After 9 long weeks my appointment to see the consultant came around finally! I went to the hospital on Thursday and had an xray and then had the cast removed, my appointment this time was not with Mr Shah sadly, who was my surgeon and has been my consultant on my 2 previous visits to the Fracture Clinic. I saw a different consultant this time, in fact I don't even know his name! He was very pleasant though and showed me my xrays, which I hadn't seen since being in Plymouth hospital. He explained about the healing and physio and asked if I had any questions, I asked about timescale to get back to normal, but he explained everyone varies. I go back in 3 months time, at which point he explained I should be back to normal activity. But what is normal activity? For me that means running 2-3 times a week, which I doubt! I also wanted to know how often physio would be. Once a week on the NHS unfortunately! Not a lot really!
When I first tried to walk on my newly released leg, I couldn't put my heel down so was walking on the ball of my foot, and was told to use crutches again until I readjusted. As soon as I got home I got straight in the bath to exfoliate and soak off the unbelievable amounts of dry skin which was peeling off in sheets all around my ankle and foot. Not to mention the hair that had grown, in fact I have some ingrowing hair follicles as the hair was obviously struggling to break through with a cast on, horrible!
I went straight to Nuffield Health & Leisure centre from the hospital and booked into their 2 month health & physio programme which gives me 5 physio sessions plus gym membership. The physio may take place in the pool or gym so should be quite varied. It will be interesting to compare NHS to private treatment! I will get a contribution to the Nuffield physio package from my employer health plan, so that's a bit of a bonus.
I am now limping around the house with no crutches and doing the basic exercises that the NHS gave me , 3-4 times a day and trying to walk on it and put it through its full range of movement (with pain!). Its pretty much painful all the time and also swollen all the time, and I also need to keep elevating it as I did in the first 4 weeks.
I am very impatient and want to see instant improvement but I know now that this is going to take time, to repair the soft tissue, stabilise the bone and metal work and reduce the pain and swelling.
I know a few things for sure, no running or heels for a long long time, if ever....
Showing posts with label crutches. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crutches. Show all posts
Sunday, 24 June 2012
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Nearly time to see my ankle!
I thought it was about time I updated my blog, it was easy to keep up with whilst I was sat on the sofa for the first 5-6 weeks with my leg elevated to find the time, but since I have been more mobile and working from home I just don't find the time!
I am 2 days away from hopefully having my cast removed for good. I visited the fracture clinic approximately 3 weeks ago and the consultant said he could still see a slight fracture line on the inside ankle bone, so thought it best to put it back in a cast to protect it and to be safe. He also said the cast would be slightly different in shape and I would get a boot to wear with it which would allow me to start weight bearing. I asked him about using crutches and he said within 3 weeks I needed to go from 2 crutches to 1 and then to none by the time I returned. I must admit I flinched with pain at the thought of putting weight on it, but within a day I was walking on 2 feet using 2 crutches, and within 3 days using 1 crutch, which actually slowed me down. I was nervous the first time I put weight on it and it was little more than a shuffle. However nearly 3 weeks later I am able to walk well on 2 feet, with the boot over the cast to give me a flat sole to walk on. I still need to take it easy and rest it regularly but I have been able to start working from home full time now.
It was great starting back to work as I had got very bored, even though I enjoyed my coffee mornings and cooked breakfasts with friends, I missed making a contribution to Training for Travel and have managed to agree terms to work from home until I can drive again, so I am now enjoying working on some interesting projects such as designing resources and training material for the new Functional Skills qualifications which start this year as well as assessing learners by telephone.
Its been a long 9 weeks and I like to think I have done everything right. I rested well at the start, and I have also eaten healthily. I have taken Vitamin E supplements to help skin and soft tissue healing, which as worked wonders on my face too! I have also take calcium/magnesium supplements for my bones and also collagen supplements which help with soft tissue growth. I have tried to do some exercise from home both upper and lower body but its no replacement for what I was doing before! I cant wait to swim at the end of this week, in actual fact I am happy to just float around the pool, its the full body immersion in warm water I am looking forward to most!!
