Post-Op Day # 98 - Bye Bye VI!

Well Monday morning was busy, we woke up on the earlier side so we could get Jill to the Duke Point Ferry Terminal for the 10:15am ferry. She was just going over night and would be back to my moms the next day because she flew back to Ontario the following day.


We left the terminal and head back to my moms place so that I could drop her off and take the car so I could go down to the barn to visit Frosty again.

I had to go to the vet office first to pick up a tetanus shot and pay my bill from the Friday appointment.
I head over to the barn to see her, I didn't have too much time to do anything so just gave her some carrots/apples then talked to N&S for a few bit before heading back to my moms to make sure all my stuff was packed up.

I needed to be down in Victoria for 6pm check in time so I had a bit of time in the afternoon to chill out and actually my friend Reyna came over for a short visit so that was nice.


A friend of my moms offered to drive me down to Victoria so that was nice, one less thing for my mom to worry about plus the fact she had multiple trips to Victoria coming up in the next few days.

I got my stuff together , I said goodbye to mom and Reyna -- I think that was around 4:55pm.

It was nice of Diane to drive me and we had a fun chit chat on the way down! haha I love that lady, shes' so funny!

I got checked in and waited to board the Clipper ferry to head back to Seattle.

I took my 7.5mg of warfarin @ 8pm with my tasty "Vegetarian basket" that I had on the ferry.

Thankfully it was a smooth sailing and we made it to Seattle around 9:45pm. I was tired but happy to be back in WA State and ofcourse glad to see Adam!!!!

I flopped into bed and was OUT like a light....oh man, the bed felt good! HA HA!

well it was a fun but tiring trip for me ---but I did it CRUTCH-FREE! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! Only took 3+ months to do it. haha!


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Post-Op Day # 97 - Ride Em Cowgirl

Well I was super tired Sunday morning and slept in a bit! YAY! Dang that felt good!

I got up, we hung out around the house for a bit then decided to head to Cobble Hill so I could go visit Frosty.

Mom and Jill dropped me off for about an hour to go give Frosty a groom. I brought her in, groomed her then decided to tack her up and go for a ride! :-) I rode in the ring for a few minutes then head out for a short trail ride around the back. It felt great to ride her again(and ride after more then 3months off), I hadn't ridden her since 2004 I think so it was a lot of fun.

I came back, untacked, groomed and put her away. I was tired after it all but it was worth it for a bit of enjoyment with ma pony!

Mom and Jill showed up, we stayed to chit chat with Norm and Sandy for a bit then head back towards Duncan. My mom was taking care of a friends house in Maple Bay so we head out that way to do that before heading back to her house in Duncan.

We got back to Duncan and hung out for most of the day, it was pretty darn hot out so it felt nice to be inside where it was cool!!

later on we planned to have Chinese for dinner so that was yummy! We also watched 2 movies that night, none of us were motivated to do anything else!

Took my 10mg of warfarin @ 8pm

I was definitely ready for bed, it was a long and tiring weekend for me but I was glad I came over for the wedding and decided to take Frosty out for a ride.

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Post-Op Day # 96 - Time To Celebrate!

Well I slept in, boy I was soooooooo tired from Friday haha! I hung around the house in my Pj's for quite a while....haha, think I finally got dressed at 1pm! LOL

I had some lunch with my mom and her friend Jill. We stayed inside because it was so dang hot out again.

I had some time to fart around checking email etc.... before having to get showered and dolled up for the wedding. I bought a really cute black N white dress here in WA, State so wore that, plus some very cute shoes with an inch heel. Yup, I wore both shoes ---though I did take my walking boot with me in the car just incase! :-)

The ceremony was at 3pm and I needed to leave earlier to go pick up my friend Angela, she was my DATE since Adam couldn't go to the island this time.

I pick her up and we head over to the Merridale Cidery where the ceremony was, they didn't have very good signage for the wedding(not my friends fault). Finally we figure it out and start walking down the hill to where the tent was and I nearly died.....it was steep but worse part was everyone was SITTING and waiting for the bride n groom.

