Like so many bloggers I have grand intentions that include posting often, beautiful pictures, compelling content. Like so many bloggers I fail but like so many eternally optimistic bloggers we come back and try again and again.
So here I am once again with a bare post, no pics today, filled with the intention and hope that I can keep this little cozy spot I have here on the internet more active.
So what's up with me? Not much as usual.
My daughter's family did come for a visit on my birthday in June and we had a great time! We spent a week at their house over the 4th of July holiday. They have done a great job of masking and only doing essential errands out of their home just like we do so we were comfortable spending time with them. We also spent one evening with my son and his wife. We shared good food, lots of movies and spent time playing card games like 5 Crowns and Tripoly. I highly recommend both of these games for family fun.
Beyond that I am still reading through my gift stash of books and knitting to use up more of the yarn I have collected over the years.
Jim's recovery from shoulder surgery is going well. He has physical therapy twice a week now and is making good progress. He does not have a full range of motion yet but each week is better than the one before.
Leave a comment and let me know how you are doing these days. I'd love to hear from you!
Back with more again soon.
Take care and stay cozy!
Blogging about family, books, knitting, crocheting, home and travel. With my husband's retirement we have traded the mountains of Wyoming for the desert and bigger city life in Arizona.
Showing posts with label shoulder surgery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shoulder surgery. Show all posts
Monday, July 13, 2020
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Surgery and Recovery
The last couple weeks I have been spending a lot of time paying attention to Jim. He recently had surgery on a torn rotator cuff.
The day of the surgery I dropped him off at the hospital and came back home to wait. With the Covid19 complicating life right now I was not allowed to wait in the hospital. I did feel he was in good hands since he works there and everyone seems to know him. I got a call that he was ready to leave the hospital and went over to pick him up. At the main entrance my temperature and name were taken. I took advantage of the hand sanitizer station there too.
Next I had to walk back to the surgery department to sign papers and get instructions for him. I sanitized my hands again and of course I was masked for this whole process. I do think it is usually a good idea for instructions for care to be told to two people so that details that may be important are less likely to be missed.
Once home he had to keep a sling on, nearly 3 weeks out still using the sling. He handled the pain very well and the frustrations of being one handed as well. He went to work this week and is handling it well too. He has found sleeping in his recliner with the sling and the cpap machine he uses easier that trying to sleep in bed with those things. Physical therapy has started once a week so far and will change to twice a week at about 6 weeks post surgery.
Back with more again soon.
Take care and stay cozy!
The day of the surgery I dropped him off at the hospital and came back home to wait. With the Covid19 complicating life right now I was not allowed to wait in the hospital. I did feel he was in good hands since he works there and everyone seems to know him. I got a call that he was ready to leave the hospital and went over to pick him up. At the main entrance my temperature and name were taken. I took advantage of the hand sanitizer station there too.
Next I had to walk back to the surgery department to sign papers and get instructions for him. I sanitized my hands again and of course I was masked for this whole process. I do think it is usually a good idea for instructions for care to be told to two people so that details that may be important are less likely to be missed.
Once home he had to keep a sling on, nearly 3 weeks out still using the sling. He handled the pain very well and the frustrations of being one handed as well. He went to work this week and is handling it well too. He has found sleeping in his recliner with the sling and the cpap machine he uses easier that trying to sleep in bed with those things. Physical therapy has started once a week so far and will change to twice a week at about 6 weeks post surgery.
I don't usually put pictures of myself online but I wanted to show Jim in better shoulder days. This was at Volcano National park last November. I finally got to see a volcano and loved being there! He always takes a great picture, me not so much. Oh well.
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