best laid plans

[3Dface]

some of you may remember me mentioning my pending knee replacement. well she ain't pending anymore.

the plan was to start making patterns as soon as i got home. well... with meds i have attention span of a baby squirrel with ADHD.

as i need meds less the more time i have to make patterns.

i thank you all for your friendship.

 

BTW... here is my new zipper!!!! should i make a pattern out of it??

 

 

[RabidAlien]

Definitely get a tattoo on that thing (once it heals)!!!  Zipper, or shoelaces or something.

[Sycamore67]

Looks like you need a staple remover.  That is lots of fun !

[Scrolling Steve]

Ouch !......Get well quick !

[Rockytime]

I've got two of those.

[meflick]

Glad to see you have gotten it done and are on the mend. Prayers for a speedy recovery, do what they tell you and rehab properly to ensure it does well.

[3Dface]

59 minutes ago, Rockytime said:

I've got two of those.

DUDE!!!! 

my other is in good shape. had a friend that had both done at the same time. 

wife had one done in january....  can't wait to quote my wife "i am glad i had this done"

[spirithorse]

Congrats on successful surgery but, I certainly wouldn't have expected an incision like that!
God Bless! Spirithorse

[WayneMahler]

Prayers for a quick and full recovery. 

[JAC1961]

I've got one of those in my future. The doc thinks that I can get a fewew more years with cortisone shots and a brace. Some days I completely disagree.

Wishing you a speedy recovery and complete recovery.

[wombatie]

Time is a healer and patterns will be made in the foreseeable future.........................maybe.    Take care and listen to your wife and doctors.

Marg

[Loskoppie]

ouch !!!!!!!!!!!!!   Get better soon.  I enjoy your posts.  Let us know you getting better. 

[3Dface]

PT was here today. OUCH!!! but healing very well. only 2* from straight and can bend to 90* already.

thank you all for your comments. being stuck at home it makes me feel less isolated.

[Foxfold]

My husband has just recently had his done and it seems to me that doing the  excercises  faithfully every day helps tremendously even when you don't much feel like doing them.  Wish you well in your recovery and hope you get back to your saw very soon. xx

 

[oldhudson]

Ouch is right.  Make sure you do the PT.

[Tomanydogs]

OH MY.  Glad to hear you are on the mend. 

[amazingkevin]

I would be in shock seeing that on me when I woke up!

[3Dface]

14 hours ago, amazingkevin said:

I would be in shock seeing that on me when I woke up!

maybe that is why they didn't let me see it till 2 days later!!! 

[OCtoolguy]

On 11/11/2018 at 8:21 AM, 3Dface said:

some of you may remember me mentioning my pending knee replacement. well she ain't pending anymore.

the plan was to start making patterns as soon as i got home. well... with meds i have attention span of a baby squirrel with ADHD.

as i need meds less the more time i have to make patterns.

i thank you all for your friendship.

 

BTW... here is my new zipper!!!! should i make a pattern out of it??

 

 

I have a close friend who had open heart surgery. They split him right up the middle. He ended up with a nasty scar so he went to the tatoo shop and had a zipper tatted over the scar. Pretty neat idea.

 

[OCtoolguy]

On 11/11/2018 at 12:19 PM, Rockytime said:

I've got two of those.

Do you have any trouble going in and out of airports Les?

 

[OCtoolguy]

Chris, sorry to hear that you are layed up but it's for the best. I know numerous folks who have had knees and hips done. From what I hear, the hip is easier to come back from than the knee. Anyway, as others have said, do the PT and try to move around as much as they will allow you to. Our park manager is a younger woman who has had both knees done and within a few days she was up and walking the park for the exercise. Best of luck to you and keep on keeping on.

 

[Rockytime]

11 minutes ago, octoolguy said:

Do you have any trouble going in and out of airports Les?

 

As a matter of fact I once did. It was late at night at the Elmira, NY airport. My friend and I were on our way to a machinist convention. The terminal was nearly empty and when I went through the metal detector beeped. The guard waved me down with his wand and discovered my new knee. He waved me over to a small booth. Turned out he was scheduled for a knee replacement and wanted to talk about it. I dang near missed my flight connection.

[3Dface]

19 hours ago, octoolguy said:

Chris, sorry to hear that you are layed up but it's for the best. I know numerous folks who have had knees and hips done. From what I hear, the hip is easier to come back from than the knee. Anyway, as others have said, do the PT and try to move around as much as they will allow you to. Our park manager is a younger woman who has had both knees done and within a few days she was up and walking the park for the exercise. Best of luck to you and keep on keeping on.

 

the PT keeps getting easier sense i stopped doing so much extra on my own. learned that the hard way. i am now walking without putting any weight on the walker. staples come out tuesday then the 4 weeks of hard pt starts, in the words of my wife. 

speaking of that... time for torture!!! 

[Sycamore67]

I always get stopped in the airport and get a very thorough pat down.  I have deck screws in my back, a metal hip and a computer in my back.  I just smile and be friendly.  

Toughest times have been in Germany and Japan.  But most of the time works out.  I always ask the TSA if they would like me in a certain line.

The worst thing you can do is start complaining.  Same goes for customs and passport control.  I have seen some people start complaining and then had there suitcase spread across a 30 ft counter.