Angela and I get to our seats and then we hear the music start.......oh man talk about CLOSE CALL! HA HA! OH well, we made it and it was a fabulous ceremony. Tessa looked phenomenal in her dress and Brendon looked sharp in his tux.

I took a bunch of pictures so I'll have to put a couple up for you to see :-)

The ceremony finished, we got to walk up and congratulate them before everyone started to head back up the hill to where they were going to do their wedding photos.

We didn't know that we had about an hour or so before the reception started so we decided to head out and go get a cold drink/quick snack at Timmy Hortons in Mill Bay.

After that we head down to the CFB Wardroom which is part of the Naval base in Esquimalt. Wow, that place was beautiful! They had appetizers and a bar for the guest to get some bevies etc.... before moving into the dinning/dancing hall. Neither of us had anything to drink or eat at that point becuase we had Timmy's instead! HA HA!

We all moved to the hall and then the evenings festivities began. Lots of toasts, speeches etc.... and then we had a wonderful buffet dinner! mmmmmmm hmmmm fabulous food!
Oh and we had 4 other people sitting at the table with us and they were SUPER COOL! We had so much fun with them.....haha, we all kept saying that our table (#6 )was the best table there. haha!

I took my 10mg of warfarin @ 8pm! YAY ME FOR REMEMBERING! haha!

We watched Tess & Brendon have their first dance etc.... it was so awesome. After a short bit everyone got up and started to dance the night away! WOOT WOOT! Even Angela and I got up and danced for a while, though neither of us were in great shape with bad ankles! HA HA! Oh well, we did pretty good all things considered.

We stayed till midnight then head back up island home -- I dropped Angela off then made my way back to Duncan to my moms to sleeeeeeeeeeeeep! YAY! Phew, what a wonderful day but wow tiring too!

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Post-Op Day # 94 - Better Pack My Bags!

Well it's been almost a week since I updated this......opps, oh well I was away for 4 days!


Anyways, just a quick recap of last Thursday.

I went to the barn to visit, did some grocery shopping to make sure Adam had some stuff for while I was away in Canada and ofcourse I packed my bags for the trip to VI.

I did my ankle stretches/exercises, stayed inside as much as possible as it was hot out!

Took my 10mg of warfarin @8pm and hung out for a bit with Adam before leaving bright n early Friday morning on the Clipper to Victoria.


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Post-Op Day # 86 - Good To Go

Well Wednesday morning I drove the rental car back to Issaquah and then picked up our car........yay, good to go!

I drove to North Bend to get a drink before driving by the ranch to see if anyone was there. Everyone was gone so I stopped in for a few minutes to say hi to Karma while it was nice and quiet out there!

I left and head back home to rest as my knee was driving me crazy again.


Later in the afternoon I did my ankle stretches to make sure it didn't cease up on me as I didn't do as many of them on Tuesday due to my knee being so bad.

I napped for quite a while and then later on Adam & I went to the North Bend Grill for a bit to eat, I had soup because I wasn't that hungry(hmm pain could be a new diet?! HA HA).

I took my 7.5mg of warfarin @8pm

Post-Op Day # 76 - Hmmm I Forget!?!

haha! I can't remember what we did on Saturday --guess it wasn't anything too exciting.

I know I would have done my exercises for my ankle, been outside when it was cool enough and taken my 10mg of Warfarin @ 8pm.

Hmm ya, good memory --this is why I need to keep this updated daily! haha!

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Post-Op Day # 75 - TGIF

Well its FRIDAY.........yeah, thank goodness I know Adam is very happy the weekend is almost here!

I have physio today at 2pm so I'm anxious to get there and see how it goes again. I know Chris will be happy that I did all my exercises and that I was able to walk without the boot/crutches for a short distance. :-)

I'm going to take the 2 dresses back to Ross today and see what they have for shoes....I have a couple pair here but I'll just take a peak while I'm there anyways. haha! GOod way to get exercise and kill some time.

