Well I've totally forgotten about this as so much had been going on for the past 4 weeks.
Let's see, I went to Vancouver Island to spend a week with my mom at the end of August because she had been in the hospital 2x's related to two small strokes.
I spent time with her while she recovered from that but while I was there I had my own drama to deal with! My pony Frosty ended up colicking very bad and we were making arrangements for her to be put to sleep. It looked like there was no hope for her but some how she managed to pull out of it and is doing grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeat! it's been 2.5 weeks since it happened and she is back to her happy, sassy and healthy self.........and might I add, she's 31 and in excellent shape and health. In all the years I've known her and even with her previous owners, she's been extremely healthy --most horses I know have had the vet out quite a few times for something but not her, she's been very hardy! LOL I LOVE IT and have been so lucky with her that way................but I guess even the healthiest beings can get sick once in a blue moon!
There was a combination of things that probably contributed to her colic episode, a lot of stress from a new horse, being moved into a new paddock(though not new to her as she used to live in it about 5yrs ago), was fed some corn which may not have digested well in her tummy causing a lot of gas. Anyways, it was a VERY stressful and emotional week to say the least and I don't want to ever feel that way again!
I came back from my visit and was very ill, I actually was so over stressed from my trip that I had a small break out of shingles on my nose. The unfortunate part of that is that my right eye was also affected and my previous herpetic ulcers flared back up and I had weird numbness in my eye and down my entire nose! Very bizarre but still had the severe pain at the very end of the nose where the blisters were. YOUCH is all I can say. that took about 1.5weeks to get over and then I was fine for about a week and then this past week I came down with something. I'm thinking the flu but hard to say, whatever it was......YUK, no FUN at all! Today I'm finally starting to feel like a human being!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyways that's enough about the mom, pony and shingles/flu!
As for the ankle I had an ankle specialist appointment on Sept 10th and was given the thumbs up to not return unless my ankle flared up again. So far so good, Dr Chi is very happy with the results of surgery. My ankle is pretty good, I need to keep up with my physio exercises and be careful with how much I do but other then that I'm back to most of my activities. I've been riding quite a bit(well when I'm not sick!) and it's great to be able to ride for an hour or two but I'm very careful with the ankle and don't put it in the stirrup all the time. The stirrup iron seems to really trigger the nerves on the bottom of my foot(like the ball of my foot) so I have to watch that one still. I need to get some wider riding boots, I can't wear my ariats anymore, they're too narrow for my left ankle. My foot still is puffy and that will last for a while, most of that is due to the blood clots I had. The damage to the valves in the vessels allows back flow of blood which ends up pooling in the foot due to gravity. I have to wear my compression stocking for another year or so.........though I hate it and sometimes forget to put it on(esp when the weather is hot and I want to wear shorts/capri pants).
My physiotherapist gave me the thumbs up to stop going(Sept 9th that was) and just keep up with my home routine. again unless my ankle flared up and I needed some therapy on it, I was good to be on my own! WOOHOOO!
Though I have to admit, I'm missing it like crazy -- it was hard work but I like having Chris there to help me, encourage me to push myself within the physical limits ---and ya, it was fun to go for the most part! haha!
My ankle is feeling a bit sore today but that is because I have been dog sitting and having lots of stairs to go up and down. oh ya, it's been a real treat while being sick too but I couldnt get out of the job because they had left already and well, no one else can do it.
I will update this once in a while but for the most part I think this blog is getting the thumbs up to not need updates so often!
Thank you for reading my blog and all the support ---it's been quite the journey and though it's not over yet, I'm very happy with the surgery and physio I had. It's up to me to keep up with the stretching/exercises and don't OVER DO IT! It's soooooooooooooo nice to not have the daily intense pain that I had prior to surgery.
take care and stay healthy!
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Post-Op Days 132 -138 - Weekly Update for Aug 24 - 30
Day 132- Monday Aug 24- I had physio and wow it was tough -- I was totally soaked in sweat by the end of the 40mins. haha! I did the elliptical trainer, a bunch of calf stretches/raises, balancing on the ball thing, resistant band exercises..........ugh, TIRING! After that I went down to the ranch and went riding, I had a great ride on Karma! :-)
Later that evening my ankle was a bit sore from physio but not too bad.
Day 133- Tuesday Aug 25- Boy I was tired from physio and riding the day before so I lounged around the house, did some laundry then head down to the ranch for a little bit. I didn't stay too long as I was really tired. HA HA! No energy to ride
Day 134- Wednesday Aug 26- woke up early so I could get to the barn to be there for the farrier. Then I had to whip up to physio and work my butt off again doing the same stuff plus added a new exercise to the mix. Totally pooped but then decided to go back to the barn and go riding! HA HA HA! I rode Karma for a while then got a text from helene saying she could come riding so I waited and rode with her too. Phew, I SLEPT reaaaaaaaaaaal good that night, I was out for the count. The ankle was tired but not sore so that was good progress considering it had a major work out.
Day 135- Thursday Aug 27- went to the ranch and rode Karma, she was a super star. I had so much fun riding her around the perimeter trail then did the waterfall trail and cantered some of it. Kinda felt like I was doing xcountry phase of an event, well minus the jumps! ROFLMAO! I also took her into one of the empty pastures and did some cantering, gaiting in there and she was having a good ol time and doing every perfectly. :-) Phew, what a great ride with her.
I put her away then checked Mercury's foot as he'd nicked the back of his heel the day before but it looked great, healing up well. I decided to bring Nikon up and groom him, then tacked him up and went to the round pen to do some ground work. I took my helmet and bridle just incase I decided to ride him. .......... well I did and he was super. I rode him in there for a few minutes to make sure he was listening well then we had our first adventure around the perimeter trail! YAHOOOOOOOOOO! What a good boy, he was so good, didn't misbehave or anything, he walked out pretty well, I didn't have to nag him too much(he's just learning to go forward with leg pressure and saying "walk on"), he even gave me a TINY bit of GAITING(Oooooo ya, that was so cool and smooth) through the back section of the trail. I think the best part though was on the pathway back to the barn and I asked him to move out a bit and so he gaited a few steps then came the small hill just before you get back to the barn/riding arena.........he CANTERED up the hill with me when I asked him too. HA HA! It was super smooth and he was so well behaved, no cheekiness/trying to buck! ha ha! I'm so impressed with him, that was his 3rd ride under saddle and we made it all the way around the perimeter trail by ourselves and sanely/calmly!
I got back to the ring, walked him around for a minute then got off and gave him a lot of scratches/pets and praise. :-) Untacked, hosed him off a bit(which he was a super star for) and then groomed him up real good before putting him back out for his dinner.