Returning to running is bottom of my list at the moment as I have read about metal plates on leg bones causing stress risers above and around the metal work, which can cause stress fractures. Back to square one almost! I will try walking on the treadmill at the gym, but will probably start on the cross trainer as its non impact on joints. First of all though lots of swimming, and pool walking!
The physio will start next week, and am looking forward to the progress, however not so much the pain, as my mum informs me! My mum is now 2 weeks out of her cast/boot and walking on one stick, and having regular physio in Portugal.
I will update the blog once I have been to hospital this week and then put monthly progress as I know other people have read this that have suffered trimalleolar fractures and similar.
Bye for now :-))
I am 2 days away from hopefully having my cast removed for good. I visited the fracture clinic approximately 3 weeks ago and the consultant said he could still see a slight fracture line on the inside ankle bone, so thought it best to put it back in a cast to protect it and to be safe. He also said the cast would be slightly different in shape and I would get a boot to wear with it which would allow me to start weight bearing. I asked him about using crutches and he said within 3 weeks I needed to go from 2 crutches to 1 and then to none by the time I returned. I must admit I flinched with pain at the thought of putting weight on it, but within a day I was walking on 2 feet using 2 crutches, and within 3 days using 1 crutch, which actually slowed me down. I was nervous the first time I put weight on it and it was little more than a shuffle. However nearly 3 weeks later I am able to walk well on 2 feet, with the boot over the cast to give me a flat sole to walk on. I still need to take it easy and rest it regularly but I have been able to start working from home full time now.
It was great starting back to work as I had got very bored, even though I enjoyed my coffee mornings and cooked breakfasts with friends, I missed making a contribution to Training for Travel and have managed to agree terms to work from home until I can drive again, so I am now enjoying working on some interesting projects such as designing resources and training material for the new Functional Skills qualifications which start this year as well as assessing learners by telephone.
Its been a long 9 weeks and I like to think I have done everything right. I rested well at the start, and I have also eaten healthily. I have taken Vitamin E supplements to help skin and soft tissue healing, which as worked wonders on my face too! I have also take calcium/magnesium supplements for my bones and also collagen supplements which help with soft tissue growth. I have tried to do some exercise from home both upper and lower body but its no replacement for what I was doing before! I cant wait to swim at the end of this week, in actual fact I am happy to just float around the pool, its the full body immersion in warm water I am looking forward to most!!
Returning to running is bottom of my list at the moment as I have read about metal plates on leg bones causing stress risers above and around the metal work, which can cause stress fractures. Back to square one almost! I will try walking on the treadmill at the gym, but will probably start on the cross trainer as its non impact on joints. First of all though lots of swimming, and pool walking!
The physio will start next week, and am looking forward to the progress, however not so much the pain, as my mum informs me! My mum is now 2 weeks out of her cast/boot and walking on one stick, and having regular physio in Portugal.
I will update the blog once I have been to hospital this week and then put monthly progress as I know other people have read this that have suffered trimalleolar fractures and similar.
Bye for now :-))
Friday, 18 May 2012
Purple casts are the way forward
It is now 3 weeks since I broke my ankle, it seems like a lot longer, but this week it feels like I have made some progress with my visit to the fracture clinic, which I will come back to later.
I had a proper night out this week with my group of lovely friends, I managed to venture as far as my friends Nics house and had a couple of drinks, it was so nice to chill out, get out the house and have a laugh and a gossip. We were discussing our trip to Las Vegas in October to celebrate 4 of my friends 40ths birthdays. Lorna decided it would be a good idea to ring the hotel in Vegas to tell them to expect us in October and to ask about the White Night parties at the Nikki Beach Club which is in our hotel! We have previously done 2 other trips, the first one was to New York in April 2008 and we went skiing in Morzine in February 2010, this is our final 40th trip so we will have to find another excuse to go away over the next few years!