I'll come back later to update how my physio went but hope everyone has a wonderful FRIDAY


Ok, so yesterday after I took the dresses back I had my physio and it was AWESOME! My foot was really moving well and I was able to walk with my runners without my crutches. Chris was so impressed! haha! He did a massage on the incision to help break up the scar tissue a bit, that hurt a little bit but nothing too bad. I have a few new exercises to practice, like doing sort of a lunge stretch and then standing on one foot at a time. I could actually stand on my bad foot with all my weight for quite a while -- even Chris was surpised that I could hold it that long.
Though that exercise definitely makes the nerves act up a bit and send some weird sensations through the foot.

He wants me to use one crutch now just to help with balance while I'm walking but I'm allowed to practice walking without it as long as I'm on level ground and not overdoing it. :-)

I left there feeling so good and decided to go to the ranch for a visit. I even walked without my crutch while I was there. Everyone was so happy to see me walking around haha!

I decided to halter, lead and groom Karma all by myself --after I gave her a good groom I took her for a short walk to the car for treats. It was so amazing to be able to actually walk and lead a horse! :-)

I don't think it will be too much longer till I CAN RIDE AGAIN! YAAAAAHOOOOOOOOO!

Ah yes, yesterday was a VERY VERY VERY GOOD DAY :-)

I left the barn and came back home to show Adam my new walking skills haha! We stayed here for a bit then head out to Chiptole for dinner.

I took my 7.5mg of Warfarin @ 8pm


I watched a few episodes of House and called it a night. I was pretty darn tired but felt so happy about my foot. :-)

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Post-Op Day # 74 - Walk This Way

Well yesterday was pretty awesome, I was able to WALK with my running shoes without MY CRUTCHES! Hallelujah haha!

I did all my exercises 3x's yesterday and that really help get the ankle moving and loosened up. I decided to drive to town to check out the thrift store because they always have a ton of purses and neat stuff in there.
I went and looked around for about 20 minutes, saw a couple items but I didn't have any cash on me or my check book so I had to pass on them. I figured if they're still there when I go back then it's meant to be! HA HA!

I left there and drove over to the outlet mall to look for some shoes -- I need new runners because the ones I have are "barn shoes" now. I have a brand new runner(just one) from my mom because she needed the other one but because at that time I was wearing my walking boot I only needed one! Now I need a pair so I can use them all the time and for physio.

I parked the car and took just ONE crutch with me so I could practice walking and I did really GOOD! I got tired quick and took sitting breaks but I did it, I walked around the one store and didn't see anything so moved on to the next store(Nike!).
I went in and tried on a bunch of shoes, it was fun and the guy was really helpful/patient with me.........haha, I tried on a LOT of shoes to find the right ones.
I finally found a pair and they were on sale(like $25 , so cheap) so I bought them. :-)

I walked back to the car with the bag--that was sort of entertaining because I forgot that I'd have to carry them back. haha! It wasn't pretty but I made it and put them in the trunk.

I thought about what other stores I wanted to check out while I was there and decided to go to the Dress Barn -- I love that store!
Plus, Im still on the fence about a dress for Tessa's wedding so I figured Id go see what they had in there.
oh man, they had so many nice dresses and the ladies were awesome, gosh I think I tried on like 25 dresses! HA HA HA! It was very fun and some of them were stunning!!!!!!

we narrowed it down to about 3 that I really liked, I had about 6 ladies there helping me decide. haha!
In the end it was the blue or the black n white dress -- I decided on the black n white one which is ironic because the other 2 that I bought at Ross are black n white. I like this dress better then those 2 so they're going back today to Ross! haha! Great thing was, the dress I got at the Dress Barn was on sale so it was the same price as the other ones--about $25, so really I couldn't go wrong!

I think I was there for 1.5hrs......haha, those ladies were so funny -- Id say "I guess I can't find the right one so I'll just go" and ofcourse they'd go looking for something else in the store and bring it back and I'd change my mind about leaving and start trying more dresses. haha!

So finally I pay for the dress, head to the car and sit there in a daze for a minute because I'm EXHAUSTED! oh my GOD I was zonked from all the moving around. I waited a few minutes and then head back home to REST --but ofcourse had to put the dress on so Adam could see. haha!

I had a nice nap to recharge......phew, boy I needed that! I got up, tidied up some stuff then made fajitas for dinner. MmmmmmmmmHmmmm!

