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.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Post-Op Day # 69 - TGIF
Thank God It's FRIDAY........I was really happy it was Friday for Adams sake, boy he was tired from the trip, dealing with the hiccups and feeling like crap all week.
I woke up and head out to the ranch around noon to watch some lessons -- Fridays are my favorite because it's a busy day out there!
I stayed for quite a while, the weather was very odd and we even had a torrential downpour at one point which was SOOOOOO loud on the covered riding ring. It was so nasty out that it was time to break up the party sort of speak. haha!
I was starving so I went to Subway for a quick sandwich and happen to see our old neighbor Ann so that was cool. :-)
I stayed there for a few minutes trying to wait the rain out then head back home to see how Adam was doing.
Adam was looking better which was a relief, he didn't look so hot on Thursday. I know he was looking forward to Friday being over with.
I finished up some laundry and a few things around the house but nothing too exciting. I was pretty tired and had a wicked headache for some reason which seemed to be on and off all day!
I don't remember what I did Friday night, I think I fell asleep early because of the headaches ---Tylenol seemed to help a tiny bit but I'm still not sure why I had them. I rarely get headaches. *Scratches head*
That's it for Friday........borrrrrrrrrrring, oh well you don't have to tell me about it. I can't wait to be able to ride and walk around the block again.
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I woke up and head out to the ranch around noon to watch some lessons -- Fridays are my favorite because it's a busy day out there!
I stayed for quite a while, the weather was very odd and we even had a torrential downpour at one point which was SOOOOOO loud on the covered riding ring. It was so nasty out that it was time to break up the party sort of speak. haha!
I was starving so I went to Subway for a quick sandwich and happen to see our old neighbor Ann so that was cool. :-)
I stayed there for a few minutes trying to wait the rain out then head back home to see how Adam was doing.
Adam was looking better which was a relief, he didn't look so hot on Thursday. I know he was looking forward to Friday being over with.
I finished up some laundry and a few things around the house but nothing too exciting. I was pretty tired and had a wicked headache for some reason which seemed to be on and off all day!
I don't remember what I did Friday night, I think I fell asleep early because of the headaches ---Tylenol seemed to help a tiny bit but I'm still not sure why I had them. I rarely get headaches. *Scratches head*
That's it for Friday........borrrrrrrrrrring, oh well you don't have to tell me about it. I can't wait to be able to ride and walk around the block again.
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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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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
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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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.
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.
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