The weather has been miserable most of the week, so much rain all the time. When I do get to leave the house Andy makes sure I wipe my crutches before I come back in! I managed to venture to Next this week and treated myself to a new pair of pumps, which is about the limit of my footwear at the moment. I should have got a discount as I only need one at the moment! I cant wait to be able to wear some different footwear and look forward to the day when I can see my 2 feet properly.
This week looks as though me might get a high of 16c woohoo! At least its not showing rain every day!
I saw a guy on crutches when we were out and without thinking I said to him "Ooh, a crutch man!", Andy said I didn't need to acknowledge everyone else on crutches, like VW Beetle drivers do! Maybe I could invent some sort of greeting where we bang crutches, like a version of the All Blacks haka. OK maybe not.
Its been a sad week in the news with the tragic events in Barford and the father and son that were killed when their boat went over the weir, how the mother will find the strength to carry on is beyond me, but she has 2 children thankfully that made it out of the river alive, only just. It puts things into perspective when you hear about tragedy and sadness in the news, especially when its close to home. The awful weather we have experienced definitely played a part in the events on the river that day, its too sad to think about.
This week I have been busily searching the Internet looking for deals to Florida for Christmas and New Year, once our insurance claim for our cancelled trip is underway we can rebook. We did consider going next Easter but its this years holiday so we may as well go the whole hog and spend Christmas & New Year away. I have found some great flight deals, and the villas we have been looking at are absolutely amazing, with everything you need for a fantastic holiday, Pool, hot-tub, games room and lots more and they are all massive 5 bedroom homes, so I am looking forward to spending my first Christmas out of the UK with my family and the Fitzmaurice family. We are seeing the Fitzmaurice family this weekend so will hopefully decide on dates/villas etc so we can rebook. It would be nice to have it booked before we were originally due to go on 1st June as it will take my mind off it.
I had my appointment at the fracture clinic this week, its so busy in there. Who knew so many people fractured bones! Admittedly a lot of them had a fractured finger, so I think they should have gone to the back of the queue as I quite clearly had the most serious fracture in the clinic that day, only kidding! (I did though). The nurse cut off the temporary plaster and removed the dressings with no discomfort felt. She then left the room for a while which gave me a chance to take a look at my surgery wounds for the first time (photos below, but only scroll down if you have a strong stomach). My ankle shape didn't look too bad, still a bit swollen but no bruising at all. The wound on the inside of my ankle is approx 6cm long across my ankle bone with 11 stitches in, this is where the screws are holding the bone together that was broken in 3 places. This wound was quite tidy and neat compared to the other one, the wound on the outside of my ankle where the plate is inserted is approx 12cm long with 14 stitches in, it was sutured together tightly so was a bit puckered and looked like Frankenstein's neck if I am honest! I had a bit of a cry when I saw them as I have no other wounds on my body and now have these 2 horrid scars in a very obvious place on my body, it just brought it all back to me what a horrible injury I am dealing with. The nurse removed the stitches, which I didn't feel as my foot is pretty numb around the ankle, which the nurse said was due to the nerves being cut in surgery. I was then sent for xray and then Mr Shah, the orthopaedic consultant looked at them to decide the next course of action. He said the bones were all aligned correctly and were showing good signs of starting to knit together, this was the good news I wanted as I know of other people who have had to have further surgery to correct the bone alignment when it hasn't worked the first time. The consultant then put pressure on the sole of my foot to start moving my ankle up!! OUCH!! I expected major pain but again it felt quite numb and all I could feel was some pulling and slight pain near my Achilles tendon. He managed to move it a couple of inches altogether, although it wouldn't go anywhere near 90 degrees so getting my heel to the floor will be the job of the physio and my exercises at home once I am out of plaster. I was sent to the plaster room, where I chose bright purple to cheer me up, and again my foot was pushed up as far as it would go so it could be set as close to 90 degrees as possible to stop the Achilles tendon from shortening too much. This plaster is so much easier to be in, as its lighter and better fitting so makes it much easier to move around in and sleep in too. I am back in a few weeks when I will find out whether I am in another cast or a splint boot, and this depends on the bone healing at that stage.
