Post-Op Day # 84 - Breaking Point

Well yesterday(monday) was not fun at all! My stupid knee was bothering me so much Sunday night I didn't sleep much plus I felt feeling hot so had to use a cold face cloth to keep cool.

I woke up, had a shower and got ready to head to Issaquah to the ACC clinic to get my INR testing done --- thankfully the INR was at 2.2 which I was relieved because I've been more active especially with the addition of physio to my weekly exercise. The lady upped my dosage for one day to 10mg instead of 7.5mg because she doesn't want my INR to drop any more as the increase in activity had dropped it a bit(it was 2.5 before).

After that I went to Ross Dress for Less to see if they had any hair clips and or shoes for the wedding but I was in a bad mood(from the knee pain) so I left there and head home to get some lunch before my physio at 1pm.

I got to physio and told Chris how bad the knee was, he was a bit concerned that it had gotten worse and that it was so painful for me. He did all the stretching with my ankle first then he did an ultrasound treatment on the knee to see if that would bring down the inflammation. It felt sore during that and still was very sore afterwards so we did minimal work on the block(standing on a small block and lifting my weight with the bad ankle). After 15 lifts on the block I was done, I couldn't handle it any longer and sort of had a melt down. :-(

I was getting frustrated and upset at the same time because it felt like I was going back 10 steps instead of improving. I was trying to hold back the tears and managed to do it for a bit but then I was working on some stretches at the wall then couldn't do it any longer and became a big emotional mess! HA HA! How embarrassing and Chris felt bad about it but said it was totally normal to feel this way. LOL Bla, what a crappy session plus my ankle was much stiffer due to not being able to bear as much weight on the ankle due to the stupid knee pain.

We're going to try a few more things to see if we can get the knee issue resolved before getting Dr Chi to take a look, see if I need an MRI on the stupid thing to make sure nothing is torn in there.

I left physio a mess and I felt bad that Chris felt bad........haha but I knew he didn't think I was mad at hime, just that I was frustrated as heck with the ankle and knee.

He'll be away for 2 weeks and so I'll have another physio lady working with me ---hopefully we can get through this knee issue and back on track with the ankle recovery!


I left there and came back home to lay down, I was so exhausted(mentally/emotionally/physically) and just wanted to sleep it off! HA HA!

I napped then woke up but didn't feel much better and the knee was extremely sore so I got the ice pack, took some tylenol and laid down with that for a bit. I also felt hot, like I was burning up so not sure what the heck that was all about. I asked Adam to feel my head and he said I felt a bit hot. My stupid thermometer needs a new battery or I would have taken my temp to see what it was at.

It wasn't even hot out yesterday, the exact opposite so I know it wasn't from the weather.


Later on I decided to get out of the house for a bit and went to the barn to visit -- I stayed there for about an hour or so but still wasn't feeling great so head to North Bend to pick a few items up then came back home to crash out again.

Umm ya, it was a real crappy day to say the least :-(

I had a salad for dinner, made Adam some fajitas and then watched an episode of House while icing my knee.

Took my 7.5mg of warfarin at 8pm

I head to bed early because I just didn't have the energy to stay up.

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Post-Op Day #22 - Clot Busting

Well I managed to do both shots today with no problem and they didn't burn as much! WOOHOO!

I spent most of the day laying in bed with my leg up -- it felt pretty much the same as yesterday, still gets purple if I have it down for too long but on the upside my calf had no pain and it seemed like I could move my toes better.

I think the Lovenox(which is a type of heparin) is starting to do its thing in my blood...hmm maybe clot busting! LOL

I got out of the house once, that was to go for a quick roll in the wee-chair over to the grocery store for a few things. The weather was awesome, it felt great to get some fresh air.

I think if the weather is good tomorrow I'll try to lounge out on the patio for a bit. I'd also like to make a quick visit to the ranch to see who's there but we'll see how I'm feeling.

I need to be careful not to overdo it, esp while my body is getting used to the blood thinners -- so far so good.

Anyways, time to watch a movie or something.


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Post-Op Day #20 - Where Did Wednesday Go?

Once again I'm slacking on my updates but in all honesty yesterday was a bit of a waste, it whizzed by while I was in La La Land! I spent most of it in bed because my calf was bugging me and I was really tired.