I took my 10mg of Warfarin @ 8pm then watched a couple episodes of House while Adam went skating in Bellevue.

I was very happy to get to bed last night but wow, what a day! I couldn't believe it that I could walk without my boot and crutches like a NORMAL PERSON AGAIN!


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Post-Op Day # 73 - Move It Move It

Well Wednesday I had my first physio session and it was AMAZINNNNNNNNG!
When I got there Chris(my PT) was very concerned about the ROM in my ankle, it was very poor and would need a fair amount of work to gain a normal range back.

He used a special measuring device to chart where the ROM was in my ankle --- the up and down ROM was horrible, it measured in at -15! He said that was really bad and needed to get that improving asap! Most of the other directions we checked seemed not too bad, definitely nothing that wouldnt come back after a little bit of time.

He showed me some stretches to do, as well he stretched my ankle in a bunch of ways to see if it would help and boy did it EVER! It was kind of gross at first though because my ankle popped quite a few times and that was a big part of my stiffness in ROM. I guess my ankle bone had locked up because of all the time in my walking boot. After the jointed released it was a totally different foot, it would MOVE quite a bit! YAHOO! We were both shocked how much better it moved after that happened.

We did some exercises with me walking on the floor barefoot with my crutches --taking baby steps to make sure I was using my left foot correctly. Basically a rolling motion from heel to toe and same with the other foot---it has compensated for the bad one so it wasn't even walking properly.

I was still experiencing some odd nerve sensations in the foot, esp the heel but nothing I couldn't handle. As the session when on the foot got used to holding more weight on it and the nerves seemed to get used to it.

the hour session whizzed by and we rechecked the measurements for ROM and well, we were amazed by the up and down improvement! It went from - 15 to + 2 , I was so happy I could cry! haha!

I will go 2x's a week for about 6weeks-- I know I will be in very good shape by then!

I left with a HUGE smile on my face and my foot felt so much better. I got home and showed Adam, he was really surprised to see that I could almost walk on my own again(without the stupid BOOT).

Oh and I DROVE WITH just my regular shoe on my foot too...........heck ya, it felt great to be able to push the clutch pedal like normal people do! HA HA!


I was in such a great mood I had to go to the ranch to visit for a bit and show off my new walking skills. haha! I had a nice visit, watch a few people ride then head to town to pick up a few items for dinner.

I took my 7.5mg of Warfarin and took an tylenol as well because my foot was a bit sore from physio but a good sore. :-)

I just hung out for the rest of the evening but I tell you, I felt really optimistic about the ankle recovery which was so nice! Finally some light at the end of the TUnnel(haha TARSAL TUNNEL).

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Post-Op Day # 72 - Dress Up

Well yesterday I had my INR tested and it was at 2.5 -- perfect! Phew, I was so worried it was going to be too low due to all the exercise I did while on VI. I don't go back for 2 weeks now to get tested again......yay!

After my test I drove to Ross Dress for Less and spent quite a while in there looking around for shirts etc... and then it clicked in my head that I don't have anything to wear to Tessa's wedding on July 18th! EEEEEEEK! I decided to go through the dresses and pick out a few to try on!

Ok, so that was quite the task, remember I have my stupid walking boot on and crutches still.....haha so it takes me a while to get around, let a lone "slip" in and out of dresses. haha!

I managed to find 4 dresses to try to pushed my cart to the dressing area and got the lady to help get me to a fitting room. the first two dresses I tried didn't look good on me, I was bummed out with the one dress because it was the one that really caught my eye when I was going through the racks.

the other 2 dresses looked awesome on, I loved both and couldn't decide which I liked best -- and Adam wasn't around for his opinion so I thought "hey, buy both, see what Adam thinks and bring one back" Perfect idea!!

Btw, I'll post a picture of the dress on here

I took the long way home, the scenic route and stopped at a drive-thru coffee shop that has SUPER TASTY Chai Latte's! mmmmm hmmmm!

one more quick stop to fill a RX for my Warfarin, waited the 15mins for it to be ready -- just sat in the car enjoying my chai latte and listening some tunes! haha!