I have been out for coffee again this week, this is still a very exciting event, believe me! I have also been to the hair salon again for a new colour and I had my colleagues here from work this week for our monthly meeting which I offered to host as I thought it would be a chance to catch up on what was happening. It was lovely to see everyone, but by 2pm I was brain dead and I slept for 90 minutes as soon as they had left. I am hoping to return to work (from home) in 3-4 weeks, but it will be a long while before I can drive, so return to normal service will be a few months yet.
I am getting quite good on crutches now, my balance is better and its definitely strengthened my core. I am more confident on the stairs now, Andy even dragged me round Sainsbury's this week but I did sneak off and find a chair when I got too tired! I am getting a bit impatient now as I am keen to get to the next stage in recovery, and start some physio but the consultant said it wont start until I am out of plaster, logical really!
Anyway, keep smiling, pecker up, best of british etc etc etc :-)
(only scroll if you want to see the pictures!!)
DISCLAIMER. - I will not be held responsible for anyone fainting or throwing up, I warned you!
I had a proper night out this week with my group of lovely friends, I managed to venture as far as my friends Nics house and had a couple of drinks, it was so nice to chill out, get out the house and have a laugh and a gossip. We were discussing our trip to Las Vegas in October to celebrate 4 of my friends 40ths birthdays. Lorna decided it would be a good idea to ring the hotel in Vegas to tell them to expect us in October and to ask about the White Night parties at the Nikki Beach Club which is in our hotel! We have previously done 2 other trips, the first one was to New York in April 2008 and we went skiing in Morzine in February 2010, this is our final 40th trip so we will have to find another excuse to go away over the next few years!
The weather has been miserable most of the week, so much rain all the time. When I do get to leave the house Andy makes sure I wipe my crutches before I come back in! I managed to venture to Next this week and treated myself to a new pair of pumps, which is about the limit of my footwear at the moment. I should have got a discount as I only need one at the moment! I cant wait to be able to wear some different footwear and look forward to the day when I can see my 2 feet properly.
This week looks as though me might get a high of 16c woohoo! At least its not showing rain every day!
I saw a guy on crutches when we were out and without thinking I said to him "Ooh, a crutch man!", Andy said I didn't need to acknowledge everyone else on crutches, like VW Beetle drivers do! Maybe I could invent some sort of greeting where we bang crutches, like a version of the All Blacks haka. OK maybe not.
Its been a sad week in the news with the tragic events in Barford and the father and son that were killed when their boat went over the weir, how the mother will find the strength to carry on is beyond me, but she has 2 children thankfully that made it out of the river alive, only just. It puts things into perspective when you hear about tragedy and sadness in the news, especially when its close to home. The awful weather we have experienced definitely played a part in the events on the river that day, its too sad to think about.
This week I have been busily searching the Internet looking for deals to Florida for Christmas and New Year, once our insurance claim for our cancelled trip is underway we can rebook. We did consider going next Easter but its this years holiday so we may as well go the whole hog and spend Christmas & New Year away. I have found some great flight deals, and the villas we have been looking at are absolutely amazing, with everything you need for a fantastic holiday, Pool, hot-tub, games room and lots more and they are all massive 5 bedroom homes, so I am looking forward to spending my first Christmas out of the UK with my family and the Fitzmaurice family. We are seeing the Fitzmaurice family this weekend so will hopefully decide on dates/villas etc so we can rebook. It would be nice to have it booked before we were originally due to go on 1st June as it will take my mind off it.
