tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post2576445875206992335..comments2024-03-03T20:17:55.767-05:00Comments on Hugs For Your Head: The moving finger(s)Mary Keenanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260934319762115179noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-16714195083402408802017-03-11T13:02:58.110-05:002017-03-11T13:02:58.110-05:00Kathy, that is quite a journey for your bad knee! ...Kathy, that is quite a journey for your bad knee! after 5 years I guess it would be like having a totally new replacement and maybe that would be viable - I sure hope so because Yes, you want to be safe on stairs the rest of your life for sure! And you make such a good point about being justified in our awareness of our own issues, it does make me feel less ridiculous for obsessing about my hand not working properly. Already I'm dependent on other people for things because of it and if I can get the use back I could be helping them instead :^)Mary Keenanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260934319762115179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-66954876136080175222017-03-10T05:06:25.949-05:002017-03-10T05:06:25.949-05:00Hey Mary - My knee ops were done in France and I w...<br />Hey Mary - My knee ops were done in France and I went to a different surgeon for the second and have had no trouble whatsoever with that. He was brilliant, (and lovely with it), and I pleaded with him to have a go at the first for me but he wouldn't. I assume a case of medics sticking together and not being seen to criticise a colleague. <br /><br />I recently moved back to the UK though so I'm going to ask my GP if he can recommend a good knee surgeon I can talk to about it. <br />After 5+ years though I suspect it may be too late. Well see. I do feel a bit of an idiot having to go up and down stairs one step at a time like a child! <br /><br />Even knowing that there are so many much worse off, and how I admire them for struggling through, these are *our* problems directly affecting *our* ability to live life as we want to so it's understandable that they loom large! <br /><br />Definitely worth sticking with the physio - painful or not. Good luck. KathyKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07708742916520489308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-82275516402541767772017-03-09T18:53:19.985-05:002017-03-09T18:53:19.985-05:00Omigosh Kathy, is your knee ever going to be back ...Omigosh Kathy, is your knee ever going to be back to what it was after you've worked so hard? One thing that surprised me in my own situation is that I know somebody who did the bare minimum of PT after knee replacement and I could NEVER understand how 'it hurts' was a good reason not to fight for full mobility. Now of course I totally get it, ha. Sometimes it feels like enough just to be able to type and knit. I have a whole new appreciation for people who come back after stroke or bad car accidents that's for sure!<br /><br />Good luck with that huge move - WHOA, that would be tough! We are moving 'up' again - the condo is larger than the house was, and the 'new' house is bigger than the condo. But I am hoping for zero clutter (which is why we have insanity-level custom cabinetry for organizing art and fabric supplies and I can only hope it's enough.) <br /><br />Love your idea for wardrobe reduction! We did a custom closet to make the most of the space we have for it but it is still pretty small, so I am pruning to a micro wardrobe of linens and silks and cottons and wool to wear year round. Only a few things will go out of season, everything else is for layering in winter and not, in summer. I will be a happy girl if it works out!Mary Keenanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260934319762115179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-37845496820109707972017-03-09T06:38:01.827-05:002017-03-09T06:38:01.827-05:00Oh! I do so sympathise and empathise. After a kn...<br />Oh! I do so sympathise and empathise. After a knee replacement whicch didn't work out I had physio for TWO YEARS and it still isn't right. Your broken bones on the other hand, (no pun intended but it made me smile all the same), will be fine. <br /><br />Good luck with the house move. I love moving house, but then I'm a bit strange! I'm in the throes of sorting out after moving from a large four bedroom house with a garage and outbuildings to a small three bedroom house with no storage, no garage or shed. <br />The problems are my yarn stash, my fabric stash, art and craft equipment and diy stuff. Much more difficult than the actual move. <br />The charity shops have received 98% of my wardrobe forcing me to use some fabric stash. How's that for a creative solution? <br />I hope you are recovering soon. Kathy <br />PS - your tap is very elegant even if large. Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07708742916520489308noreply@blogger.com