Thursday, September 29, 2005
Happy Birthday Betsy!!
Today is my sister Betsy's birthday! She turns 23 today! I cannot believe my little sister is that old! I wish I had a cute picture of her to put up. Maybe I will find one later.
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Topic-o-rama!
I have nothing in particular to write about today. First things first. Surgery! Where to start. I keep thinking that I am going to wake up and this will all be a big joke. The Dr. will say, "I am sorry, we mixed up your records with someone else's!" That is because I am scared to death! I am in so much pain I want it to go away. However, I wanted the easy fix not the hard one! I don't know if I have the strength to go through this. Like this morning I thought "Wow! I feel great! No pain, what a good day! Maybe it will all fix itself!" Even though I know that it isn't true. I want to talk about it, but I am so sick of talking about it. If that makes any sense. I talk about it because there is so much that I have to do beforehand!
In preparation of the big event, we bought this couch. We should have it by the middle of October. I have a line on a raised toilet seat and shower chair. Thanks Kimmy! After I go to my pre-op appointment I will be off buying running pants to wear during recovery. I have to wait until then because I need to know if I will have a cast or not. If so, I will be buying a larger size. I am collecting books to read. I may even pick up my One Stroke Painting stuff and learn that while I am home, bored to death.
My goal of this post was to talk about all the things happening in my life and here I go rambling about surgery!!! Ugh, see it takes over your mind!!!!!
Let's see.... Went to my friend Billee's bachelorette party this weekend, we had a blast!!!! We went out drinking and partying. We went to a strip club! It was a LOT of fun! We were all pretty much hammered that night. I didn't however need a whole day to recover. I was feeling pretty good by the time the Packer game started. Then I slept through halftime and the whole 3rd quarter!
What is up with the Packers this year? 0-2? They need to get their heads out of their asses! Thank GOD the Badgers are doing well. Otherwise this state would be on a football drought! We are used to winning, not getting beaten by one of the worst teams in the NFL!
Oh, I have officially lost 15lbs on our diet. I think that is about what Josh has lost. I am happy to say that my cloths are fitting a hell of a lot better. I am fitting VERY nicely into a lot of my clothes from last fall! The highlight? I won't have to buy all new cloths this fall. I have had to do that the past few years. My Goal is:~4 weeks to surgery to loose another 10 lbs. Hopefully that happens. All of this has been with change of diet. Since I am in so much pain I am unable to exercise. I am sure that it would be more if I were walking and stuff like that. Soon enough walking will be a HUGE chore. So I will burn twice as many calories as I do now walking. Although I will be doing less of it.
I am all set for my conference in Seattle. Al l that I have to do is go over my poster one or two more times, send it to the printer and I am READY! I am VERY excited about this! I cannot wait to see the west coast! I hope it doesn't rain the WHOLE time that I am there!!
Finally, Chase family brouhaha this weekend! I am VERY excited to see all of my Chase family! It isn't very often that we all get together!
Oh and Josh's mom's birthday is Monday, so we are going up either Saturday night or Sunday morning to spend time with them. I hope it goes well!
Oh Josh's grandma Flossie has to undergo hip replacement surgery. We will probably be going under the knife about the same time.
That is all for now!
In preparation of the big event, we bought this couch. We should have it by the middle of October. I have a line on a raised toilet seat and shower chair. Thanks Kimmy! After I go to my pre-op appointment I will be off buying running pants to wear during recovery. I have to wait until then because I need to know if I will have a cast or not. If so, I will be buying a larger size. I am collecting books to read. I may even pick up my One Stroke Painting stuff and learn that while I am home, bored to death.
My goal of this post was to talk about all the things happening in my life and here I go rambling about surgery!!! Ugh, see it takes over your mind!!!!!
Let's see.... Went to my friend Billee's bachelorette party this weekend, we had a blast!!!! We went out drinking and partying. We went to a strip club! It was a LOT of fun! We were all pretty much hammered that night. I didn't however need a whole day to recover. I was feeling pretty good by the time the Packer game started. Then I slept through halftime and the whole 3rd quarter!
What is up with the Packers this year? 0-2? They need to get their heads out of their asses! Thank GOD the Badgers are doing well. Otherwise this state would be on a football drought! We are used to winning, not getting beaten by one of the worst teams in the NFL!
