Yes may you have as comfortable & quick a recovery as possible. Adding another hug!

May it all be uneventful!

debra..there's a journey to recover..but isn't it wonderful that the surgery's over?..

best wishes in your recovery..🙂

thanks Sherry for the post 😉..

Here are some flowers for a speedy recovery. This is just a bump in the road.

Yes, Debra - sending positive thoughts for your full recovery and a fast one too!

Positive thoughts for YOU, Debra. Hope you got in there under the wire with Insurance stuff.

You are a very real asset to the Hosta site, and we NEED you here. Get back soon.

-Babka

Surgery sucks....get well soon

That's WONDERFUL news!!!!!

-Babka

Glad to hear you are doing great! I guess the good wishes etc. have helped….great attitude! I bet home sounds really good😀👍🏻.

Sherry

Debra, here's to a speedy and easy recovery!

Pieter

Best Wishes for a speedy recovery and a successful result.

bkay

It is a common practice now to discharge as soon as possible to home. Or do lots of outpatient sx. Glad it was uneventful. Onwards!

Debra, I am glad to hear you are on the mend. Heal well, you will be ready for Spring gardening.

I need to get my shower today. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 That means the tape comes off. I have minimal exercises to do, but they are

really difficult to do. I also have to get Bert to water well and then do the final slug drench. Pain is not as well controlled

as I’d like. 😣😣😣

Sending some more get well soon wishes. Hoping the discomfort improves immediately. Its time for me to water too……….no rain here for quite some time.

Sherry

I need to get my shower today. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 That means the tape comes (tegaderm)comes off. Happy this is hhsherry, it’s been really dry here too!

Debra

debra..I had fractures..I forget the timing (shower..bandage removal..stitches removal..sling removal etc) but I'm pretty sure you're doing things sooner after surgery than I did! 👍..that's great..

Ann, I have decided there’s a reason for why the Dr. put me in a minimal sling. It supports the the arm but allows more
passive

movement than a restricted splint. It allows muscles and tendons to move at a bit at a faster rate than if it I was in

a restricted splint. Believe me, I am not doing cartwheels yet 🤭, but I am gaining mobility. The doctor changed up my

medication to help with the pain, so I’m hoping that helps with the pain issue I mentioned earlier. I have a bunch of

good books to read but I’m afraid to start and not be able to maintain attention to storyline and details. Maybe I can try in

a week or so? Anyone else have this issue for a while after a surgery??

Debra

debra..it does seem therapeutic to move around a little..physical therapy will give you a workout..you know..you've done it..I had pain medicine but I think I deserved stronger medicine 😉....but I managed with what I had..I was sleepy after taking my medicine..

I was on my phone a lot..I played songs on YouTube..I didn't try reading a book..a book seemed awkward to hold..I was clear headed..I think your painkillers might be stronger than mine were..

Ann you may be right about that, heavy duty meds to start with but those became very constipating 😝! So I had to have the doctor change things up. Doing better with the changes.
I am surprised that a week out from surgery, I have pretty good mobility. My whole arm down to my hand is swollen though. That’s to be expected! I am mostly watching tv and hanging out online. I have watched a couple of good movies on Netflix. And, still walking around the yard a bit……still have live hostas and flowering perennials!!

debra

debra..oh no..I used MiraLAX..yes painkillers have side effects 😬..how great that this early you have "pretty good mobility" 👍..I watched TV and was online too..strolling around my yard was wonderful..it took my mind off my pain..

I think working outside (once I could) helped me recover faster..

I'm glad you're doing so well..

Surgery is a big deal. It takes your body a while to bounce back, but it sounds like you're doing well. I hope the pain is subsiding, and that every day you feel better and better!

Glad to hear you are doing much better😀. That means you can

supervise the hosta move😉

Sherry

Yes, when we’re ready I can oversee that! I also started walking briefly around the neighborhood. Quick, short walks to keep my “system” moving and get some exercise while the weather is nice enough. Today I walked a mile and a half, including steps in the house too.