Harry Potter Land Universal Studios Orlando
I had my appointment at the fracture clinic this week, its so busy in there. Who knew so many people fractured bones! Admittedly a lot of them had a fractured finger, so I think they should have gone to the back of the queue as I quite clearly had the most serious fracture in the clinic that day, only kidding! (I did though). The nurse cut off the temporary plaster and removed the dressings with no discomfort felt. She then left the room for a while which gave me a chance to take a look at my surgery wounds for the first time (photos below, but only scroll down if you have a strong stomach). My ankle shape didn't look too bad, still a bit swollen but no bruising at all. The wound on the inside of my ankle is approx 6cm long across my ankle bone with 11 stitches in, this is where the screws are holding the bone together that was broken in 3 places. This wound was quite tidy and neat compared to the other one, the wound on the outside of my ankle where the plate is inserted is approx 12cm long with 14 stitches in, it was sutured together tightly so was a bit puckered and looked like Frankenstein's neck if I am honest! I had a bit of a cry when I saw them as I have no other wounds on my body and now have these 2 horrid scars in a very obvious place on my body, it just brought it all back to me what a horrible injury I am dealing with. The nurse removed the stitches, which I didn't feel as my foot is pretty numb around the ankle, which the nurse said was due to the nerves being cut in surgery. I was then sent for xray and then Mr Shah, the orthopaedic consultant looked at them to decide the next course of action. He said the bones were all aligned correctly and were showing good signs of starting to knit together, this was the good news I wanted as I know of other people who have had to have further surgery to correct the bone alignment when it hasn't worked the first time. The consultant then put pressure on the sole of my foot to start moving my ankle up!! OUCH!! I expected major pain but again it felt quite numb and all I could feel was some pulling and slight pain near my Achilles tendon. He managed to move it a couple of inches altogether, although it wouldn't go anywhere near 90 degrees so getting my heel to the floor will be the job of the physio and my exercises at home once I am out of plaster. I was sent to the plaster room, where I chose bright purple to cheer me up, and again my foot was pushed up as far as it would go so it could be set as close to 90 degrees as possible to stop the Achilles tendon from shortening too much. This plaster is so much easier to be in, as its lighter and better fitting so makes it much easier to move around in and sleep in too. I am back in a few weeks when I will find out whether I am in another cast or a splint boot, and this depends on the bone healing at that stage.
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| looks quite normal here! |
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| my skinny leg :-(( |
who said coloured casts where just for kids!
I have been out for coffee again this week, this is still a very exciting event, believe me! I have also been to the hair salon again for a new colour and I had my colleagues here from work this week for our monthly meeting which I offered to host as I thought it would be a chance to catch up on what was happening. It was lovely to see everyone, but by 2pm I was brain dead and I slept for 90 minutes as soon as they had left. I am hoping to return to work (from home) in 3-4 weeks, but it will be a long while before I can drive, so return to normal service will be a few months yet.
I am getting quite good on crutches now, my balance is better and its definitely strengthened my core. I am more confident on the stairs now, Andy even dragged me round Sainsbury's this week but I did sneak off and find a chair when I got too tired! I am getting a bit impatient now as I am keen to get to the next stage in recovery, and start some physio but the consultant said it wont start until I am out of plaster, logical really!
Anyway, keep smiling, pecker up, best of british etc etc etc :-)
(only scroll if you want to see the pictures!!)
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| this is where the plate is inserted along the bone |
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| Inside ankle bone where screws hold bone together |
DISCLAIMER. - I will not be held responsible for anyone fainting or throwing up, I warned you!
Friday, 4 May 2012
Let the healing begin
Am I adjusting to being back at home? Not sure really?