I got a phone call and it was Helene saying she was heading to the barn.........haha, so I said I'd stick around and watch her ride. ah yes, long and tiring day at the barn but it felt good. A real good test of my foot as I rode both Karma and Nikon in the saddle and put my foot in the stirrup!! :-)
Day 136- Friday Aug 28- Today I woke up early, had a cup of coffee and watched "Adventureland" haha! Stupid movie but oh well, it was entertaining while I woke up. My mom called and she's out of the hospital finally YAHOOOO, so that means I'm heading over tomorrow to stay for a week to help her out. She has 2 Dr's appointments this week so I'll take her to those. I'll get to see some friends while I'm there and go see/ride Frosty/Heart and my friends in Cobble Hill.
Day 137- Saturday Aug 29-
Day 138- Sunday Aug 30-
Later that evening my ankle was a bit sore from physio but not too bad.
Day 133- Tuesday Aug 25- Boy I was tired from physio and riding the day before so I lounged around the house, did some laundry then head down to the ranch for a little bit. I didn't stay too long as I was really tired. HA HA! No energy to ride
Day 134- Wednesday Aug 26- woke up early so I could get to the barn to be there for the farrier. Then I had to whip up to physio and work my butt off again doing the same stuff plus added a new exercise to the mix. Totally pooped but then decided to go back to the barn and go riding! HA HA HA! I rode Karma for a while then got a text from helene saying she could come riding so I waited and rode with her too. Phew, I SLEPT reaaaaaaaaaaal good that night, I was out for the count. The ankle was tired but not sore so that was good progress considering it had a major work out.
Day 135- Thursday Aug 27- went to the ranch and rode Karma, she was a super star. I had so much fun riding her around the perimeter trail then did the waterfall trail and cantered some of it. Kinda felt like I was doing xcountry phase of an event, well minus the jumps! ROFLMAO! I also took her into one of the empty pastures and did some cantering, gaiting in there and she was having a good ol time and doing every perfectly. :-) Phew, what a great ride with her.
I put her away then checked Mercury's foot as he'd nicked the back of his heel the day before but it looked great, healing up well. I decided to bring Nikon up and groom him, then tacked him up and went to the round pen to do some ground work. I took my helmet and bridle just incase I decided to ride him. .......... well I did and he was super. I rode him in there for a few minutes to make sure he was listening well then we had our first adventure around the perimeter trail! YAHOOOOOOOOOO! What a good boy, he was so good, didn't misbehave or anything, he walked out pretty well, I didn't have to nag him too much(he's just learning to go forward with leg pressure and saying "walk on"), he even gave me a TINY bit of GAITING(Oooooo ya, that was so cool and smooth) through the back section of the trail. I think the best part though was on the pathway back to the barn and I asked him to move out a bit and so he gaited a few steps then came the small hill just before you get back to the barn/riding arena.........he CANTERED up the hill with me when I asked him too. HA HA! It was super smooth and he was so well behaved, no cheekiness/trying to buck! ha ha! I'm so impressed with him, that was his 3rd ride under saddle and we made it all the way around the perimeter trail by ourselves and sanely/calmly!
I got back to the ring, walked him around for a minute then got off and gave him a lot of scratches/pets and praise. :-) Untacked, hosed him off a bit(which he was a super star for) and then groomed him up real good before putting him back out for his dinner.
I got a phone call and it was Helene saying she was heading to the barn.........haha, so I said I'd stick around and watch her ride. ah yes, long and tiring day at the barn but it felt good. A real good test of my foot as I rode both Karma and Nikon in the saddle and put my foot in the stirrup!! :-)
Day 136- Friday Aug 28- Today I woke up early, had a cup of coffee and watched "Adventureland" haha! Stupid movie but oh well, it was entertaining while I woke up. My mom called and she's out of the hospital finally YAHOOOO, so that means I'm heading over tomorrow to stay for a week to help her out. She has 2 Dr's appointments this week so I'll take her to those. I'll get to see some friends while I'm there and go see/ride Frosty/Heart and my friends in Cobble Hill.
Day 137- Saturday Aug 29-
Day 138- Sunday Aug 30-
Monday, August 17, 2009
Post-Op Days 125 -131 - Weekly Update for Aug 17 - 23
Day 125- Monday Aug 17 - Physio @11:30, it went really good, my ankle felt good afterward. I had to go check on the cats before heading to North Bend to do a few things. I went to the ranch later on around 4pm and worked with Nikon in the round pen then took him to the ring and rode him for about 15mins, he was awesome. I even rode him out of the ring down the pathway and back.
Helene came around 6pm and we rode together, though I finished up with Nikon and got on Karma so I could do some ring work then do the waterfall trail.
I came home and relaxed before calling my mom on the phone as she was released from the hospital tonight. My aunt came down to stay overnight with her so that is good
Day 126 - Tuesday Aug 18- went to the ranch and had a great ride up the hill on Mercury. I went with Julie and Toah, a trainer from Arizona. after the hill ride we spent some time doing lateral work in the round pen and that was fun but tiring. haha!
Day 127 - Wednesday Aug 19 - went to physio and it was tiring but good. After I went to the ranch to help out with the vet etc... , busy day at the ranch!!
Day 128 - Thursday Aug 20 - went to the ranch and went riding with Julie and Toah again, we had a lot of fun riding the waterfall trail. We took a break after that and then went riding again but over to the RIVER~ YAHOO~ Now that was awesome, we had a great time riding through the trail and then into the river. Karma was a bit silly on the way over but once in the water she was a super star. We were all tired after all that riding and called it a day. haha! My ankle did pretty good considering how much riding I did. :-)
Day 129 - Friday Aug 21 - I woke up early and head down to the ranch so I could go over to the river again with Toah. We explored all sorts of trails, went over big longs, up and down steep hills and finally found the access to the sandy part of the river. We cantered through the sand, went into the water for a bit then head back to the ranch as he didn't have that much time to ride. Phew, I was ready to crash n burn! haha!
Though later on I got a text from Helene saying she could come out around 6pm so I said OK....haha, I left the ranch for a little bit then went back and did some round pen work with Nikon before Helene came to ride Mercury. I hopped on Karma again and we did the waterfall trail plus some toodling around the property.
boy I was beeeeeeeeeeat! oh well, went home and chilled out for the rest of the evening. haha!
Day 130 - Saturday Aug 22 - I went down in the morning to ride with Julie and Pepper(ranch owner), we had a nice ride through the waterfall trail and the perimeter trail. Then I helped Julie in the ring for a bit.
I had to leave around 12:30 because I needed to go let out some dogs for a client--actually was staying the night as well.
Adam & I went to Bellevue for a bit then head to Issaquah for dinner. I was falling asleep around 7pm haha!
