Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Edith- Congratulations. What an inspiration you are, as well as a constant source of information. Out of curiosity-what are you studying? What new vistas has this increased mobility opened up for you? Eleanor Feeling clever Hi, Within 1 month of my 2nd year anniversary I am feeling pretty happy today.............. For 2 days I managed to sit for 7 hrs each day in a classroom after driving down to the coast - an hrs journey with the challenge of a very winding mountain road for half of it........... and come back home last night, all without a painkiller.......... and without total exhaustion.......i.e. I think I even remember some of the information they imparted about bodies and how they work........ Even went for a fast walk before class yesterday and semi ran back up a small hill where I was staying.......... My family are still shocked by just that little bit........... as many of them find it hard to think of slow walking up the 150 mtrs.........and have grown so used to me being the family member who barely does anything........ This time 2 yrs ago even thinking of doing such would have had me reaching for the pain killers............. and I hate to think of how many I would have needed to actually do it.............then, like so many with hip problems, I had paced myself out so much that I wouldn't have allowed myself to think about doing it.......... today the sorest part is the front of ankle tendons from the little hill climb.........smile. And while no doubt still pretty insignificant in comparison to the lives of many is simply an incredible distance ahead of life 2 years ago........ All this because of an amazing surgeon and the inventiveness of other surgeons.......... the great little device called a BHR........ Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Hi Eleanor, Thanks........... One of the things I had to deal with when I had acheived a reasonable recovery was what do I do now.......... I am a bit too young and poor to 'retire' and one has to really have something to 'do'........... Dealing with the fused hip had overtaken most of my life for years which is probably fairly common for many people suffering intense health problem.......... Take that away and there is a void............. whoops what do I do now.............smile I decided a couple of months ago that having gotten some idea of what went on in bodies perhaps I could both further that information and use what experience I had already gained............. and use it to get a life again after so many years of thinking my life was over............ So I am off doing a course in becoming a fitness instructor......... which means I have to get the names of all those muscles/bones etc off pat and understand a lot more about how they interact and how one may get them stronger etc.......... I am grandma of the course but I figure that there are still a good many people out there far older than me who want either to gain or to keep some level of fitness and having gone from virtually zilch to some degree of fitness, I know I do have some knowledge of how interesting that experience can be...........smile. And these days the researchers are urging everybody including those in aged care home to do more basic exercise.............. Later I will be concentrating on water fitness programs but here one has to get close and personal with a gym and do these sorts of courses to gain the certificates to do water rehab or getting fit via water programs for people.............. and along the way I get to enjoy the sight of ultra fit young men with these wonderful defined muscles playing with all this gym equipment..........smile. So the vistas are indeed interesting.............smile. Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > Edith- > Congratulations. What an inspiration you are, as well as a constant > source of information. Out of curiosity-what are you studying? What > new vistas has this increased mobility opened up for you? > Eleanor > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Hi Edith Well done.....such an achievement.....your joy warms all of us. ine > Hi, > > Within 1 month of my 2nd year anniversary I am feeling pretty happy > today.............. For 2 days I managed to sit for 7 hrs each day in a > classroom after driving down to the coast - an hrs journey with the > challenge of a very winding mountain road for half of it........... and come > back home last night, all without a painkiller.......... and without total > exhaustion.......i.e. I think I even remember some of the information they > imparted about bodies and how they work........ Even went for a fast walk > before class yesterday and semi ran back up a small hill where I was > staying.......... My family are still shocked by just that little > bit........... as many of them find it hard to think of slow walking up the > 150 mtrs.........and have grown so used to me being the family member who > barely does anything........ > > This time 2 yrs ago even thinking of doing such would have had me reaching > for the pain killers............. and I hate to think of how many I would > have needed to actually do it.............then, like so many with hip > problems, I had paced myself out so much that I wouldn't have allowed myself > to think about doing it.......... today the sorest part is the front of > ankle tendons from the little hill climb.........smile. And while no doubt > still pretty insignificant in comparison to the lives of many is simply an > incredible distance ahead of life 2 years ago........ > > All this because of an amazing surgeon and the inventiveness of other > surgeons.......... the great little device called a BHR........ > > Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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