Gone for a bit

Post by **Sarah** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:46 am

this will be quick, but I wanted to start this, so you know I'm not leaving you stranded ; ) I'm going for knee surgery, so I'm not sure when I'll be back. I just want to say again how much I love you all, and how much I love this forum and the websites! : ) I'll miss you! : )

Post by **FanChan** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:48 am

Good luck!! I look forward to following your recovery and see how the surgery treats you ^__^ I really hope it all works out for you!

Post by **Rainbow Brite** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:41 pm

Good luck girlie!! We'll be with you in spirit

I'm sure it'll go great!

Post by **Major Ursa** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:58 pm

Good luck and get well!

Post by **Chibi Rachy** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:27 pm

Good luck with the surgery with wishes for a speedy recovery :D

Post by **Rainbow Brite UK** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:52 am

Feel better, luv.
I loaded new colour pages for you when you come back.
See you again soon! Take care!

Post by **Dialga-Brite** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:55 pm

good luck, we will miss ya while you're gone!

Post by **Sarah** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:50 pm

here's an update. I had my surgery, and apparently it was a very successfull surgery, but it was very long (I KNEW there were other troubles!), it was only supposed to be an hour, and it was a little over 2 hours. But I had the spinal anesthetic, which I've never had before, and they made it sound so good, so I had it instead of the general. and they kept giving me Percaset. I was wickedly sick for almost 2 weeks afterward, as a result of this spinal thing. I've never had migranes before, but I'm sure that's what I had, and I was so nauseous. I could barely pick up my head. Then finally, it wore off, and I was doing really well - until just 2 weeks and 2 days after surgery - the same knee dislocated.

So it's been 1 week and 1 day since that happened, and I can barely go anywhere. It's supper loose, which really freaks me out sometimes. I'll probably be even getting homecare. : ( and all the doctors say is that I have to exercise. Well, that's great and all, but if I can barely get around, I can't do much exercising. I'll have my appointment with my surgeon in a few weeks, so I might need a brace with more omph, or more surgery. Nobody can figure out why this happened, and why so soon after surgery.

This is all depressing, so I'll add some good
-the ambulence guy who drove me home after the dislocation was SO cute! The hottest boy I've ever seen! Dang it! Why does that kind of thing allways happen when I'm all gross.
-I've been coloring my rainbow brite coloring pages every day since I stopped all the nasty pills. Before the surgery, I printed off ALL the coloring pages from this site (did you know that it's close to 700!! ha! ha! mind you, some are duplicates). I look forward to coloring every day, and it's my favorite part of the day. I sit up in bed and color to my hearts content for about 2 hours : ) The 'old' pages are a lot cuter than the 2003/2004 ones.
-I'm reading the Confessions of a Shopaholic series, because when I'm all better I want to see it in the theatre. So far, I'm on book 2

I miss you all very much, and I promise, once I'm doing better that I'll get all caught up.

Later, Love, Sarah

Post by **FanChan** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:57 pm

I'm soooo sorry to hear about that! >.< I can't believe after all that, it still dislocated. That's all doctors ever told me, too, when it kept popping out. "Excercise". Sorry, doc, but if it pops out when I excercise, what do you want me to do? *shakes a fist*

What sort of brace do you have now? Just the basic latex one with a little bumper around the kneecap? My dad, when he had his knee surgery for the same deal, got a brace that had metal bars along the side that hinged at the knee, basically keeping the leg alligned. I've been wanting one for myself so I can actually go skating or running, since the wimpy little latex brace doesn't do jack for me.

I've found my knee's always a lot more secure when I wear jeans as opposed to skirts, too. Obviously it's not going to stop anything bad from happening, but it doesn't FEEL as loose as it normally does, which makes it just more comfortable.

Anyway, I hope things go well for you. Lemme know if there's ever anything I can do to cheer you up ^_^

Post by **Rainbow Brite** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:23 pm

I'm so sorry you've been going through such a rough time!! I was hoping everything would go perfectly for you! But I'm so proud of your optimistic attitude even in the face of such pain. We can all learn a lot from you

I hope you can find some answers and relief soon!!

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