I was happy that my ankle felt so good considering my busy week of walking and riding.
Day 131 - Sunday Aug 23 - Adam and I just hung out and relaxed. The week really made me tired plus dog sitting overnight takes its toll as I don't sleep good at that house. haha!
the weather was nice and so we enjoyed some time outside.
Helene came around 6pm and we rode together, though I finished up with Nikon and got on Karma so I could do some ring work then do the waterfall trail.
I came home and relaxed before calling my mom on the phone as she was released from the hospital tonight. My aunt came down to stay overnight with her so that is good
Day 126 - Tuesday Aug 18- went to the ranch and had a great ride up the hill on Mercury. I went with Julie and Toah, a trainer from Arizona. after the hill ride we spent some time doing lateral work in the round pen and that was fun but tiring. haha!
Day 127 - Wednesday Aug 19 - went to physio and it was tiring but good. After I went to the ranch to help out with the vet etc... , busy day at the ranch!!
Day 128 - Thursday Aug 20 - went to the ranch and went riding with Julie and Toah again, we had a lot of fun riding the waterfall trail. We took a break after that and then went riding again but over to the RIVER~ YAHOO~ Now that was awesome, we had a great time riding through the trail and then into the river. Karma was a bit silly on the way over but once in the water she was a super star. We were all tired after all that riding and called it a day. haha! My ankle did pretty good considering how much riding I did. :-)
Day 129 - Friday Aug 21 - I woke up early and head down to the ranch so I could go over to the river again with Toah. We explored all sorts of trails, went over big longs, up and down steep hills and finally found the access to the sandy part of the river. We cantered through the sand, went into the water for a bit then head back to the ranch as he didn't have that much time to ride. Phew, I was ready to crash n burn! haha!
Though later on I got a text from Helene saying she could come out around 6pm so I said OK....haha, I left the ranch for a little bit then went back and did some round pen work with Nikon before Helene came to ride Mercury. I hopped on Karma again and we did the waterfall trail plus some toodling around the property.
boy I was beeeeeeeeeeat! oh well, went home and chilled out for the rest of the evening. haha!
Day 130 - Saturday Aug 22 - I went down in the morning to ride with Julie and Pepper(ranch owner), we had a nice ride through the waterfall trail and the perimeter trail. Then I helped Julie in the ring for a bit.
I had to leave around 12:30 because I needed to go let out some dogs for a client--actually was staying the night as well.
Adam & I went to Bellevue for a bit then head to Issaquah for dinner. I was falling asleep around 7pm haha!
I was happy that my ankle felt so good considering my busy week of walking and riding.
Day 131 - Sunday Aug 23 - Adam and I just hung out and relaxed. The week really made me tired plus dog sitting overnight takes its toll as I don't sleep good at that house. haha!
the weather was nice and so we enjoyed some time outside.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Post - Op Days # 118 - 124 - Weekly Update for Aug 10th - 16th
Day 118 - Monday Aug 10 - Physio @11:30am, boy I was stiff from not having physio the week before but Chris was happy to see that my ankle did pretty well. we added a bunch of new exercises and they were fun but needed a lot of agility and strength. I was so tired after that, man I came home to lounge around for a bit. HA HA!
I had to go to Issaquah to take care of JB and then I toodled around Issaquah for a bit before heading home.
As the day went on my ankle got sore and so I iced and put heat on it to help. the physio session had really put the ankle to the test and will be interesting to see how it feels Tuesday.
Day 119 - Tuesday Aug 11 - Woke up with extreme pain in the foot, I could barely stand on it without the shooting pains. Oh it was a bit depressing as it felt just like it used to before I had surgery done. :-( I had to hobble around and go down to Issaquah as I needed to go take care of JB. that was a real chore but I did it and raced home to elevate/ice and put some heat on the foot. YOUCHHHHHHHHHHHH! I was a total head case LOL crying, feeling all depressed about the foot etc... it wasn't pretty! HA HA! it was a long day for sure!
oh and I had to start my other cat sitting job but thank goodness the lady lives in the building so it was very close!!
Day 120 - Wednesday Aug 12 - I woke up and was very happy to feel NO PAIN, just some stiffness but thank GOD it was better after a good night of rest! PHEW! I had physio at 11:30am and ofcourse Chris felt horrible about my foot getting so bad the day before. we toned down the new exercises and went back to some basics to make sure I didn't experience the harsh pain again. At the end of my session he put ice on my foot for 15mins to help bring down the swelling that was left from Monday/Tuesday. oh and he wanted me to get some proper supportive insoles for my shoes as he thinks that contributed to the pain I had on Monday/tuesday.
After physio I went to Issaquah to drop the key off to JB's owners as I was finished the job! YAY for money! ha ha! I went and got the insoles for the shoes.....ah yes, much better!!
Day 121 - Thursday Aug 13(TODAY) - no physio, just a day to relax but happy to report the foot felt fine after yesterday's physio!
I stopped by the ranch for a bit and was about to leave when the caregivers found one of the horses with a huge gash under his front legs(right inbetween) so that was 2hrs of helping/watching the vet cut and then suture the huge wound up. Poor Ziggy, he's a lucky boy that he didnt do more damage. I guess he tried to jump the fence and didn't make it, got hung up and ripped open his chest area. YOUCH! he'll be ok, just a bit sore and rethinking jumping the fences hopefully!
I went over and checked on the 2 cats in the building, they're pretty darn cute! Though it does feel weird not having to go look after JB!
so later in the evening I got a call from my moms neighbor saying she was in the hospital because she suffered another stroke. ugh, not what I want to hear!!! I guess she was on the phone with a friend and her face started to tingle all weird and so she got the neighbor to take her to the ER. Yup, sure enough it was another stroke and so she's been getting all sort of tests done(CT, MRI, EKG etc..) to see if they can figure out why it happened again.
Day 122 - Friday Aug 14(Yesterday) - I went to the ranch and had a short ride on Karma in the ring on the new foot(oh la la, top of the line footing!). After my ride I went to lunch with a few of the barn people --we went to the Thai place and it was goooooooood! LOL
I spoke to my mom on the phone, she's at the hospital still waiting for more tests to be completed to see if they can figure out why she had another stroke.
She sounded pretty good all things considered so that is a relief -- I guess part of her face feels numb and has drooped again(same as her stroke last year).
Nothing too exciting as the weather was sort of weird, on and off with rain.
later in the evening I watched " I LOVE YOU MAN" , pretty amusing movie. haha!
Day 123 - Saturday Aug 15 - didn't do too much.....just hung out around here
Day 124 - Sunday Aug 16 - again, just relaxed around this area. I had to look after the cats in the building. I called my mom at the hospital and talked to her for a little bit, she sounded pretty good, just bored and tired -- wanting to go home!!
