Dearest Susan,
I have been beyond busy this week with work/kids/visiting relatives, but I just got caught up on your posts… I never made it to the two year mark after my original surgery either, and it was incredibly difficult to mentally cope with everything in recovery being reset to zero. Fast forward to now where I am 2.5 years post revision, and in October it will be 4 years since my original surgery. I made so many improvements after the 2 year mark! I still feel that I am making improvements in ability to move and other things. I took tylenol twice a day every day at the two year mark, and I maybe take tylenol 3 times a week now, usually in the evenings after a long day.
As far as how it happens to us to be "the one" to have the rare complication, at work we refer to it as "the friends and family" plan (remember those dumb old cell phone commercials?). I am a hospital nurse and so many of my coworkers and their families have had unusually bad things happen to them medically. It seems like the bad things happen more often to the nurses and their families! My point anyway is it is apparently random and we never give a thought to rare complications until one happens to us or someone we know. I simply do not believe we are chosen and that this stuff happens for a reason. My beliefs go along the lines of "shit happens." Just my two cents worth here!
Take care and thanks for keeping us posted. Your fan club is following along.
I have been beyond busy this week with work/kids/visiting relatives, but I just got caught up on your posts… I never made it to the two year mark after my original surgery either, and it was incredibly difficult to mentally cope with everything in recovery being reset to zero. Fast forward to now where I am 2.5 years post revision, and in October it will be 4 years since my original surgery. I made so many improvements after the 2 year mark! I still feel that I am making improvements in ability to move and other things. I took tylenol twice a day every day at the two year mark, and I maybe take tylenol 3 times a week now, usually in the evenings after a long day.
As far as how it happens to us to be "the one" to have the rare complication, at work we refer to it as "the friends and family" plan (remember those dumb old cell phone commercials?). I am a hospital nurse and so many of my coworkers and their families have had unusually bad things happen to them medically. It seems like the bad things happen more often to the nurses and their families! My point anyway is it is apparently random and we never give a thought to rare complications until one happens to us or someone we know. I simply do not believe we are chosen and that this stuff happens for a reason. My beliefs go along the lines of "shit happens." Just my two cents worth here!
Take care and thanks for keeping us posted. Your fan club is following along.
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