I don't spend much time at home usually as I am always out working, exercising or socialising! Daytime TV leaves a lot to be desired so I am trying to build up some recordings of decent stuff to watch. Lots of things have had to change and thankfully I have a very organised and efficient husband (Andy, note I am praising you!). I have to be up and in the shower by 7.30; I need help getting in and out of the shower, but thankfully can dry myself and get dressed. However getting my knickers & trackies on requires me hooking them over my club foot, pulling them up to my thighs, then rolling backwards in a gambol to get them over my bum. I make sure everyone has left the room at this point, probably not a nice sight! I have taken to coming downstairs on my bum now as the stairs are the hardest obstacle in the house. Andy then makes breakfast and a packed lunch for me and I am usually ready and sat on the sofa in my corner position by 8.30am! I can’t risk showering or navigating the stairs when everyone is out at the moment so it’s a case of having to be up & ready early. I also have to make sure I drink lots of water as that makes me get up hourly for the toilet as my bum gets sore sitting all day, I can only imagine how painful bedsores must be! Andy came in with some Jif Lemon wipes the other day and said he wanted to wipe my crutch!! Thank god he meant my walking aid! I had moaned that it smelt plasticky! There are many things I have had to laugh at this week, such as the shoes lined up in the hall the other day, along with my “shoe” for my right foot.
I think I must have read it 3 or 4 times before I realised I
wasn’t dreaming, you can see the start of my reply below it. What are the chances of that? Mother &
daughter breaking an ankle on the opposite side of the world, 12 hours apart!
Mine is my left and Mum’s is her right.
Mum had a double fracture, she hasn’t yet had surgery and may not need
it, her foot is in a boot cast. They
had to arrange their repatriation back to Portugal through insurance as the
consultant had insisted her leg be elevated for the whole flight, so it had to
be business class. I said to Mum it’s a
very dramatic way to get an upgrade!
They also had accommodation paid for as my sister lives in a 3 storey
town house in Sydney so mum didn’t have easy access to the bathroom and sleeping
on the sofa was not ideal. Mum & Dad
are now back home in Portugal where she will get another X-ray to see if they
recommend surgery to insert plates & pins in her ankle too! Can you imagine
if we fly together, we will both set off the alarms as we go through security
at the airport with our bionic legs!
Get welll soon Mum, love you lots. Everyone has laughed at me including the paramedics & nurses
when I have told them I have a metal allergy.
I am allergic to cheap metal jewellery (nickel) which gives me a nasty
rash, so I thought I had best mention it as I was having metal inserted into my
leg for the rest of my life!! Well it paid off as I have titanium plates, worth
top dollar on eBay apparently, no bog standard NHS rubbish for me ha! I thought
I might as well tell the surgeon I was allergic to cats, dogs & horses too
but he assured me there were none in theatre that day.
My leg is less swollen now and I can see the muscle in my thigh and calf shrinking already from lack of exercise and general usage. The best position
is still to have it elevated on pillows day and night, otherwise as soon as I
stand up or put my leg down the blood flows to my foot and it feels like its going to explode out of
the cast. I am not in constant pain, I just get a bit of discomfort around the
wound and a bit of aching from time to time. However if I try to do more my
ankle makes sure I pay for it, for example not having it elevated for an hour
or so one day made it so painful that night I barely slept. My next appointment at the fracture clinic is
Mon 14 May, when they will x-ray to make sure the broken bones are setting straight and I will
hopefully get a new lighter weight cast, so I might get to see the wound then! I am still on daily pain relief, I tried to
wean myself onto Paracetamol for a few days but have gone back onto Cocodamol
until the pain calms down again. The healing process relies on good nutrition
and a few good quality supplements to help you along the way, so my friend
Sarah has sent me some useful links to information for certain types of Vitamin
E, Calcium Citrate and Magnesium Malate. These along with a healthy diet should help
the bones, muscles, tendons and skin heal quickly.
Our holiday to Florida on 1st June with the
Fitzmaurices has now been cancelled by the travel agent. We
have lost 70% of the package holiday cost but got a full refund on
the park passes, airport parking/hotel and car hire, apart from small admin fees which we can claim back. We can claim the 70% loss back on our
insurance once we have all the paperwork we need and are currently looking at re -booking for
Christmas, which will be something to look forward to. Holiday insurance has saved my family & I over the years many times!!