I had to go to Issaquah to take care of JB and then I toodled around Issaquah for a bit before heading home.
As the day went on my ankle got sore and so I iced and put heat on it to help. the physio session had really put the ankle to the test and will be interesting to see how it feels Tuesday.
Day 119 - Tuesday Aug 11 - Woke up with extreme pain in the foot, I could barely stand on it without the shooting pains. Oh it was a bit depressing as it felt just like it used to before I had surgery done. :-( I had to hobble around and go down to Issaquah as I needed to go take care of JB. that was a real chore but I did it and raced home to elevate/ice and put some heat on the foot. YOUCHHHHHHHHHHHH! I was a total head case LOL crying, feeling all depressed about the foot etc... it wasn't pretty! HA HA! it was a long day for sure!
oh and I had to start my other cat sitting job but thank goodness the lady lives in the building so it was very close!!
Day 120 - Wednesday Aug 12 - I woke up and was very happy to feel NO PAIN, just some stiffness but thank GOD it was better after a good night of rest! PHEW! I had physio at 11:30am and ofcourse Chris felt horrible about my foot getting so bad the day before. we toned down the new exercises and went back to some basics to make sure I didn't experience the harsh pain again. At the end of my session he put ice on my foot for 15mins to help bring down the swelling that was left from Monday/Tuesday. oh and he wanted me to get some proper supportive insoles for my shoes as he thinks that contributed to the pain I had on Monday/tuesday.
After physio I went to Issaquah to drop the key off to JB's owners as I was finished the job! YAY for money! ha ha! I went and got the insoles for the shoes.....ah yes, much better!!
Day 121 - Thursday Aug 13(TODAY) - no physio, just a day to relax but happy to report the foot felt fine after yesterday's physio!
I stopped by the ranch for a bit and was about to leave when the caregivers found one of the horses with a huge gash under his front legs(right inbetween) so that was 2hrs of helping/watching the vet cut and then suture the huge wound up. Poor Ziggy, he's a lucky boy that he didnt do more damage. I guess he tried to jump the fence and didn't make it, got hung up and ripped open his chest area. YOUCH! he'll be ok, just a bit sore and rethinking jumping the fences hopefully!
I went over and checked on the 2 cats in the building, they're pretty darn cute! Though it does feel weird not having to go look after JB!
so later in the evening I got a call from my moms neighbor saying she was in the hospital because she suffered another stroke. ugh, not what I want to hear!!! I guess she was on the phone with a friend and her face started to tingle all weird and so she got the neighbor to take her to the ER. Yup, sure enough it was another stroke and so she's been getting all sort of tests done(CT, MRI, EKG etc..) to see if they can figure out why it happened again.
Day 122 - Friday Aug 14(Yesterday) - I went to the ranch and had a short ride on Karma in the ring on the new foot(oh la la, top of the line footing!). After my ride I went to lunch with a few of the barn people --we went to the Thai place and it was goooooooood! LOL
I spoke to my mom on the phone, she's at the hospital still waiting for more tests to be completed to see if they can figure out why she had another stroke.
She sounded pretty good all things considered so that is a relief -- I guess part of her face feels numb and has drooped again(same as her stroke last year).
Nothing too exciting as the weather was sort of weird, on and off with rain.
later in the evening I watched " I LOVE YOU MAN" , pretty amusing movie. haha!
Day 123 - Saturday Aug 15 - didn't do too much.....just hung out around here
Day 124 - Sunday Aug 16 - again, just relaxed around this area. I had to look after the cats in the building. I called my mom at the hospital and talked to her for a little bit, she sounded pretty good, just bored and tired -- wanting to go home!!
Post-Op Days # 112 - 117 Weekly Update for Aug 3rd - 9th
SORRY I forgot to update this for last week!
Day 111 - Monday Aug 3 - take care of JB, I think I went riding with Helene! oh and no physio because they were booked solid.....ugh, not good! Had to make sure I really kept the ankle stretched and did my exercises.
Day 112- Tuesday Aug 4 - take care of JB, rode Mercury
Day 113 - Wednesday Aug 5 - take care of JB and go meet a new clients that lives in our building who has 2 cats she want's me to look after. Went riding with Helene
Day 114 - Thursday Aug 6 - take care of JB
Day 115 - Friday Aug 7 -- Helene, Julie and I went for a ride and it was a lot of fun! take care of JB still and start new cat sitting job but every other day -- so first day will be Sunday!
Day 116 - Saturday Aug 8 - Take care of JB, stop by RRR to watch some of the Greg Eliel clinic!!
Day 117 - Sunday Aug 9 - Hung out with Adam, take care of JB , started new cat sitting job -- very cute cats, Butters and Frankie! ha ha!
Day 111 - Monday Aug 3 - take care of JB, I think I went riding with Helene! oh and no physio because they were booked solid.....ugh, not good! Had to make sure I really kept the ankle stretched and did my exercises.
Day 112- Tuesday Aug 4 - take care of JB, rode Mercury
Day 113 - Wednesday Aug 5 - take care of JB and go meet a new clients that lives in our building who has 2 cats she want's me to look after. Went riding with Helene
Day 114 - Thursday Aug 6 - take care of JB
Day 115 - Friday Aug 7 -- Helene, Julie and I went for a ride and it was a lot of fun! take care of JB still and start new cat sitting job but every other day -- so first day will be Sunday!
Day 116 - Saturday Aug 8 - Take care of JB, stop by RRR to watch some of the Greg Eliel clinic!!
Day 117 - Sunday Aug 9 - Hung out with Adam, take care of JB , started new cat sitting job -- very cute cats, Butters and Frankie! ha ha!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Post-Op Day # 102 - Last Friday
Last Friday I know I stopped by the ranch to give Karma a groom and of course there was a bunch of people going on a trail ride. Ugh, oh well I said no because A ) I know it would be too long/ too much for me B ) I had physio at 3:30 and needed to have energy for that because its getting tougher!
So ya, I gave Karma a nice grooming, hung out for a bit then head home to clean up and stay cool. The weather was starting to warm up quite a bit and we had warnings for a heat wave in the next few days.
Physio was soooooooo tiring, OMG! I thought I was going to pass out it was tough doing all the strengthening type exercises plus doing the elliptical trainer for 10mins. I hate that machine.......hehe! Chris could tell i was having a hard time but was good letting me have a bit of "wiggle" room on some of them. :-) He's good about pushing when I need it but also knowing when I'm too tired and could end up hurting myself from fatigue.
I left there in a sweat and needed to come home for a rinse.........ah yes, that felt GOOD!
I got a text from Helene and I said I could meet up with her at the ranch if she wanted to. LOL back again I said, I'm happy to go down and help her out with Godiva.