I was excited to get home so I could begin the fashion show! HA HA! Poor Adam, he was busy working and I kept saying "what do you think about this one" --- he was good about it, he'd stop and say why he liked each one, which one he liked more. :-) I trust his taste plus I couldn't go wrong with either choice!

We decided on the one we like and so I'll take the other back this week. I'm looking forward to the wedding and visiting the island again even though we just got back last week. haha!

Anyways, I was pooped from all the hobbling about, trying dresses on etc... that it was time for a short nap to recharge! PHEW, I was running on EmPTY!

After my nap I was determined to find a pair of my sandals but couldn't find them in the closet so I figured they were in the garage. I went down there and got totally side tracked with sweeping, moving some boxes around(Umm ya, neat freak haha) then eventually found the box with the shoes! YAY!

I came back up and was whipped again..............gez louise, I had no energy at all yesterday! I think I have a bit of a cold or something, just feeling extra sluggish this weekend/week.

I watched a few episodes of House and then decided to make dinner --- Tilapia, rice and veggie stirfry mmm mmm, very good!

Took my 7.5mg of Warfarin @ 8pm

I didn't stay up late, my body needed sleep so I hit the hay!

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Post-Op Day # 71 - Sleepy Sunday

Well I slept not so good at the clients place last night but I never sleep that well at that place for some reason -- think its the bed and then I worry about oversleeping and risk the dogs doing some Opps in the house! Never had one yet but don't want to start it! LOL

I woke up, let the dogs out for a while to play, threw the ball and tried to stay awake till it was time to drive home. HA HA!

My client was coming home around noon so I left around 11am that way I knew the dogs would be good just incase they didn't get home till a bit later.

I came home, had some coffee cause I needed a good kick in the pants to wake myself up -phew, didn't work too well either.

We've been in the house all day because it was raining hard, there was even thunder for a bit but now it seems to be clearing up which is great.

I'm so tired I can barely keep my eyes open.......haha, what a waste of the day. I don't care, Sunday's are for hanging out with Adam and doing whatever we want, including SQUAT! Roflmao!

I did have a nice talk with my dad on the phone earlier today for Fathers Day so that was cool :-)
My mom called me this morning too.....today was talk to my parents on the phone day!

Right now I think Adam is getting his stuff organized to walk then maybe he'll go to the shooting range for a bit. I'm happy just hanging out, I have no energy for anything today :-(

Well unless something exciting happens I'm calling it a day --- too many blogs too type, not enough sleep.............hahaha but hey I made some $$$ so that is good.


btw, tomorro morning I go for my INR testing so we'll see if I'm still over 2.0 --- I did a lot of physical activity on VI, hopefully it didn't drop it too low. haha!

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Post-Op Day # 70 - Dog Sitting

Well yesterday I woke up at a decent time, hung out with Adam for a bit then had to start my dog sitting job. I love this client's dogs, Angus and Harley are the best -- adorable, smart and cuddly!

I went over at 1:30pm for 1.5hrs to let them out, throw the ball and watch a bit of TV -- ah yes, some medical shows! haha! I watching ER shows and Dr. G, the lady who does autopsies. ROFLMAO, morbid aren't I now!

After the dogs had enough romping time I put them back up in their room and head out for the afternoon to spend time with Adam, that was around 3pm.

We decided to go to Issaquah for lunch(Chiptole) and maybe wash the car --but nope, didn't do that cause the weather was getting nasty.

We went to Target to get a digital antenna then up to Adams favorite coffee shop, Caffe Ladre on the Issaquah Highlands.

I stayed in the car because I had a splitting headache again and didn't feel like getting out, esp when there's noisy kids yelling and running out front of the shop! UGH!

We stayed there for about 10mins then head back home -- my head was pounding so I chilled out on the couch for a bit hoping and praying the headache would go away.

My whole body was sore/stiff so I don't know if this is some sort of bug or what but I don't like it.

it was time to take my warfarin and then I figured I'd probably call it a night and head back to the dogs to stay the night.

I said good night to Adam and went over to the house to watch some TV for a bit then crashed out in bed till morning.

Well that is my excitement for the weekend --- Adam, dogs, sleep, food and nasty headaches.