I pretty much was up long enough to eat and have a shower ---oh and I almost forgot a quick ride around the block in the wee-chair with Adam!

Anyways, I was looking forward to my Dr appointment in the morning(today).

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Post-Op Day #11 - Sunny Sunday

Yesterday was fabulous............ah perfect weather, a sunny Sunday to spend with Adam

We head out to Chipotle for lunch then went to Target quickly to get a new shredder head(our other one finally died LOL) and some Tiger Gatorade.

After that we head up to the Issaquah Highlands so Adam could grab a coffee and then we planned to go for a walk around the area. There's tons of paved paths up there so it was perfect for the wee-chair! :-)

We spent about an hour walking around the lovely landscaped park -- ah yes, fresh air, sun and my wonderful hubby --- couldn't ask for a better day, well maybe add a horse & a Million $ into the mix LOL

We saw lots of ducks and 2 big Canadian Geese(I said hi to my Canadian relatives ha ha) , so I took some pictures while we were wheeling around. :-)

After the walk we head home, on the way I happened to be looking along the sides of the roads and saw 2 BEARS! hooooooooow cool!
Adam decided to make a loop back down the other side of the highway so we could go by again LOL They were so cute, I think it was a Mamma and cub

I wish we could have stopped on the side of the road so I could take a picture but we're travelling at 65mph, sort of hard to do with other cars riding up your butt!

We decided to go to North Bend to get a movie and go to Safeway for groceries. I swear by this time I was soooooooo tired, my right leg felt like a wet noodle, it kept wanting to buckle. YIKES! I sat down at Safeway for a bit while Adam talked to his Adam on the phone.

After we got home I was in the bedroom trying to reach for my purse(it was on the floor by the closet) and I FELL -- OMG, that sucked but thankfully I managed to stick my bad leg up in the air and hold it there so it didnt hit the ground! I'm sure if Adam had seen it happen, it would have been sort of amusing --quite the picture or video footage. ROFLMAO

DUmb dumb dumb, I should have called for Adam to grab the purse but nope, I figured I could do it *Rolls eyes* Lesson learned! My ankle felt fine, my right shoulder felt a bit sore because it took the brut of the fall but hey, better that then my bad ankle.

Lastnight when I went to bed I noticed my calf bothering me so I dont know what I did to it -- it could have been from holding it up during our hour walk, walking all over Target, Safeway, Blockbuster or the fall.....umm ya, yesterday was a bit of a marathon for me.

Anyways, I survived the day!
I'll add some pictures from our walk, enjoy!
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Post-Op Day #10 - Dehydrated Fool

Well today was ROUGH, not with my ankle but with recovering from a NOT SO NICE late night, early morning session where my stomach decided lastnights dinner(Fish N Chips-which at the time was very YUMMY) was the enemy and would start a war! LOL

I thought I was going to faint because I got so weak but I used a cold cloth to stay awake and freshen up my face/neck. ugh! I know Adam was worried because I was looking very pale(the term Vampire or corpse sums it up well), just like when I had to go to the hospital before for dehydration and needed 3.5hrs of IV fluids.

I kept thinking "hmmm wish I had an IV drip right now to get some fluids back"!
I tried to drink as much water as I could but even that was upsetting my stomach. Blah!

I was up till 3am having my last "battle" then managed to convince my body to STOP and let me get some damn sleep! I slept till noon and when I woke up I felt like a dried out prune! HA HA!

All day I was feeling like S**T! I managed to get through the day without further issues - PHEW!

I had some soup and bread, I figured that would be the mildest thing I could put in my stomach and it'd agreed! YAY! I drank as much water as I could handle and even had a little bit of Gatorade -- mmmm electrolytes! ROFLMAO!

My ankle was great today, it was the least of my worries. :-) I took the bandage and dressing off to see how things looked(make sure there was no new blood etc..) and it was very good.
Though its really starting to bruise, it's going to be a rainbow of color in the next week I'm sure! :-)


Adam took me for a quick ride around the block today, the temperature was perfect -- not much sun out and a refreshing hint of cool. :-) That was the highlight of my day, the ride in the wee-chair! LOL oh ya, life is super exciting right now.

Well hopefully tomorrow will be more interesting for you.