I was there till about 7:45pm, we had fun and of course I needed to get home to have dinner and to take my 7.5mg of warfarin @ 8pm
Phew, I was tired from all the fresh air and physio but it was all good plus I knew I could sleep in on Saturday morning! HA HA!
Thanks for checking in
So ya, I gave Karma a nice grooming, hung out for a bit then head home to clean up and stay cool. The weather was starting to warm up quite a bit and we had warnings for a heat wave in the next few days.
Physio was soooooooo tiring, OMG! I thought I was going to pass out it was tough doing all the strengthening type exercises plus doing the elliptical trainer for 10mins. I hate that machine.......hehe! Chris could tell i was having a hard time but was good letting me have a bit of "wiggle" room on some of them. :-) He's good about pushing when I need it but also knowing when I'm too tired and could end up hurting myself from fatigue.
I left there in a sweat and needed to come home for a rinse.........ah yes, that felt GOOD!
I got a text from Helene and I said I could meet up with her at the ranch if she wanted to. LOL back again I said, I'm happy to go down and help her out with Godiva.
I was there till about 7:45pm, we had fun and of course I needed to get home to have dinner and to take my 7.5mg of warfarin @ 8pm
Phew, I was tired from all the fresh air and physio but it was all good plus I knew I could sleep in on Saturday morning! HA HA!
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Post-Op Day # 101 - Last Thursday
Well I did it again, I forgot to finish the updates the other day so now I'm so far behind! HA HA!
Last Thursday I know I went riding on Karma around the waterfall trail with Emily and Jenny....boy it was fun! I didn't ride too long because I'm so out of shape but it's great to be back in the saddle a few times a week if I can do it.
I can't remember hardly anything so this will be it.....haha! Oh and I know I took my 10mg of warfarin @ 8pm!
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Last Thursday I know I went riding on Karma around the waterfall trail with Emily and Jenny....boy it was fun! I didn't ride too long because I'm so out of shape but it's great to be back in the saddle a few times a week if I can do it.
I can't remember hardly anything so this will be it.....haha! Oh and I know I took my 10mg of warfarin @ 8pm!
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Friday, July 24, 2009
Post-Op Day # 100 - Physio Fatigue!
Well Wednesday I slept in a bit again, I couldn't believe how the tiredness from the weekend seemed to be lingering. I was worried I was coming down with a cold or something!
Thank Goodness it was soooooooooo nice and cool out, I almost thought it was going to RAIN!! haha!
Adam and I had some left over fajita's for lunch so that was good.
I did some laundry from the trip plus a few other things around here before my afternoon phsyio session at 3:30pm. I was looking forward to it and of course seeing Chris back after his 2 week break for surgery.
Physio was good but exhausting --- wow I sure got a good work out! We did the regular exercises plus add a couple new ones and then finished up the day with 10mins on the elliptical trainer --though I did about 13mins because I got talking to the lady on the stationary bike about her knee surgery. haha! I had a good case of "noodle legs" after and had to take a quick break before leaving the building. haha!
I zipped down to the barn to see what was going on and give Karma a brush, as well I worked with Nikon for a few minutes in the ring.
I came back home to rest then later on Adam and I went to the North bend grill for a bite to eat.
I had my 7.5mg of warfarin @ 8pm
I watched a couple episodes of House before taking a nice walk around the short block with Adam......YAY first time in over 3months that I could do it. The temperature outside was amazing, refreshingly cool!
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Thank Goodness it was soooooooooo nice and cool out, I almost thought it was going to RAIN!! haha!
Adam and I had some left over fajita's for lunch so that was good.
I did some laundry from the trip plus a few other things around here before my afternoon phsyio session at 3:30pm. I was looking forward to it and of course seeing Chris back after his 2 week break for surgery.
Physio was good but exhausting --- wow I sure got a good work out! We did the regular exercises plus add a couple new ones and then finished up the day with 10mins on the elliptical trainer --though I did about 13mins because I got talking to the lady on the stationary bike about her knee surgery. haha! I had a good case of "noodle legs" after and had to take a quick break before leaving the building. haha!
I zipped down to the barn to see what was going on and give Karma a brush, as well I worked with Nikon for a few minutes in the ring.
I came back home to rest then later on Adam and I went to the North bend grill for a bite to eat.
I had my 7.5mg of warfarin @ 8pm
I watched a couple episodes of House before taking a nice walk around the short block with Adam......YAY first time in over 3months that I could do it. The temperature outside was amazing, refreshingly cool!
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Post-Op Day # 99 - Draggin My Tail
Tuesday was not pretty.......... was so damn tired from the trip and boy did I sleep in. haha!
When I finally got up I lounged around in my PJ's for quite a while enjoying the cool apartment as it was pretty warm outside.
I had an appointment at the ACC clinic to do my INR test at 3pm and my INR was 2.6 --awesome! I was relieved, I thought for sure it would have dropped after my exhausting weekend.
I left Issaquah and decided to stop by the ranch to see who was out there.....it was very quiet, too hot for most people, just one trainer was there so I stayed for a bit to chit chat and gave Karma a quick brush.
I left there and head to the grocery store to pick up a few things before coming back home to stay cool.
We had some fajita's for dinner and then relaxed for the evening --- I wasn't motivated to do anything that required energy.
I took my 10mg of warfarin @ 8pm
I was so glad to be back home.
When I finally got up I lounged around in my PJ's for quite a while enjoying the cool apartment as it was pretty warm outside.
I had an appointment at the ACC clinic to do my INR test at 3pm and my INR was 2.6 --awesome! I was relieved, I thought for sure it would have dropped after my exhausting weekend.
I left Issaquah and decided to stop by the ranch to see who was out there.....it was very quiet, too hot for most people, just one trainer was there so I stayed for a bit to chit chat and gave Karma a quick brush.
I left there and head to the grocery store to pick up a few things before coming back home to stay cool.
We had some fajita's for dinner and then relaxed for the evening --- I wasn't motivated to do anything that required energy.
I took my 10mg of warfarin @ 8pm
I was so glad to be back home.
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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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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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Post-Op Day # 95 - Off to VI!
Well we got up super early.........EWWWWWWWWWww! I had to be downtown Seattle for 6:30am check in so that was no fun. haha!
I didn't sleep well ofcourse as I worried about oversleeping and missing my boat. haha!
We left the house at 5:45am and got there so I had plenty of time to check in and be on my way to the island for Tessa's wedding! Said bye to Adam, told him to behave......haha, na, he's a good guy, I don't have to worry about him. :-)
The ride over was smooth and I read for a bit but was too tired to do that long, my eyes didn't want to cooperate! YAWN! I didn't nap or anything, I was tired but not tired enough to risk getting a kink in my neck.
