Candid Country Life

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Happy Birthday, Ellen...

She's one of our local treasures and today she's 94!

We had a cake last Tuesday at Craft and there'll be another next week, just for good measure. Next week we're celebrating Marlene's 80th Birthday also...

Love Ellen to bits and love to listen to her life journey... Such wisdom, such friendship... Yep, I'm totally blessed...

Blessings,

Step Four...

The unwrapping of my wrist has been done. I've been going really well with the eight excercises I have to do four times a day too.

I'm loving the extent to which I can move my wrist :)

Onward and upward I say!

Blessings,

Yesterday, when I unwrapped my wrist...

Today...

Friday, February 20, 2015

Weird egg...

Picked this up and it has the most brittle shell out. It's slightly dry too and it changes shape as you move the shell about... Weird as...

Blessings,

Clever Lad...

Josh got his Certificate today and it also gives him an extra QCE (Qld Cerificate of Education) point! Woohoo, well done Josh!

Blessings,

Step Three...

Went to the Hand Clinic today and finally got to see my surgeon's handy work...

Not only did he cut the sheath to give the tendons more room but he also put in a block for my nerve to the thumb.

I have plenty of exercises to do till I see them again in 1.5 weeks. The surgeon I see tomorrow in a week. I can't wait to show him how much more movement I have :)

Pressure bandage has gone back on. Looking forward to Wednesday. Will be able to get wound wet and massage cream into scar. Internal stitches are so much easier ;)

Blessings,

I can nearly see it!!!

A bit of bruising and some lovely stitch work done...

Bottom of photo shows where the nerve block was done...

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Step Two...

Saturday, I get operated on on my hand...

Monday afternoon, I take a stroll outside and roll my right ankle and seriously sprain my right ankle...

Elevated for 24hrs! Still can't put any weight on it at all. Painkillers for my wrist are not even working in my ankle. Russell rings 13Health and the nurse advises ringing an ambulance and getting X-rays...

We reluctantly ring, they get me in no time and I'm at the hospital by 7:30pm. By 8:35pm, I'm on the ward for the night, waiting to have my ankle X-rayed in the morning, as I can still not out any weight on it at all...

This morning, 9am X-rays are taken. This afternoon, I'm told there is no fracture but a severe sprain. Unless I can get around by myself, they won't let me home... Me, I'm determined to go home...

Am now guarded by crutches as well as a wheelchair! My left upper leg is so sore as its getting such a workout. I'm learning to shuffle well... And at this point my ankle is more painful than my wrist! Go figure... I just hope and pray I can drive by 17.3.15, when I'm supposed to get back to work...

Note to self... Next time do it in opposites so that balancing is not so hard... Hand clinic must be seen to on Friday with wheelchair... Should be an interesting outing...

Blessings,