Gone for a bit

[TheWendybird]

Get better soon!

[Sarah]

I've had pretty much all of the braces that they have here, and the knees just kept dislocating in them. I've had 'J' braces for almost a year, and they seem to help some, but not enough. I think all the braces I've had have been made out of neoprene (yuck).

Mom's going to phone my surgeon tomorrow and see if I can get in to see him sooner, since it's gotten so bad, that I can barely get to the toilet esk thing that is like 3-4 feet from my bed.

Most of the time I try to stay positive, but I cry a lot, and there are so many worries, and so many stresses. It can be so unbelievably overwhelming, that it can be a real struggle to keep going.

I'm thinking I might try to research braces on the net, and see what I find. Maybe there will be something good out there? or something that I can try to track down.

[FanChan]

Definitely look into it. If you can't find anything, you might consider finding a specialist in that sort of thing. The guys who work in prosthetics might even be able to figure out something good.

I wish there was something more I can do... I'll keep praying for you. If you ever want to talk, just let me know. And it's okay to cry. You've been dropped into a rather helpless situation; sometimes all you can do is cry. Sure, it doesn't fix anything, but it releases the anxiety and stress that's built up. Once you have a good cry, you can take a deep breath and start looking forward again. Just don't forget to smile. Always find something to smile about.

[Sarah]

I wish that I had better news to report. I now can't get to the toilet thing, so starting tonight, I have had to start using other things so that I don't have to get out of bed. It's a pretty embarrasing to be reporting on a forum, but anyways . . . . . and my mom phoned the surgeon, and he's not going to be in until monday, so hopefully when she talks to him, I'll get to see him soon. There are so many thoughts and worries swirling around in my head right now. My knee feels so loose, and it wants to go out so much.

[Sarah]

I'm so excited, I just found a bunch of dvds at amazon, and a ton of books that I'll go thru tomorrow - all on exercising from bed. : ) yay!

[FanChan]

Awesome find! You'll have to share some tips with me xD I really hope things start looking up soon.

[Sarah]

I'm going to see my surgeon tomorrow (Tues), in the afternoon. I'm absolutely terrified, but I'm also hoping that things will start to look up after it : D

I'm getting a few dvds, and a few books, so I'll let you know if there are any good ones, or any good exercises : )

so if I'm not on for awhile again, you'll all know why. Like if end up having surgery right away. If not, I'll let you know all the details when I can. : )

[FanChan]

Ooooh, good luck! I really pray it all goes well. They'd better get it right this time. If not, you tell me. I'll beat 'em up.

[Maki]

Sorry to hear you had knee problems, Sarah. Your family and friends will be thinking of you. Overcome your fears until your operation's done. Hope you'll feel better on your recovery, too.

[Sarah]

Well, I saw my doctor today, and it went really bad! He was SO mean! He just stood there for 10 minutes with his face right in my face yelling and screaming at me, and shaking my leg. Basically the mean way of telling me that I have to exercise. Argh! I hate doctors! ; )

But other than that it was a really good day : ) Everything else about the day went really well, so who cares about mean doctors anyways. So I'll keep doing as I'm doing, and I will get better eventually, but I'm not giving that doctor any thought! : )