I had a yogurt basket on the way over............lets see it had a granola bar, a blueberry yogurt, an apple juice, an apple sauce -- I didn't eat it all, too much for that early. I even had a tiny bit of coffee, boy I was alert after that.
I arrived in Victoria at 10:45am and my mom was there waiting for me :-) I drove home as she gets so tired from all the driving ---just doing it on the way to get me was enough for her.
We got back to her place and I helped her do a few things around the house for a bit. I just relaxed most of the day, though I did go to the barn later on in the afternoon for a bit. It was nice to give Frosty a good groom and hang out.
I went back to my moms and chilled for the rest of the evening because I knew Saturday would be a tiring but fun day.
I had to go pick up her friend from the bus stop around 6pm, she was in Victoria shopping for the day so it was nice to chit chat with her for a bit at the house.
We had a yummy dinner, I took my 7.5mg of Warfarin and watched some TV in the evening -- I think I crashed out around 10:30pm. I couldnt believe I lasted that long without a nap since being up so early in the morning.
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I didn't sleep well ofcourse as I worried about oversleeping and missing my boat. haha!
We left the house at 5:45am and got there so I had plenty of time to check in and be on my way to the island for Tessa's wedding! Said bye to Adam, told him to behave......haha, na, he's a good guy, I don't have to worry about him. :-)
The ride over was smooth and I read for a bit but was too tired to do that long, my eyes didn't want to cooperate! YAWN! I didn't nap or anything, I was tired but not tired enough to risk getting a kink in my neck.
I had a yogurt basket on the way over............lets see it had a granola bar, a blueberry yogurt, an apple juice, an apple sauce -- I didn't eat it all, too much for that early. I even had a tiny bit of coffee, boy I was alert after that.
I arrived in Victoria at 10:45am and my mom was there waiting for me :-) I drove home as she gets so tired from all the driving ---just doing it on the way to get me was enough for her.
We got back to her place and I helped her do a few things around the house for a bit. I just relaxed most of the day, though I did go to the barn later on in the afternoon for a bit. It was nice to give Frosty a good groom and hang out.
I went back to my moms and chilled for the rest of the evening because I knew Saturday would be a tiring but fun day.
I had to go pick up her friend from the bus stop around 6pm, she was in Victoria shopping for the day so it was nice to chit chat with her for a bit at the house.
We had a yummy dinner, I took my 7.5mg of Warfarin and watched some TV in the evening -- I think I crashed out around 10:30pm. I couldnt believe I lasted that long without a nap since being up so early in the morning.
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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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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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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Post-Op Day # 92 - Too Much
Well Tuesday I woke up and did my ankle stretches/exercises before heading out to see a client in Issaquah. I was there for about 30mins then head out to get some frozen mice for the snakes from PetSmart haha!
After that I whipped over to Ross Dress for Less to cruise the aisles for a few minutes. LOL It's fun to look at everything in there but very time consuming so I made sure to get out of there quick because I had the frozen mice in the car! I didn't need those things thawing out haha! GROSS!
I picked up some lunch before heading home for a bit to see Adam. We had lunch then I went to the ranch for a few hours.
I worked with Nikon on some ground work and he was really good but ofcourse I was POOPED by the time I was done. TOo much for one day for me, its amazing how tiring it is for my body. I think the physio is partly to blame as I'm having to do a lot more cardio/strengthening so it's making my body fatigue quicker.
I head home and flopped on the bed and was OUT for quite a while. I woke up and felt like crap but had to stay up for a bit otherwise I wouldn't sleep later on when it was bed time.
I took my 10mg of warfarin @ 8pm
I made some dinner, we hung out here for the rest of the evening before I called it a night at like 10:30pm! HA HA!
After that I whipped over to Ross Dress for Less to cruise the aisles for a few minutes. LOL It's fun to look at everything in there but very time consuming so I made sure to get out of there quick because I had the frozen mice in the car! I didn't need those things thawing out haha! GROSS!
I picked up some lunch before heading home for a bit to see Adam. We had lunch then I went to the ranch for a few hours.
I worked with Nikon on some ground work and he was really good but ofcourse I was POOPED by the time I was done. TOo much for one day for me, its amazing how tiring it is for my body. I think the physio is partly to blame as I'm having to do a lot more cardio/strengthening so it's making my body fatigue quicker.
I head home and flopped on the bed and was OUT for quite a while. I woke up and felt like crap but had to stay up for a bit otherwise I wouldn't sleep later on when it was bed time.
I took my 10mg of warfarin @ 8pm
I made some dinner, we hung out here for the rest of the evening before I called it a night at like 10:30pm! HA HA!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Post-Op Day # 91 - Work For It
Well this morning I got to go back down to the ranch to watch the trainer work with Nikon as well he got me to try a few things so I can work him a bit. I spent a couple hours there and then had to whiz back to the ridge for my physiotherapy at 1:30pm.
My physio went really well, my ankle felt really good and she was happy that my knee hasn't been as sore. we did the stretches and worked on a few new exercises as well we added the elliptical trainer into it! It felt pretty good but wow after 5mins I felt out of breath haha, boy I need to work on some cardio!!! I did that then rode the bike for 10mins so by the time I was finished my legs were pretty tired and we called it a day!
I head to town after that to go to the bank, pick up Adam a few items from town then a quick stop in at the thrift store(too much fun for me to go there).
I came home and have been hanging out, Im POOPED! LOL Oh well that is ok, atleast my ankle and knee feel really good.
Well its almost time to take my 7.5mg of warfarin @ 8pm. Not sure if we're going to the transformers movie tonight or not as I have to be up early in the morning and the movie goes till about midnight.
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My physio went really well, my ankle felt really good and she was happy that my knee hasn't been as sore. we did the stretches and worked on a few new exercises as well we added the elliptical trainer into it! It felt pretty good but wow after 5mins I felt out of breath haha, boy I need to work on some cardio!!! I did that then rode the bike for 10mins so by the time I was finished my legs were pretty tired and we called it a day!
I head to town after that to go to the bank, pick up Adam a few items from town then a quick stop in at the thrift store(too much fun for me to go there).
I came home and have been hanging out, Im POOPED! LOL Oh well that is ok, atleast my ankle and knee feel really good.
Well its almost time to take my 7.5mg of warfarin @ 8pm. Not sure if we're going to the transformers movie tonight or not as I have to be up early in the morning and the movie goes till about midnight.
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Post-Op Day # 90 - Hangin At The Ranch
Well Sunday was not too bad weather wise, a bit overcast but no real heavy rain! PHEW!
I had the dogs to do in the morning before I left the clients house so I did all that and then head home around 11am.