Post-Op Day # 68 - Ankle Specialist Appointment

Well Thursday morning I had an appointment with Dr. Chi, he thought the ankle looked better but was concerned about the lack of mobility. We talked a bit and decided I needed to start physio asap now that the DVT's are getting much smaller and that my energy levels are up.

I will go this Wednesday for an hour assessment at the physiotherapy place on Snoqualmie Ridge --right behind our place, can't get closer then that!!! I'm sure it will feel like torture for the first while as the ankle is so stiff, the skin feels so tight and the nerves are still very angry!
Oh well, no pain no gain..........right, hmmmmm thats why they made pain medication I think! HA HA!


I will go back to Dr. Chi in 6 weeks, hopefully by then there will be a significant improvement with range of motion, strength and hopefully the pain issues due to the nerves will subside a bit. No guarantees though, that is the risk we took with surgery to hopefully get that pain reduced to where it's bearable -- maybe if I'm really lucky it will be gone.

All in all Dr Chi was happy to see I had made some progress on my own as I can put some weight on the front part of my foot and wobble around the house a bit. Though he said I wasn't doing myself any favors by doing it as it was putting my whole body out of whack and not doing anything good for the arch, heel and ankle.


After the appointment I grabbed a bite to eat in town then drove to the ranch to hang out for a while. It was nice to see everyone again and of course tell them all about how Frosty was doing. :-)


I left there around 6:30pm, head to the grocery store to pick up some food then head home because i was tired!!

I took my warfarin at 8pm then hung out watching Dr. House episodes for the rest of the evening till bed time. haha!


Well that's it, it'll be interesting to see how the physio goes this week :-)
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Post-Op Day # 67 - We're WHIPPED!

Wow, Wednesday we were both so tired but Adam had to work so that was no fun for him -- especially because he still wasn't feeling well. :-(

I was so exhausted from the trip, I did hardly anything..........haha, I think I managed to do 2 loads of laundry but that was it. I just wanted to sleep, sleep and more sleep but forced myself to stay awake for as long as I could before crashing out. haha!

On the upside, I had my first shower STANDING UP since the day before my surgery, April 7th. YAHOO, it felt so good to be able to stand up and shower rather then having to do the sitting like I had been before. Its a bit scary standing up because I can't put my left foot flat so that makes me a bit unstable but I can put my hand on the wall to help balance myself.

I did remember to take all my medications, esp the warfarin 7.5mg at 8pm.


Well that is it Wednesday was a blurr

Post-Op Day # 66 - See Ya Soon

Well Tuesday we were leaving on the 7pm Victoria Clipper so we had to get our stuff organized during the day. Poor Adam had the worst case of hiccups, they went on for HOURS!
It was so bizarre plus he had a bit of a cough so that was triggering the hiccups when they'd finally stop. Ack, he was a mess!

I got the stuff packed up and decided Id take advantage of the decent weather and the few hours I had left to go visit Frosty one last time.

My foot was definitely tired Tuesday, all that moving about over the weekend, the bike riding etc... so I didn't move around too much at the barn.
I didn't have time to groom so just put Frosty in the round pen and free-longed her for a few minutes so I could get some action shots.
I can't get over how amazing she looks for 31, its crazy -- she really doesnt even look half her age or ACT IT! LOL I love it, she has a real ZEST for life :-)
I'll add a bunch of pictures for you to see!!

After I left the barn I decided to go visit The Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association in Duncan. I worked there for 6yrs(till 2001 I think it was) , I miss it so I try to visit whenever possible. My ol boss Michelle was working so that was great, it was fun to chit chat with her for a few bit before heading back to my moms.

I got back home, Adam was finishing up work for the day, gathered the rest of the stuff and head out with my moms friend Mary down to Victoria to the Clipper terminal. :-)
I made sure to take my 10mg of Warfarin in my purse so I could take it at 8pm! Phew, good thing I remembered! LOL

The boat left on time at 7pm, the ride home was smooth and we got back to Seattle around 9:35pm so not too bad.

It was great to see my mom for a few days, she's progressing so well with her stroke recovery(been over a year now).

We're going back to VI soon for my good friend Tessa's wedding on July 18th so it'll be nice to see everyone again so soon!

