Seriousness I'm back!!! I'm seriously back!

kindlekitten · 01-17-2010, 04:50 PM

I was discharged from the hospital late yesterday afternoon. by the time I got home and got through the welcomes and inspections from the pup and Kindle Kitten I was seriously exhausted. I'm just now feeling like I an catching up with myself.

the surgery was textbook according to my Doc. I had a spinal (I'm terrified of general anesthesia) along with whatever cocktail the anesthesiologist gave me. even with that I remember most of the surgery, but I was prepared for that.

the first 36 hours of recovery were absolute HELL!!! I was on a hydromorphone drip at first and apparently I do not respond to that particular drug. at all. period. I was then put on a morphine drip, and my tolerance to that is similar to an elephant being given a human size valium. ie; "I think I may have just felt a little tingle." there was a LOT of back and forths, and visits by the pharmacist and all of her graduate students, other doctors, charge nurses, and I dunno, maybe a marching band or two. I almost decked a physical therapist who decided he was going to come in on his attitude and fix my world. finally a concoction was put together with much trial and error, using oral meds only and began to get some relief.

in as bad a shape as I was I was able to use a walker 18 hours post op, and be removed from the catheter and use the toilet etc at about 48 hours. I'm still on bed rest with periodic exercise with the damn walker which is just a nuisance, but I'd hate to fall! I have an appointment with my regular physical therapist who has taped and stapled me back together after not a few accidents. seriously the woman has healing hands (and doesn't put up with my sh*t).

you guys miss me?

MickeyC · 01-17-2010, 04:54 PM

We did miss you and are delighted to have you back. Stay healthy!!

kindlekitten · 01-17-2010, 05:02 PM

actually I am pretty damn healthy! I've just lived hard! soldiering, rodeoing, mountain climbing, skiing.... the busted up parts are wanting rebuilds!

daffy4u · 01-17-2010, 05:14 PM

You're one tough chick!

I'm glad you're on the mend and able to come back and hang with us.

Now's a good time to catch up on your "to be read list".

kindlekitten · 01-17-2010, 05:23 PM

I had a bunch of "easy reads' loaded on the Kindle to go into this. I knew I did not want to have anything that required any skull sweat whatsoever, or even anything that I had been looking forward to reading. I just read. sometimes I realized I had read the same paragraph 20 times, but it was keeping the lizards in the back of my brain in their cage.

BTW, my Kindle was a HUGE hit! all sorts of staff were coming in to ohhhhh!!! and awwwww!!!!

I swear! we should get special used ID numbers or something that would give buyers enough off to give them incentive to use it (like maybe $20), and chalk up points for us! I dunno what kind of points.... (Kindle cruise anyone?), but points!

dreams · 01-17-2010, 05:38 PM

Welcome back, KK! So glad to hear that everything went pretty well and that you are home and on the mend. Just like daffy said, now is the perfect time to catch up on that long TBR list (and all the posts around here

).

ShortNCuddlyAm · 01-17-2010, 06:38 PM

Welcome back!!

vivaldirules · 01-17-2010, 06:56 PM

Welcome back, kindlekitty! Yes, of course, we missed you. You're ready for some barrel racing now, aren't ya?

Bilbo1967 · 01-17-2010, 07:04 PM

Welcome back KK - glad to hear you're on the mend.

happy_terd · 01-17-2010, 07:11 PM

Welcome back.

Maybe one of us can come with some sort of Kindle holder for your walker. That way you can read on the move.

I hope ya heal up quickly.

kindlekitten · 01-17-2010, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Welcome back, kindlekitty! Yes, of course, we missed you. You're ready for some barrel racing now, aren't ya?

give me two weeks (actually I need to start looking at tack for Mexico... thanks for the reminder!)

Quote:

Originally Posted by happy_terd

Welcome back.

Maybe one of us can come with some sort of Kindle holder for your walker. That way you can read on the move.

I hope ya heal up quickly.

phbbbbttttt!!!!!

ShortNCuddlyAm · 01-17-2010, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

give me two weeks (actually I need to start looking at tack for Mexico... thanks for the reminder!)

And what has your physio got to say about that???

carlobee · 01-17-2010, 08:21 PM

It's nice to have you back. just take a lot of care and stay healthy always.

Fledchen · 01-17-2010, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

And what has your physio got to say about that???