I am fighting with my sling….. I don’t see the point in wearing it. It really provides little support or prevents me from moving in any detrimental manner….. 😝😝😝

debra

Hi debra..still doing well I hope 🤗..

I brought my potted plants in..tossed my annuals..I'm still watering my dry landscape..I planted Diamond Lake..but it's too high and I need to redo it 🤦‍♀️..I had a hard time getting it out of the pot..here it is sitting on the ground..

I thought "the hole is deep enough..it'll sink"..but days later I see roots on the surface 🙁..I make mistakes when I'm tired..it was getting dark and I wanted to finish..haste makes waste is so true..right after planting..

Ann, this often happens to me too. It’s frustrating!! Especially with the little ones…..

I thought I would give an update==>>> I saw the doctor on Thursday and he said I was doing great. He said I only needed the sling when I was out and about in crowds. 👏🏽👏🏽I wear it on my walks too. I’ve been averaging a mile or more daily this week. However, we went from Sunny and 75 F yesterday to rainy and 54 F, and chilly today. My pots are in the garage

I see my PT for the first appointment tomorrow. I’m interested to get into my exercises and eventually back to driving. I thought I would spend a lot of time reading all the books I stocked up on, but with the meds I have been on, I don’t have the attention span or focus, lol

debra

debra..what a good report!..the therapist could see my husband drop me off..the front of the building had full view windows..he'd say "I know you could drive..drive to your next appointment"..but I was in no hurry..it scared me..I finally did it so I didn't have to hear about it 😂..

I still need to work on Diamond Lake..

sleeping and resting are therapeutic..go for it!..

This week I started my PT. First appointment was mostly passive movement and him taken his measurements, but boy was I sore the rest of the day. The second appointment was more movement with a tiny challenge. I was exhausted! I fell asleep on the couch with the tv on(unheard of for me), then went up to bed by 8:30, also unheard of for me. Right

now I’m doing pendulum swings and shoulder squeezes at home. DH and I took a walk yesterday as the weather wasn’t too cold but with colder weather coming I’m dependent on others to drive me to the mall if I want to walk there. Driving is a ways off I think.

debra

Glad to here about some good progress. PT should be called Pain And Torture instead of Physical Therapy.

Sherry

I started with pendulum swings too!..and a shoulder exercise they called "clocks"..you sit in a chair and do shoulder "circles" forwards and backwards..it looks like you're not doing anything 😅..my first time driving I still had my CRV..my surgery was 7/13/23..we bought our Passport 11/3/23..so it was probably 2 and a half? 3 months? before I started driving..

I'm glad you've started your recovery journey..

I replanted Diamond Lake..it looks much better..a picture of my tall messy trees..😝

Sherry, I will share that version of PT with my PT tomorrow. 🤣😂😅

debra

Its been a few weeks since we heard from you, how are you doing now? I hope you can see the end of this in sight☺️

Sherry

Hi Sherry! Thanks for asking……

Recovery is still going well. PT is difficult but I’m plugging along. I’m healed as the Doctor said, but that means the skin.

Muscles and tendons still need work. I’m not quite driving yet, but close to it. I would say compared to what I expected

the replacement was not that bad. Soon, I will be back to my gardening self!

Happy holidays everyone!

debra

Debra so happy to hear you are well on the road to recovery!

debra..it's good to know that your recovery is going well!..you'll be ready to go when spring comes!..

a pic today..there's more sky now..check the pic in my last comment..

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but PT is in your life from now on. My surgery was 5 years ago. I know that because UTSW recently sent a questionaire to inquire how I am doing at the five year mark.

I have had some recent PT visits because I fell and tore the rotator cuff in my left shoulder. I mentioned to my PT (the same one I've had since before my shoulder surgery) that my right side felt weak when I was doing some of the usual exercises. She said that was usual. (I've gotten lax in doing my exercises since I fell.)

Getting older brings weakness by itself. At this point, I have to make myself do my exercises which mostly involve light weights and stretches.

I'm just saying that if you want to maintain your strength, you have to continue to do your exercises.

It's not easy to keep on keeping on, but it's important.

bkay