I was very tired because I never seem to sleep well at that place but oh well that is life -- I need the money! LOL
I came back here for a bit to relax, do some laundry then organized some stuff in my closet LOL
I got a text from my friend Helene that she was going to the ranch around 2pm so I was excited to go down and see her.
I head down to RRR and hung out for a couple hours. Helene & I got sort of side tracked because there was a trainer out and he was working with a couple of the horses so we decided to watch. It's always fun to watch and learn as much as possible from any trainer.
Helene did groom Godiva and then let her out in the ring to tear off some spunk later on --actually the trainer helped her with GG for a bit so that was cool!!
After we were done there I came back home and had some dinner with Adam.
I was pretty darn tired again so I just hung out in the house for the rest of the night. I hate not having much energy but it'll come back as I'm able to walk better.
I took my 10mg of Warfarin --- the nurse upped it for Sundays to 10mg so we'll see how that does with the INR.
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I had the dogs to do in the morning before I left the clients house so I did all that and then head home around 11am.
I was very tired because I never seem to sleep well at that place but oh well that is life -- I need the money! LOL
I came back here for a bit to relax, do some laundry then organized some stuff in my closet LOL
I got a text from my friend Helene that she was going to the ranch around 2pm so I was excited to go down and see her.
I head down to RRR and hung out for a couple hours. Helene & I got sort of side tracked because there was a trainer out and he was working with a couple of the horses so we decided to watch. It's always fun to watch and learn as much as possible from any trainer.
Helene did groom Godiva and then let her out in the ring to tear off some spunk later on --actually the trainer helped her with GG for a bit so that was cool!!
After we were done there I came back home and had some dinner with Adam.
I was pretty darn tired again so I just hung out in the house for the rest of the night. I hate not having much energy but it'll come back as I'm able to walk better.
I took my 10mg of Warfarin --- the nurse upped it for Sundays to 10mg so we'll see how that does with the INR.
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Post-Op Day # 88 - TGIF
Well its Friday once again and the weather is very warm! PHew, sweating to the oldies again! haha! Well actually more like MJ's songs as I bought a 2 disc set from Costco the other day with all his hits and love to crank it in the car --- Heeeeee Heeeeeeeeeeeee! HA HA! Hard to sit still listening to his stuff.
Speaking of Michael Jackson, I still find it bizarre he died but actually am relieved for him because I know he had many demons to deal with over the years.
I feel bad for the kids though, how horrible to loose their father at such a young age. :-(
I actually watched his memorial service online the other day and wow, it was very nice --- lots of his songs sang, many people spoke about him( I loved Brooke Shields, she was amazing!) and the worst part was the very end of the service. They had a bunch of people(including his family) singing Heal the world and We are the world then after that MJ's daughter Paris spoke and it was heart wrenching, she didn't say much(my daddy was the best father etc..) but wow, made my throat tighten up! Bla, it wasn't nice to see her so upset.
Anyways, I will remember him for his amazing voice and dancing ability --- a truely talented entertainer!!!
Today my knee felt pretty good so YAY for that! PHEW, what a week I was having, NOT FUN!
I woke up pretty early and had some coffee while waking up haha -- though I ended up getting a major coffee buzz with some heart palpatitions which sucked but it went away after I drank a bunch of water. haha! weeeeeeeeehawww!
I got organized and went to the ranch for a visit, I stayed for 1.5hrs then came back home to rest up. I didn't want to overdo it on my leg just because it was feeling better.
I had to make a few phones calls to set up a vet appointmet for Frosty during my visit on VI so I got that done. Im a bit anxious to get over there and see what the vet has to say -- umm ya, Frosty started to LEAK MILK last week and I'm totally freaked out about it. Unfortunately she could have been exposed to a few young colts at one farm while the leasers had her!! YIKES. I'm on the fence right now between worry and anger but I have to stay sane because I don't know what is going on yet and the vet will figure it out.
I'm praying to God she's not pregnant because she is a maiden mare and having a first foal at 31 is not a good thing. I'm just lucky that she's in excellent shape/health so God forbid she does foal atleast she's got that going for her.
Anyways I'll let you know how that all goes next week. Fingers crossed its a hormone issue or something!
Like I don't have enough things to deal with with my own health.....haha!
anyways I spent most of the day inside because it was pretty darn hot out!
I had a salad and chicken for dinner so that was tasty. Adam had some veggie pasta/stirfry left overs instead because he doesn't eat salad LOL or rabbit food as he calls it.
I took my 7.5mg of warfarin @ 8pm and now I'm just chillin like a villian! HA HA!
I'm hoping the knee behaves over the weekend and it continues to feel better this coming week so I don't have to worry about it for the wedding.
We're heading to Porcello's Jewelry tomorrow to see what they will give us for the diamond earrings we've been trying to sell(they're beautiful but I can't wear earrings because my ears get irritated).
I also have to dog sit tomorrow so I get to see my buddies Angus and Harley again. :-)
Well we're just going to hang out for the rest of the evening ,we might go for a walk around the block as the temperature is finally cooling off.
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Speaking of Michael Jackson, I still find it bizarre he died but actually am relieved for him because I know he had many demons to deal with over the years.
I feel bad for the kids though, how horrible to loose their father at such a young age. :-(
I actually watched his memorial service online the other day and wow, it was very nice --- lots of his songs sang, many people spoke about him( I loved Brooke Shields, she was amazing!) and the worst part was the very end of the service. They had a bunch of people(including his family) singing Heal the world and We are the world then after that MJ's daughter Paris spoke and it was heart wrenching, she didn't say much(my daddy was the best father etc..) but wow, made my throat tighten up! Bla, it wasn't nice to see her so upset.
Anyways, I will remember him for his amazing voice and dancing ability --- a truely talented entertainer!!!
Today my knee felt pretty good so YAY for that! PHEW, what a week I was having, NOT FUN!
I woke up pretty early and had some coffee while waking up haha -- though I ended up getting a major coffee buzz with some heart palpatitions which sucked but it went away after I drank a bunch of water. haha! weeeeeeeeehawww!
I got organized and went to the ranch for a visit, I stayed for 1.5hrs then came back home to rest up. I didn't want to overdo it on my leg just because it was feeling better.
I had to make a few phones calls to set up a vet appointmet for Frosty during my visit on VI so I got that done. Im a bit anxious to get over there and see what the vet has to say -- umm ya, Frosty started to LEAK MILK last week and I'm totally freaked out about it. Unfortunately she could have been exposed to a few young colts at one farm while the leasers had her!! YIKES. I'm on the fence right now between worry and anger but I have to stay sane because I don't know what is going on yet and the vet will figure it out.