Well, it's the horse that will be doing the walking, right?

Greg Anos · 01-17-2010, 10:16 PM

I sympathise with your pain killer problem. Most pain killers don't work for me, as well, and the only one that does, the croakers don't want to prescribe. Back when I had a bone tumor removed, I got prescribed Demerol. it was psychoactive, all right, but zero effect for painkilling. The doctors got upset when I told them to take me off of it after two doses. If I'm gonna take pain, I'll take it straight, not stoned....

01-17-2010, 04:50 PM	#1
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	I'm back!!! I'm seriously back! I was discharged from the hospital late yesterday afternoon. by the time I got home and got through the welcomes and inspections from the pup and Kindle Kitten I was seriously exhausted. I'm just now feeling like I an catching up with myself. the surgery was textbook according to my Doc. I had a spinal (I'm terrified of general anesthesia) along with whatever cocktail the anesthesiologist gave me. even with that I remember most of the surgery, but I was prepared for that. the first 36 hours of recovery were absolute HELL!!! I was on a hydromorphone drip at first and apparently I do not respond to that particular drug. at all. period. I was then put on a morphine drip, and my tolerance to that is similar to an elephant being given a human size valium. ie; "I think I may have just felt a little tingle." there was a LOT of back and forths, and visits by the pharmacist and all of her graduate students, other doctors, charge nurses, and I dunno, maybe a marching band or two. I almost decked a physical therapist who decided he was going to come in on his attitude and fix my world. finally a concoction was put together with much trial and error, using oral meds only and began to get some relief. in as bad a shape as I was I was able to use a walker 18 hours post op, and be removed from the catheter and use the toilet etc at about 48 hours. I'm still on bed rest with periodic exercise with the damn walker which is just a nuisance, but I'd hate to fall! I have an appointment with my regular physical therapist who has taped and stapled me back together after not a few accidents. seriously the woman has healing hands (and doesn't put up with my sh*t). you guys miss me?

01-17-2010, 05:38 PM	#6
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Welcome back, KK! So glad to hear that everything went pretty well and that you are home and on the mend. Just like daffy said, now is the perfect time to catch up on that long TBR list (and all the posts around here).

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MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	We did miss you and are delighted to have you back. Stay healthy!!

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kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	actually I am pretty damn healthy! I've just lived hard! soldiering, rodeoing, mountain climbing, skiing.... the busted up parts are wanting rebuilds!

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daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	You're one tough chick! I'm glad you're on the mend and able to come back and hang with us. Now's a good time to catch up on your "to be read list".

01-17-2010, 05:23 PM	#5
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	I had a bunch of "easy reads' loaded on the Kindle to go into this. I knew I did not want to have anything that required any skull sweat whatsoever, or even anything that I had been looking forward to reading. I just read. sometimes I realized I had read the same paragraph 20 times, but it was keeping the lizards in the back of my brain in their cage. BTW, my Kindle was a HUGE hit! all sorts of staff were coming in to ohhhhh!!! and awwwww!!!! I swear! we should get special used ID numbers or something that would give buyers enough off to give them incentive to use it (like maybe $20), and chalk up points for us! I dunno what kind of points.... (Kindle cruise anyone?), but points!

01-17-2010, 06:38 PM	#7
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Welcome back!!

01-17-2010, 06:56 PM	#8
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Welcome back, kindlekitty! Yes, of course, we missed you. You're ready for some barrel racing now, aren't ya?

01-17-2010, 07:04 PM	#9
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Welcome back KK - glad to hear you're on the mend.

01-17-2010, 07:11 PM	#10
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	Welcome back. Maybe one of us can come with some sort of Kindle holder for your walker. That way you can read on the move. I hope ya heal up quickly.

01-17-2010, 08:21 PM	#13
carlobee Fanatic Posts: 535 Karma: 972 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: The new iPad	It's nice to have you back. just take a lot of care and stay healthy always.

01-17-2010, 10:16 PM	#15
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,248 Karma: 35000000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	I sympathise with your pain killer problem. Most pain killers don't work for me, as well, and the only one that does, the croakers don't want to prescribe. Back when I had a bone tumor removed, I got prescribed Demerol. it was psychoactive, all right, but zero effect for painkilling. The doctors got upset when I told them to take me off of it after two doses. If I'm gonna take pain, I'll take it straight, not stoned....

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