Well that's it for the VI trip, we had a lot of fun, saw some friends, had a nice visit with my mom and saw Frosty quite a few times! :-)

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Post-Op Day # 65 - Time To Chill

Monday was fun, we got up and Adam wanted to go for a swim in the Cowichan River so we got our stuff together for that. I decided to ride my moms trike down to the river instead of trying to hobble with the crutches or see if the wheelchair could get through the rocks.

It was a lot of fun, I rode the bike quite a ways, thank goodness for a strong good leg because it was doing almost all the work(left foot was more of a passenger haha). The bike fit all the way down the trail which was cool, though scary going over the narrow foot bridge --boy if you don't line it up just right you could have a bit of a wipe out. It does have hand rails but still, you wouldn't want to deal with a ooops like that.

We got to the access part and I got of the bike and managed to wait while Adam got the bike down to the river bed. It was awesome, we parked it a few feet from the edge so I could sit on it while Adam swam plus it was handy for the clothes! HAHA!

Adam had a lot of fun in the river, the water was just the right temperature --cool enough to be refreshing but not numbing. LOL

I got Adam to take a picture of me on the bike haha!


We head back home to clean up before heading downtown Duncan to one of our favorite stores, Wall Street. I wanted to see if they had any Peter Grimm hats, I have one in green but thought it might be cool to get one in black or tan. they had a ton of hats but I ended up getting a different brand(forget right now, hat is downstairs) --very cute black one with some studs and stones on it.

After that we went back home and had a tasty spaghetti dinner with my mom :-)

We hung out around the house for a bit then head to the barn to see Frosty. We took the camera with us this time so we could get some good pictures. :-) Adam was nice enough to take some of Frosty and I.

I took my 7.5mg of warfarin while I was there.

We stayed there for a while then head back to Duncan to my moms. My leg was very tired from bike riding and being at the barn but good tired.

Post-Op Day # 64 - Food, Friends and Frosty

Well last Sunday we had a nice BBQ at my moms place, the weather was fabulous and some good friends showed up!

We just hung out on the deck, ate some yummy burgers, nibbled on veggies and chit-chat -- it was nice to just relax and kick back with some friends and family.

After the BBQ Adam & I head to Cobble Hill to see Frosty -- yay! We spent quite a while down there, I gave her a good grooming with my friend Sandy.

I think by the time we got home it was 10:30-11pm! haha! Oh well, I was ready for bed after a long day.

The ankle felt pretty good from all the moving around so that was a relief. I "wobbled" around almost all day at the BBQ so the ankle got a really good work out.

I made sure to take my 10mg of Warfarin with me to the barn so I wouldn't miss my dose or take it late.


That's it for Sunday, we were zonked!

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Post-Op Day # 63 - Vancouver Island Here We COME!

Well Saturday morning we finished getting our stuff together for our trip to Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. I also had to organize the cats stuff because we didn't have anyone set up to come check on them but they're fine for 4 days.
I put out extra water bowls and put the self-feeder out so they had acces to whatever they wanted food wise. I put out 2 litter boxes because I know they'll fill them up! LOL we left a couple fans on to help keep the apartment cooler for them.

We left our place at 12:30pm so we could grab a quick lunch at Chiptole before heading downtown to get the Victoria Clipper. We had to be there for 2:15pm check in but the boat didn't leave till 3:15pm.
We checked out bags then went out to stand in line for the boat -- LOL we got on the boat second because I'm special - haha, not but really because I am on crutches :-) The ramp wasn't too bad down to the boat, I was really worried I might slip and fall.

The ride over was smooth till we got to the Strait of Juan De Fuca, boy the boat was bouncing really good. haha its sort of fun when it's like that, I don't mind it at all.

We arrived to Victoria around 6pm and my mom was there to pick us up. I drove home to Duncan which is about an hour or so drive. It was nice to finally be at the house, the day seems so long and tiring when you're traveling.

I took my 10mg of Warfarin at 8pm.

We didn't do much, just hung out around the house for a bit and then took a quick ride around the block in the wee-chair(my mom has one here). My ankle felt pretty good considering all the moving about.