I'm praying to God she's not pregnant because she is a maiden mare and having a first foal at 31 is not a good thing. I'm just lucky that she's in excellent shape/health so God forbid she does foal atleast she's got that going for her.
Anyways I'll let you know how that all goes next week. Fingers crossed its a hormone issue or something!
Like I don't have enough things to deal with with my own health.....haha!
anyways I spent most of the day inside because it was pretty darn hot out!
I had a salad and chicken for dinner so that was tasty. Adam had some veggie pasta/stirfry left overs instead because he doesn't eat salad LOL or rabbit food as he calls it.
I took my 7.5mg of warfarin @ 8pm and now I'm just chillin like a villian! HA HA!
I'm hoping the knee behaves over the weekend and it continues to feel better this coming week so I don't have to worry about it for the wedding.
We're heading to Porcello's Jewelry tomorrow to see what they will give us for the diamond earrings we've been trying to sell(they're beautiful but I can't wear earrings because my ears get irritated).
I also have to dog sit tomorrow so I get to see my buddies Angus and Harley again. :-)
Well we're just going to hang out for the rest of the evening ,we might go for a walk around the block as the temperature is finally cooling off.
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Post-Op Day # 87 - Step Up and Pedal!
Yesterday(thursday) I had physio @ 1:30pm -- I made sure I did all my stretching exercises before I got there.
I had a new physiotherapist as mine is out having an operation and will be out for 2weeks. The new lady is very nice and she worked on my ankle stretches. Boy she could massage deep......YOUCH! HA HA! I mean it felt good afterward but wow, during it was painful but I think that is because the calf muscle has a lot of knots in it from shortening up.
She worked over the incision as well but not like the calf, PHEW, I was relieved. No worries I told her when it was too painful to endure! HA HA! I dont like to be tortured, HONEST!
She had me walk over to the step block and do the exercise Chris and I had started the last couple times. She showed me a way to bend more at the hips and bring the knee up which actually elivated some of the pain from the knee so that was GOOD! I did 15 reps of that one on each leg, phew my legs were feeling like noodles after that! haha!
We did some balance work(standing on 1 foot) then she wanted me to try to eliptical bike for 10mins at a very easy pace. It felt pretty good actually, made the knee move without excessive force.
I was definitely tired after my physio session but the knee seemed a bit better so I was very happy -- My ankle felt pretty good too!
Later in the afternoon I noticed my foot was a bit puffy/swollen from all the physio stuff but nothing to be alarmed about plus the knee seemed to be less sore.
I came home for a bit then head out to the ranch for a visit. I watched a couple people ride then head home so I could make my chili and speghetti sauce.
Got home and FIRED UP THE KITCHEN....haha, pots, pans everywhere, tomato sauce, paste, tomatoes, spices, chili pepper, hamburger meat.........gez louise it was like a cook off! HA HA!
Browned up the meat then seperated it into 2 parts, one for the chili and the other for the speghetti sauce.
Adam was looking at me like I was crazy haha! I don't think he's seen me whipping up so much stuff in the kitchen so early in the day! :-)
Let those simmer for a while, had a taste test...mmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmm!
I had some laundry to do before getting dinner organized -- stirfry with veggie pasta
I did my ankle exercises while I waited for the laundry to dry.
We ate dinner a little while later, I took my 10mg of warfarin @ 8pm and then finished up some stuff around the house while Adam went for a walk.
I put some ice on the knee and ankle for a bit to see if I could get the swelling to go down before bed.
Anyways, it was a better day thank GOODNESS!
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I had a new physiotherapist as mine is out having an operation and will be out for 2weeks. The new lady is very nice and she worked on my ankle stretches. Boy she could massage deep......YOUCH! HA HA! I mean it felt good afterward but wow, during it was painful but I think that is because the calf muscle has a lot of knots in it from shortening up.
She worked over the incision as well but not like the calf, PHEW, I was relieved. No worries I told her when it was too painful to endure! HA HA! I dont like to be tortured, HONEST!
She had me walk over to the step block and do the exercise Chris and I had started the last couple times. She showed me a way to bend more at the hips and bring the knee up which actually elivated some of the pain from the knee so that was GOOD! I did 15 reps of that one on each leg, phew my legs were feeling like noodles after that! haha!
We did some balance work(standing on 1 foot) then she wanted me to try to eliptical bike for 10mins at a very easy pace. It felt pretty good actually, made the knee move without excessive force.
I was definitely tired after my physio session but the knee seemed a bit better so I was very happy -- My ankle felt pretty good too!
Later in the afternoon I noticed my foot was a bit puffy/swollen from all the physio stuff but nothing to be alarmed about plus the knee seemed to be less sore.
I came home for a bit then head out to the ranch for a visit. I watched a couple people ride then head home so I could make my chili and speghetti sauce.
Got home and FIRED UP THE KITCHEN....haha, pots, pans everywhere, tomato sauce, paste, tomatoes, spices, chili pepper, hamburger meat.........gez louise it was like a cook off! HA HA!
Browned up the meat then seperated it into 2 parts, one for the chili and the other for the speghetti sauce.
Adam was looking at me like I was crazy haha! I don't think he's seen me whipping up so much stuff in the kitchen so early in the day! :-)
Let those simmer for a while, had a taste test...mmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmm!
I had some laundry to do before getting dinner organized -- stirfry with veggie pasta
I did my ankle exercises while I waited for the laundry to dry.
We ate dinner a little while later, I took my 10mg of warfarin @ 8pm and then finished up some stuff around the house while Adam went for a walk.
I put some ice on the knee and ankle for a bit to see if I could get the swelling to go down before bed.
Anyways, it was a better day thank GOODNESS!
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Thursday, July 9, 2009
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
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 # 85 - I Give Up
Well Tuesday was hell, my knee was insanely sore but I had to drop our car off in Issaquah to get serviced so I had no choice but to deal with it LOL
I dropped our car off then got a rental car so I could get home and so we had a car to use till the next morning when our car would be ready.
I whizzed home and had a rest, iced/heat on my knee for a bit then decided to stop by the ranch for a few minutes to see who was there. Nothing exciting going on so I didnt stay long and came back home to lay down!
Ugh, another day wasted away by pain! I GIVE UP, this sucks HA HA!
hmmm I took my 10mg of warfarin @ 8pm
I think I was in bed by 10pm
I dropped our car off then got a rental car so I could get home and so we had a car to use till the next morning when our car would be ready.
I whizzed home and had a rest, iced/heat on my knee for a bit then decided to stop by the ranch for a few minutes to see who was there. Nothing exciting going on so I didnt stay long and came back home to lay down!
Ugh, another day wasted away by pain! I GIVE UP, this sucks HA HA!
hmmm I took my 10mg of warfarin @ 8pm
I think I was in bed by 10pm
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
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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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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