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Post-Op Day #8 - Just Me And The Weee-Chair

Today I'm feeling good, my ankle is a bit tender but nothing I can't handle. :-)

I was sort of bummed because I wanted to go to the ranch to visit this morning but didn't get myself organized in time.........ack, perfect weather for a day at the barn too! Oh well, I'll try again tomorrow.

I lounged on the couch for a bit today with my foot elevated then decided I had to get outside to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air.

I told Adam I was going take the wheelchair for a ride by myself and he made sure I had my cell phone in case I needed to be rescued! HA HA!

Off I went down the stairs, hobbled over to the garage door, opened it and got the wheelchair(wee-chair as I call it now) out.
This is quite the task because I have to close the door too, the button is quite a stretch(esp from where the wee-chair has to be) so I got crafty and used one of my crutches to hit the button then dropped the crutch just inside the door before it closed! :-)

Our area is quite nice when it comes to sidewalks, everything is fairly level so that is a bonus but there are a couple small hills to navigate.

I pushed myself(using hands & my good foot) up the sidewalk a ways to a small park, sat there for a minute to soak up some sun but the bees were so bad I high tailed it out of there.

I turned around and head back towards our place then over by the managers office/club house. There's a pool right behind the clubhouse with a paved pathway to it and behind it. I've never been back there before but figured I'd check it out, worse case scenario I could turn around.

Well this turned out to be more fun then anything! HA HA! The pathway had some nice turns in it and a bit of a hill so off I started to roll, faster and faster(OH boy, I was between excited and scared S***less haha) . Weeeeeeeeeehaw! What a rush!
Thank God the wheelchair breaks worked so I used them to slow down(used my good foot too) and turn while I went down the hill. haha!
Phew, made it to the bottom safely, what a rush. I was laughing so hard because it could have went so wrong, there was a bit of a drop off on the one side of the trail so had I not had good control of the chair I could have been in some trouble! *Evil grin*

I felt a bit like an adrenaline junkie getting a natural high :-)

The pathway ends about 150 feet from the new gas station so I decided to wheel myself over to the store for a drink.
I have no clue how some people can do this day after day because they have no other choice(a motorized chair/scooter would be a huge help), its EXHAUSTING!

I got myself to the store safely(people drive way too fast in the lot) and got through the doors(after a few tries) and grabbed a coke.
The stupid aisles are so tight, I almost took out an entire chip display! ROFLMAO!
I was laughing, the guy was like "you ok over there"......."YUp" I said sort of embarrassed.
I rolled myself over to the counter, paid and continued on my wee-chair adventure. :-)

I sat in front of the store for a bit, soaking up the sunshine while sipping my ice cold coke -- hmmm kinda felt like a Coke commercial haha!

After a few minutes I began the trek back home by heading up the ramp so I could get on the parkway path.

I had to navigate a few obstacles(like open doors of the shops, a couple stupid planters) on my way out of the center.
At the corner of the pathway there is a bit of an uphill climb, of course I let out a big sigh because I was thinking about how I was going to get up it.
I pushed myself for a little bit but I was going nowhere fast(and getting fatigued), so I got smart and turned the chair around so I could push with my good foot(wheel chair is now going BACKWARDS up the hill).

Talk about moving, boy that worked great as long as I was checking over my shoulder to make sure I was going straight(I used my hands on the wheels to steer).

I got some odd looks from people driving by, it was priceless! ha ha! It's almost like they were impressed because I was moving so fast backwards or thought I was a complete MORON! ROFLMAO!

Finally I got to the top of the hill and took a breather, by this time I'm sweating like I've run a marathon. :-)
Thankfully the rest of the way home was level or had a bit of a downhill slope.

I was gone for about an hour, by the time I got back to the garage, parked the wee-chair and managed to get the crutches without wiping out. I hobbled over to the bottom of our stairs and then made the slow climb to our front door - hopping up 16 stairs was the last thing I needed after all the exercise I got from my outing but I had to do it.

I opened the door and Adam could tell I was about to crash and burn(which I was) -- I barely made it to the couch! HA HA!

I asked him if he was worried about me because I was gone for longer then I thought but he figured I would have called him(or someone else would have) if I needed to be rescued. :-)

I'm just kicking back now, elevating the foot and enjoying glass of cold water.

Ah yes, what a day! It felt good to go out by myself but wow, I really appreciate Adam pushing me when we go around the block in the evenings. <3


That's it for today, unless something comes up I will sign out till tomorrow.

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