Oh, I have officially lost 15lbs on our diet. I think that is about what Josh has lost. I am happy to say that my cloths are fitting a hell of a lot better. I am fitting VERY nicely into a lot of my clothes from last fall! The highlight? I won't have to buy all new cloths this fall. I have had to do that the past few years. My Goal is:~4 weeks to surgery to loose another 10 lbs. Hopefully that happens. All of this has been with change of diet. Since I am in so much pain I am unable to exercise. I am sure that it would be more if I were walking and stuff like that. Soon enough walking will be a HUGE chore. So I will burn twice as many calories as I do now walking. Although I will be doing less of it.
I am all set for my conference in Seattle. Al l that I have to do is go over my poster one or two more times, send it to the printer and I am READY! I am VERY excited about this! I cannot wait to see the west coast! I hope it doesn't rain the WHOLE time that I am there!!
Finally, Chase family brouhaha this weekend! I am VERY excited to see all of my Chase family! It isn't very often that we all get together!
Oh and Josh's mom's birthday is Monday, so we are going up either Saturday night or Sunday morning to spend time with them. I hope it goes well!
Oh Josh's grandma Flossie has to undergo hip replacement surgery. We will probably be going under the knife about the same time.
That is all for now!
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Ganz Osteotomy
That is the procedure that I am having done. To read about it check here and here. This will be done on November 1st! I haven't quite gotten a hold of this concept yet. I am really not looking forward to surgery. But it NEEDS to be done and I will be better in the long run. Hopefully hip replacements are a lot less cumbersome in the future. I will have to have one!!!
Thursday, September 08, 2005
I couldn't have said it better myself
Go read this article. This is a beautifully written post about George Bush and his attitude on Hurricane Katrina. I think this articulates what we see and why some of us are having problems with ole "W" at the moment.
I have not written about the Hurricane for one reason. I don't want to. I don't know how to put into a comprehensive sentence what I am feeling. I see enough of it on TV and on Internet news sites. I don't need to expand this further. In the last week my emotions have been the following:
1. I am enraged at Bush for his lack of emotion. Everything he says sounds prepared, and trite.
2. I am ashamed of the government. Wal-Mart trucks were the first to arrive and to be turned away. It should have been the national guard arriving first.
3. I am saddened by the devastation, the suffering and the now homeless.
4. I am sickened by the thought of what it smells like down there. The rotting corpses, the feces, urine and gas all a cesspool of nastiness, that will be dumped into the lake and river.
5. I cry when I see all those faces so helpless, so alone, especially the children. The pets left behind are heartwrenching too.
6. I am proud that the citizens of Madison have stepped up. See here and here.
7. I am proud that Wal-Mart has stepped up! Proving that they have a heart!
8. My heart is warmed by the amount of generosity that citizens have. The millions of dollars we have donated. Keep it up!!!
I have not written about the Hurricane for one reason. I don't want to. I don't know how to put into a comprehensive sentence what I am feeling. I see enough of it on TV and on Internet news sites. I don't need to expand this further. In the last week my emotions have been the following:
1. I am enraged at Bush for his lack of emotion. Everything he says sounds prepared, and trite.
2. I am ashamed of the government. Wal-Mart trucks were the first to arrive and to be turned away. It should have been the national guard arriving first.
3. I am saddened by the devastation, the suffering and the now homeless.
4. I am sickened by the thought of what it smells like down there. The rotting corpses, the feces, urine and gas all a cesspool of nastiness, that will be dumped into the lake and river.
5. I cry when I see all those faces so helpless, so alone, especially the children. The pets left behind are heartwrenching too.
6. I am proud that the citizens of Madison have stepped up. See here and here.
7. I am proud that Wal-Mart has stepped up! Proving that they have a heart!
8. My heart is warmed by the amount of generosity that citizens have. The millions of dollars we have donated. Keep it up!!!
Sorry I forgot!
Here is what I found out at the dr appointment.