I don't spend much time at home usually as I am always out working, exercising or socialising! Daytime TV leaves a lot to be desired so I am trying to build up some recordings of decent stuff to watch. Lots of things have had to change and thankfully I have a very organised and efficient husband (Andy, note I am praising you!). I have to be up and in the shower by 7.30; I need help getting in and out of the shower, but thankfully can dry myself and get dressed. However getting my knickers & trackies on requires me hooking them over my club foot, pulling them up to my thighs, then rolling backwards in a gambol to get them over my bum. I make sure everyone has left the room at this point, probably not a nice sight! I have taken to coming downstairs on my bum now as the stairs are the hardest obstacle in the house. Andy then makes breakfast and a packed lunch for me and I am usually ready and sat on the sofa in my corner position by 8.30am! I can’t risk showering or navigating the stairs when everyone is out at the moment so it’s a case of having to be up & ready early. I also have to make sure I drink lots of water as that makes me get up hourly for the toilet as my bum gets sore sitting all day, I can only imagine how painful bedsores must be! Andy came in with some Jif Lemon wipes the other day and said he wanted to wipe my crutch!! Thank god he meant my walking aid! I had moaned that it smelt plasticky! There are many things I have had to laugh at this week, such as the shoes lined up in the hall the other day, along with my “shoe” for my right foot.
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| Guess which one is mine? |
Shortly after I arrived at Plymouth hospital last week, I
realised I ought to tell my parents I had injured myself as they were in
Australia at the time. They were
visiting my sister and family as it was the 1st birthday of my niece
Ruby and they were having a naming ceremony on Bondi Beach on Sunday 22nd
April. However I decided not to tell
them until after the naming ceremony as I didn’t want them to be worrying about
me, so decided to text them later on Sunday.
I woke up Sunday morning in hospital and turned my mobile on to read the
following message:
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| red circles show area of break, obviously have to be an expert as I wouldn't have spotted it! |
The kids have slowly adjusted to me changing from “busy working
mum” to “mum on the sofa”. They have
been really good and have helped Andy around the house with not too much
nagging, Joseph has vacuumed and helped tidy up and Georgia has kept her room
tidy and put plates and dishes away, after her obligatory reply of “hang on a
sec”! I was hoping the novelty of using my crutches might have worn off with Georgia by now as she uses them and then leaves them in another room! I shouldn't moan, as they are always there to give me a hug if I get tearful, which I do
frequently! Georgia makes me stand up for a hug though as she says its not the same when I am sat down ;-)
I have had lots of lovely visitors since arriving home last
Wednesday and a great variety of gifts, I am not being inundated with grapes
which is good. My lounge looks like a
florists, I have fruit platters, jaffa cakes, scented shower gel & bubble
bath, magazines & a lovely M&S pamper hamper from the girls at work. We have had dinner cooked and delivered by friends, lunch bought in for me and continuous offers to get things
in town. I am overwhelmed by the
kindness of people, not that I had any doubt but I have a great bunch of
friends and family around to help out. It really breaks up the time when I have
visitors and is the highlight of my day.
I am having to write down my visit schedule though as I am still a bit
“away with the fairies” otherwise I forget who is coming and when. We went out to the local pub with friends for
Sunday roast this week and I was taken to Nero by friends on Monday, it’s nice
to breathe fresh air and it makes you realise how much we take normal
activities for granted! I bumped into
Rachel from Regency Runners at Nero who assured me I would be back running in
no time, I can’t see it myself at the moment but it’s a goal to aim for! |
| One of my hourly walkabouts |
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| My escape to Nero with Cheryl and 2 of my fellow walkers Michelle & Paula |
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| nice bruising post surgery with surgeons fingerprints top of pic |
I have stopped with the “what if’s” now as there are too
many, and as my sister said “it is what it is”.
I said to Andy I wished I had taken the time to look for my walking
sticks which I have taken on every mountain walk we have done previously. Maybe they might
have saved me falling, which they have done many times when its slippery or
uneven under foot. His reply to that was “If my aunt had bollocks she’d be my
uncle”. So, no more what if's!
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