over

> discharged me on

> > Monday and my physio doesn't come again until next

> thursday so I

> > have no idea who to ask what to do.

> >

> > I feel terribly guiltiy for asking for any help as

> it is because I

> > am sure that she is tired from working all day.

> And the worst thing

> > about it all is that my family doctor thinks that

> I should be

> > cutting back on my pain killers which are only

> tylenol 3 with

> codine

> > and I have cut back to one every 4 hours and one

> in a while like

> > when I do my exercises I take 2. Then my pt

> admitted yesterday that

> > because my hip was fused for like 12 years and the

> 5 days bed rest

> > after surgery and no weight bearing for 6 weeks is

> putting my

> > progress behind.

> >

> > Seriously the only thing that I can do at the

> moment is go to the

> > bathroom by myself, sit up for around half an hour

> and get in and

> > out of bed by myself. I thought that it would be

> better if I was at

> > home and my doctor had thought about putting me in

> rehab for a week

> > and now I am thinking that I should've done that.

> >

> > I am so tired, confused, frustrated and scared

> that I feel sick to

> > my stomach half the time. I used to eat 3 meals a

> day when I had

> > left the hospital but now since I am home alone

> all day all I eat

> is

> > a bowl of apple sauce, 2 pudding cups and a glass

> of juice and

> > bottle of water until my mom gets home.

> >

> > What I am wondering is is there anyway that I can

> get help without

> > it costing an arm or a leg? I am on disability and

> most of it goes

> > to my mom every month to pay for rent (which is

> normal lol). My

> > father who lives on the othe side of country is

> willing to send me

> a

> > little money if I need it but I have no idea what

> to do. Could I

> > possibly go to rehab still or have I blown all my

> choices? I had to

> > take a private ambulance home since I can't even

> get into a car at

> > the moment so any input would be great.

> >

> > ~Contessica

> >

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