As you know I have been having problems with my right hip this summer. I found out that I have congenital hip dysplasia. The best way do describe it is by the pictures below. The picture on the left is of a normal hip. The picture on the right is of a hip with dysplasia. I do not have to deal with the bone spurs as shown in the pictures. I do however have a tear in the labrum (the cartilage that lines the hip socket). The tear may partially be due to the shallow acetabulum. The area that is torn is where the acetabulum is now (pic on right). The Dr feels that the tear may be due to the pressure on the hip in this area because the acetabulum does not cover the whole hip joint.
I am scheduled for surgery on November 2nd. At this time it will only be an arthroscopic surgery. Therefore it is less invasive than regular surgery. This may change however. On the 12th of this month I have to meet with a pediatric orthopedic doctor. The reason I have to meet with a pediatrician is because this disorder is more common in young children. My doctor is concerned that the pressure on my hip that caused this tear may cause another one in the future. The tear may occur again because the pressure on my hip is in a location where it shouldn't be. In a normal hip the pressure is on the bone not the cartilage. Therefore labral tears happen due to injury not due to change in pressure on the joint. The doctor on the 12th will determine if a lengthening of the acetabulum is necessary. If so the surgery will definitely be more invasive with a longer recovery time. The doctor does not think that this will be the case but he wants to check everything out first as he doesn't want to have me return in 6 months with the same complaint.
I know that this is 2 more months in pain. At this point I see the light at the end of the tunnel. I see that there is going to be an end to the pain. I have an idea of when and I have something to look forward too. The doctor said that surgery may be moved up. This is good or bad in my mind. As you may or may not know I am headed to Seattle for a conference at the end of October. I do not want to do anything to jeopardize that trip. However if I can be cleared to travel I may be able to do it earlier. At this point I am not counting on this as I don't want to be disappointed if it doesn't happen.
So this is what I am dealing with at the moment. I ask you to think of us over the next 2 months. I have been in a LOT of pain and it is making me hard to live with. If we get together be patient with me. It takes me twice as long to walk places as it used to. If I am snappy I don't mean to be. It is only me dealing with the pain that I am in. I am trying to keep a sunny disposition, but that doesn't always work!
As you know I have been having problems with my right hip this summer. I found out that I have congenital hip dysplasia. The best way do describe it is by the pictures below. The picture on the left is of a normal hip. The picture on the right is of a hip with dysplasia. I do not have to deal with the bone spurs as shown in the pictures. I do however have a tear in the labrum (the cartilage that lines the hip socket). The tear may partially be due to the shallow acetabulum. The area that is torn is where the acetabulum is now (pic on right). The Dr feels that the tear may be due to the pressure on the hip in this area because the acetabulum does not cover the whole hip joint.
I am scheduled for surgery on November 2nd. At this time it will only be an arthroscopic surgery. Therefore it is less invasive than regular surgery. This may change however. On the 12th of this month I have to meet with a pediatric orthopedic doctor. The reason I have to meet with a pediatrician is because this disorder is more common in young children. My doctor is concerned that the pressure on my hip that caused this tear may cause another one in the future. The tear may occur again because the pressure on my hip is in a location where it shouldn't be. In a normal hip the pressure is on the bone not the cartilage. Therefore labral tears happen due to injury not due to change in pressure on the joint. The doctor on the 12th will determine if a lengthening of the acetabulum is necessary. If so the surgery will definitely be more invasive with a longer recovery time. The doctor does not think that this will be the case but he wants to check everything out first as he doesn't want to have me return in 6 months with the same complaint.
I know that this is 2 more months in pain. At this point I see the light at the end of the tunnel. I see that there is going to be an end to the pain. I have an idea of when and I have something to look forward too. The doctor said that surgery may be moved up. This is good or bad in my mind. As you may or may not know I am headed to Seattle for a conference at the end of October. I do not want to do anything to jeopardize that trip. However if I can be cleared to travel I may be able to do it earlier. At this point I am not counting on this as I don't want to be disappointed if it doesn't happen.
So this is what I am dealing with at the moment. I ask you to think of us over the next 2 months. I have been in a LOT of pain and it is making me hard to live with. If we get together be patient with me. It takes me twice as long to walk places as it used to. If I am snappy I don't mean to be. It is only me dealing with the pain that I am in. I am trying to keep a sunny disposition, but that doesn't always work!
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