The weather was amazing all day, the evening temperature is to die for!

We went to bed pretty early because we were so tired and wanted to get a good rest so we could do some stuff on Sunda(including havinga BBQ with some friends).

Anyways, thats about it for Saturday :-)
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Post-Op Day # 62 - Wobble Wobble!

Well today was a very good day because I did a bunch of my stretches with my foot and it felt really good.
I was able to SORT OF WALK(er wobbled) a few steps without my crutches today~ YAHOO! It was amusing because it's not pretty to watch, very odd because I can't really put the foot totally flat yet but can use the toes/ball of the foot to take enough pressure to push off so I can sort of take a step.
My knee can't straighten out either so its super bent when I "walk" -- I'm such a gimp, I'm wobbling my way to health! hah

I'm very excited, this is just the beginning of getting off my crutches finally and I know Dr. Chi will be happy to hear this when I go this coming Thursday for my appointment. If this keeps up I should be able to walk without them all the time in a week or two -- can't wait to put the crutches in the garage. haha!

After excitement I thought I better get some packing done so I'm not doing it last minute tomorrow morning. :-) We leave at 3pm tomorrow and get in around 6:15pm to Victoria - my mom is picking us up.

We've planned a BBQ on Sunday so we can have some friends over, the weather is supposed to be good too(about 22c). I'm not sure who's all coming but I invited the regular crew. haha! I'll try to take some pictures on Sunday if I get a chance.


After I got most of my packing done I head to the barn for a bit -- I watched Julie ride Hollywood and work on some desensitizing exercises with a pop bottle. Hollywood was quite afraid of it at first but by the end was good.

I left and went to North Bend to pick up a small thing of milk and whipped home to rest up. I still have some packing to do but not much. Need to have a shower, do my nails, get the cats stuff organized for the days we're not here and then chill.

It's almost time to take my 7.5mg of Warfarin.

I probably won't be able to update this for a few days so enjoy the weekend and I'll write when I can.

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Post-Op Day # 61 - A Pretty Good Day

Well today was Adam & my 6yr wedding Anniversary YAY! It's hard to believe it's been that long already, loving every minute of it too.
I'm very blessed to have him in my life, he's definitely my soul mate! <3

I had my INR testing this morning @ 9:45am, it was 2.3 so that was good news plus I get to wait 10 days till my next test! YAHOO, I'm liking that ideal a lot and soon we'll be doing 2weeks in between test. :-)

I zipped over to The Grange to pick up a fly mask for Frosty so I can take it with me on Saturday to the island. I'm so excited to see the ol sassy pony--don't worry I will take oodles of pictures.

After that I drove to see a friend/client of mine who has a nice farm in Issaquah -- it was great to see him, I haven't seen him in a couple years now. I spent quite a while hanging out, watching him and the workers doing some reno's on the house.
I even got spoiled and was able to go down to the old office and get some Zilco(synthetic harness/endurance tack) goodies. He gave me 2 bridles, a tack hanger, some bit hangers, it was so cool, sort of felt like a horsey shopping spree! HA HA!

I finally left there and head to Ross Dress For Less to cruise the isles for a bit -- didn't find anything worth while but wow sure got a good work out walking around -- oh and yes, very amusing I was pushing a tiny shopping cart at the same time. I'd push it in front of me about 3 feet then hobble to it, push it again -- haha, I did that for about 30mins or so.

After toodling around in there I head back home, gosh it had to be around 4pm at that point.

Boy I was pooped by the time I got home, ready to crash out plus I was feeling a bit anxious, not sure why.
I spend an hour or so playing with my new bridles.......haha, too funny! I was trying to figure out which one I wanted to keep for use here and which one to take over to Frosty. DECISIONS DECISIONS.....ack! ROFLMAO!

We had a bite to eat then we watched an episode of House before Adam decided to go skating. I told him to go, I'm so tired tonight and ready to head to bed now.

I took my 10mg of Warfarin @ 8pm -- we're sticking to the same dosages T/Thurs/Sat 10mg and M/W/F/Sun 7.5mg because it seems to be doing the trick. :-)

Well sorry I'm not too exciting but I'm so ready for bed.

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