Greetings! This time last year we were having yummy BBQ dinner and great iced tea at a fun restaurant in San Antonio, Texas. My artery transplant surgery was at 7am tomorrow (year ago) and then it was a long week in the hospital. When I think about it now, I didn't have a clue what I had signed up for (especially mentally). I still remember the first night in the hospital, which was spent with no food & it was in an 80 degree "hot room" (to promote healing). The long scar on my arm and foot remind me each day how much I grew that week to fully depend on Him. During the surgery, I had arranged for lots of friends to call mom's cell phone and keep her company (via phone conversations). She received 36 phone calls during the four hour surgery time ... she loved it & it was a huge surprise!
My follow-up dr. appt. with my STL orthopod is on Wednesday afternoon - 3:45pm. I expect it to be pretty non-eventful. Everything has healed very well now and I am walking quite a bit .... still being careful as to how much I am on it & have not returned to the gym yet. I have decided that it would be best for me to try to wear my good tennis shoes to work 2-3 days during the week to give my foot more support.
I did send an update to my Chicago orthopod last week and she wrote back and said that everything sounded great from her viewpoint! She thought I'd enjoy summer much more this year, which is definitely true.
I would still absolutely love for some dr. to be able to tell me that what I have now will last forever, but that will never happen. In a way my foot situation is kinda like cancer that is in remission, you always know there is a possibility of it returning. I try not to dwell on it or get consumed with thinking about it, but it is hard not to think about the "what if ..." question. I just have to take it day by day and those eventually turn into weeks and months. I will be thrilled when I get out 6-8 months. I am doing very well now (7 weeks post-op) and continue to be grateful for no wound issues following the last surgery.
Wishing you a joyous week ahead!
Love,
Jenny
2 comments:
Yeah...I wouldn't dwell on the "what if" situation either! I'm glad you've had so many problem-free weeks AND that your pedicure is so f-i-n-e!!!!! Your supportive tennies AREN'T as fashionable as the sandals from last post...but I understand your reasoning! Have a great week! L Jo
Jenny, What wonderful news. We are so happy for you. I still have faith that I always believed this would be OK. I hope my physic powers are still as good as they once were. I was in the ER over the weekend and spent one night in the hospital, with pain under my right breast bone around to my back. They did every test they could do found nothing, go figure. They were leaning towards gall bladder. I had a ct scan on abdomial, ekg, urine, blood and everything was negative. I see my primary doctor wednesday so we will see what she thinks. Interesting! I will keep you posted. Love Ya! Ted,Carol,Teddy
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