My "Overdue Update"

Howdy everyone!

Hope everyone is doing well...sorry it's taken me a long time to update! Figured it was time to fill ya all in on what's been happenin' the past month, and for those of you who already know..feel free to skip on through! :) So, here goes..

I finally had my ACL reconstruction surgery on March 16th. I was admitted to the hospital where I remained bed-ridden until March 21st. It sucked! I wish the doctor would have explained beforehand about being bed-ridden, that was something I did not expect. Maybe I could have prepared myself a little better for it...then again, I probably would have been even more nervous (if that's possible). Relying on nurses for absolutely everything that you need is just no fun! I am SO glad the whole ordeal is overwith.

Apparently the surgery went well. I've since seen the surgeon, who checked on his work and removed the staples from my knee. He says so far, so good! The scar(s) shouldn't be too bad, not that I really care anyway...hey, they don't call me "FrankenLiss" for nothing! I now have to wear my "bionic brace" constantly..even when I sleep! Not sure if I'll ever get used to it...it's so annoying! It has dials on the sides which can be set for "degrees of fluctuation" in my knee. I'm currently at 30 degrees, and it's supposed to move up 10 degrees every week until I reach 90 degrees. Exciting huh? :) This week I start back to physio..today is my first day actually! I'm really excited to get back, and it'll be nice to go outside again..ha ha! Approximately eleven weeks left on crutches..I'm hoping I'll get rid of the damn things sooner than that though.

I'd like to again thank all of my friends and family for everything...the hospital visits, the phone calls, the get-well wishes, the gifts, the flowers, cards..just everything! The time I spent in the hospital is quite a blur (thanks to my morphine injections..:)..so, sometimes I forget what I even talked to people about when they visited me! And I thought I was handling it so well! LOL

The other thing I should mention is my poor dog..Katie Pooh! She's been having some major health problems lately. The other night she had some kind of "spell"..and began walking like she was drunk, head tilted to one side, falling down..practically paralyzed. We figured she'd had a stroke, she is nine years old now! It was late so we put her on the couch and I stayed up with her all night till we could get her to the vet in the morning. I figured they'd put her to sleep for sure, I was SO upset! Saying goodbye was so hard, especially since I couldn't go to the vet's. The vet did a bunch of tests, and it turns out she's gonna be OK. She has something called "Canine Vestibular Disease"...something she should recover from. Apparently symptoms can last anywhere from 3 days to 3 weeks. All she needs is some TLC, and the vet says we should see a big improvement each day. He was right! She's able to walk again, even climb the steps on the deck outside by herself. She's eating again too, but her head is still tilted to one side. Poor thing! Hopefully she'll get better soon..

Mitch brought home his report card yesterday and is doing very well! I'm very proud of him this year..he managed to bring his marks up in 3 of his classes. He's looking forward to his summer vacation already though..heh heh! Here he is looking for vacation, and I'm looking to go back to work! :)

Anyway..still no photos of me..maybe someday I'll take some pics! Not! :) Believe me, you're not missing much! My friend Rick decided to get creative and make his own picture of me. He was worried it might be in "bad taste"..but I think it's hilarious! I may as well laugh, feels better than crying! I should give ya a bit of info though; Rick said that when he heard how long my surgery lasted, he began to wonder what else they may have fixed on me. He and another friend of mine, Brian, got to talkin' and Brian came up with "termi-knee-tor"..and the rest is history!!! :)



Well, that's all for now!

"I'll Be Back..."

Liss :)