Let's start out by saying I have been shamed into updating my blog again by my sister Carrol (who I might add had not done hers for awhile). Well like Carrol I guess I have to start current and go back as far as I can remember which I'm sure won't be too long. I wish I could be more diligent like my niece Jaime who keeps her blog up on a regular basis, but oh well I'm not perfect....lol
Ok here goes. In case you have not heard I have decided that exercising is hazardous to your health. While doing one of my morning walks on June 19, 2010, I had no sooner begun (heart rate wasn't even up yet)when it came to a crashing halt. I tripped over a crack in the sidewalk and came tumbling down and fell flat on my knee. At first I was more embarrassed than anything especially since a lawn care worker saw me go down. I didn't know for sure if I was hurt or not but just
didn't feel right. When he came over to help me up, that's when I knew for sure I was definitely hurt. Took one look at my right knee and knew something was either pulled out of place or broke. So here I am sitting on the sidewalk next to a busy street with no cell phone or anyway to get up and leave. Hmmmmm, well thanks to my lawn care guy who by the way, was Mexican and didn't speak alot of English, offered me the use of his cell phone. I tried calling Rich, who was exercising at the same time only different location, but no luck. I did leave him a message that I had fallen and was going to call 911 for help and that this was not my phone. Tried calling Kim too, but no such luck there either. So it was 911 or nothing. Called 911 and of course they want an address or location, what could I say but that I'm sitting on the sidewalk across from a Walgreen's and a nursery school. Well she found the location and was going to send the ambulance out right away. The police arrived first followed shortly by the ambulance. Well thankfully, they got me on a stretcher and hooked me up to all kinds of things and off we went. First time ride in an ambulance not so bad all things considered.
Ok we are now at the hospital and still hadn't gotten a hold of Rich yet. ER rooms are sure different than what I thought they would be. Everyone was very helpful and of course 1001 questions kept being asked. Finally, asked if there was a phone I could use and sure enough 1 right in the ER room with me. Needless to say Rich was already on his way here. He kind of figured this is where I would be from my message. On a side note he saw the ambulance take off from the firehouse. Well after x-rays and whatever else, verdict came back broken knee cap or the patella as it is known by. So needless to say I was being admitted into the hospital. Surgery would probably be done Sunday morning or at least that's what I thought....ha ha! After being admitted and taken to a room I find out that the doctors there were not going to do surgery as planned due to my heartrate being low
(think this is normal for me. They want to do a series of test before surgery just to make sure everything is ok. Well needless to say surgery was postponed until Tuesday morning (6-22-10). I can say I have now had a stress test without using a treadmill...they just inject some medicine into your IV and it mimics the effect of a treadmill. Results came back and they decided it would be to go ahead with the surgery. Let me tell you waiting for the time to come is very nerve-racking. When they did finally come for me to take me down to the pre-op room it was not what I expected. Talk about feeling like you are in a loading dock..... not a good feeling. Finally, came to give me something and wheel me down to the operating room and from there don't remember anything until waking up in the recovery room. After a couple of hours was finally wheeled back up into my room and all I can say is Thank Goodness for pain pills! And before I forget, I woke up with a full leg cast, heavy heavy. Well, after a week in the I was finally released to go home me and my new best friend a heart monitor (still trying to figure out why it goes so low at times).Oh well back home and took over Ashley's bed ours was just too high to try and get up on. After a month, I'm still in there. One good thing was that instead of having the cast on for a month it was only on for 2 weeks, leg shrunk too much cast was slipping, so now I am in a long knee immobilizer brace, had it for 2 weeks and will have it for another 2 weeks, and then into a hinged brace. The good news is the knee is healing quite nicely and everything looks like it should be at this stage. No broken wires or spacing between the breaks. The surgeon was really happy that the 1st 2 weeks were spent in the cast as that is the most important in the healing process. Long story short I am healing but still have a ways to go. Therapy will come probably in the next few weeks. That's going to hurt!....
Ok now that I rambled on and on about my leg guess I should find something else to talk about. Hmmmm, well missed 4th of July due to knee, missed Ashley's last softball games due to knee, missed a couple of Red Hat Luncheons due to knee, missed going to the Muny due to knee. Ok let's face it I haven't done anything in the last month due to my knee and I can't remember anything before that. So sorry guys, but this will have to do for this time. I'm sure you won't be asking me to update my blog anytime to soon now again will you?
Until next time remember to live life to the fullest and drink wine!
