Wife's ankle replacement. (Read 3,959 times)

Gary, I will be praying for your favourite nurse, that the ankle replacement goes well, and a good recovery.

I will be praying for you as well.

With a new ankle, she will find it much easier to kick you where you sit.

So get ready to be faster on your feet.

Jim Too

It's amazing what doctors can do these days. Having had one knee replaced and an ankle and shoulder rebuilt, and going in for another knee replacement in two days, one of the most important things to have is a very positive attitude. She WILL be better than she was before. When the rehab is over she'll wonder what she was nervous about. My 85 year old aunt had both knees replaced and wondered why she waited so long. Sure she was afraid of the unknown, but everything was fine, and she continues to thank God that He led her to make the right decision.

God Bless your wife, and keep her in the palm of His hand. And thanks for her service.

Ron

Prayers to your wife and you. Hoping for a speedy recovery. :god_bless_usa

Sounds great Bull. My pills haven't kicked in yet!

Can I come over? Penny has to work the next couple days.

Mark

Gary, I hope your bride has a good recovery after her ankle replacement.

I don't know how they do those things, but isn't it wonderful that God has given people the ability and desire to come up with replacement parts for joints?

You be a good nurse and treat her with lots of love and care.

She deserves it.

Jim Too

:god_bless_usa

Thanks again to all for your kind words. :thanks .
Things seem to be working out well. Only problem is the wheelchair will not fit through one of our door ways so they are delivering a smaller one this afternoon.
This will prevent her from hoping with a walker from the rec-room to the bathroom. It takes quite abit out of her as that cast is 7 or 8 pounds.

@postalron. Thanks for the advice. Glad to hear you knee is doing well. Quite a few people in our Church have had knees done and a few hips. Belinda is the second with an ankle replacement. You also take it easy and don't push yourself. As for driving, watch out for the other drivers as you sure don't need to bang that knee up.

Take care and God Bless to all.

"But when whe wants to shower, just take advantage of it, Tee Hee."

No showers for awhile. Doctors orders. Just spunge bath then later she can sit on an ice chest in the tub with her leg in a plastice bag hanging outside the tub. We also have a hand held shower head that will come in handy for this.

This will be in effect for weeks. Everytime she needs restroom I wheelchair her in there from the rec-room. I've put an ice chest next to her recliner stocked with milk, juice, water, & soda.
Got tired of running up stairs all the time. Our home has a daylight basement with the rec-room, laundry masterbed room and bath room, and office. Everythuing else is up stairs.
Sometimes wish we had an elivator.

"I'm trying to not irritate my wife too much, I guess I'm getting better at it."

Oh ya! I understand that very well. She has said a few times already, "Please don't get irritated with me, I'm in pain."

Today at 5:00PM we have her first follow-up appointment with her surgeon. Its a long trip includes a ferry boat ride across Puget Sound.

At times I do wish we had a one story. Sure would make life abit easier. We don't want to move because we have seven acres and a nice valley view. Eagles, hawks, deer, elk, bear, and other critters are always in the fields behind our house. Plus I'm from a farm a a big dairy farm borders two sides of our property.
I've though seriously about a chair lift on the stairs.

With all the rain we have had the yard is soaked. Used to drive around the house and load Belinda into the car. Now I have to use the garden tractor and wagon.
I said to her today when I put her in the wagon, "Do you know what this is called?"
She replied, "No I do not."
I answer, "Its call hauling A$$."
She did not think that was funny. :scratch_head