first snow fall 2010
Saturday, November 06, 2010
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Friday, October 08, 2010
Sunday, July 04, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Harry Chapin - "The Story of a Life"
my life.............
November to present
Hip in November
Hip right before surgery early May
New hip........
Physical Theropy.....
On the road to recovery......
Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers...and help....
Special thanks to Sandy who has been a constant source of strength and encouragement and my coach..........
Cheers, John
my life.............
November to present
Hip in November
Hip right before surgery early May
New hip........
Physical Theropy.....
On the road to recovery......Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers...and help....
Special thanks to Sandy who has been a constant source of strength and encouragement and my coach..........
Cheers, John
Saturday, May 08, 2010
Total Hip Replacement (We Hope)
Yesterday (Friday) I went for the last hurdle before Hip replacement surgery on Tuesday....
My orthopedic surgeon's PA was to do a history and give me a physical.... Part of all of this was a new set of x-rays of my hip. When they took the new pictures there was an anomaly that they could not easily explain.... Here are the pictures one from November when I started having problems and one from yesterday.....
the bad hip is the one on the right in the picture....actually, it is my left hip...
Notice in the first picture that the bad hip is somewhat deteriorated but you can still see the femoral head (the ball)....... but, in the second picture the femoral head no longer exists, it is kinda pointed................Hummmm!!!
My doctors PA was startled as was the x-ray tech..... he asked things like have you had surgery on that hip? I said no, and then I said it kinda feels like it is floating.... he said, it is..... oops!!!
He sent the pictures to my surgeon (by PDA).... pretty cool!!! They have seen disappearing femoral head before, but not in 6 months so they were concerned..... end result......
Yesterday afternoon I had a MRI..... Surgery is still scheduled for Tuesday..... They want to make sure that there isn't something else going on besides osteoarthritis that could cause my femoral head to vanish....
Of course, getting an MRI at 4PM is too late in the day to get back any results on Friday, so we will wait for the results on Monday....
I am betting that the dang thing (femoral head) just wore out....could explain the sever pain I was in for all that time....
As of right now, surgery is still on for Tuesday and I will begin the road to recovery....
Please say some prayers for us as we move forward....
Cheers, John
Yesterday (Friday) I went for the last hurdle before Hip replacement surgery on Tuesday....
My orthopedic surgeon's PA was to do a history and give me a physical.... Part of all of this was a new set of x-rays of my hip. When they took the new pictures there was an anomaly that they could not easily explain.... Here are the pictures one from November when I started having problems and one from yesterday.....
the bad hip is the one on the right in the picture....actually, it is my left hip...Notice in the first picture that the bad hip is somewhat deteriorated but you can still see the femoral head (the ball)....... but, in the second picture the femoral head no longer exists, it is kinda pointed................Hummmm!!!
My doctors PA was startled as was the x-ray tech..... he asked things like have you had surgery on that hip? I said no, and then I said it kinda feels like it is floating.... he said, it is..... oops!!!
He sent the pictures to my surgeon (by PDA).... pretty cool!!! They have seen disappearing femoral head before, but not in 6 months so they were concerned..... end result......
Yesterday afternoon I had a MRI..... Surgery is still scheduled for Tuesday..... They want to make sure that there isn't something else going on besides osteoarthritis that could cause my femoral head to vanish....
Of course, getting an MRI at 4PM is too late in the day to get back any results on Friday, so we will wait for the results on Monday....
I am betting that the dang thing (femoral head) just wore out....could explain the sever pain I was in for all that time....
As of right now, surgery is still on for Tuesday and I will begin the road to recovery....
Please say some prayers for us as we move forward....
Cheers, John
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Lunch at the Mellow Mushroom
On Thursday, I took Dennis and Bo to the Mellow Mushroom!! We all went for the first time.
The food was delicious and they have a wonderful selection of beers on tap.... I had a Black Smith, that is half Guinness and half Smithwick...
Because I cannot drive while I am waiting for a new hip....... Dennis and Bo were helping me get my car serviced... it was a beautiful day, the sun was shining.....
3 amigos.................we had a lot of fun!!
After I got home, I sat on the deck with the dog!!!
Hope you had a good day Thursday and are having a good day today..
Cheers, john
On Thursday, I took Dennis and Bo to the Mellow Mushroom!! We all went for the first time.
The food was delicious and they have a wonderful selection of beers on tap.... I had a Black Smith, that is half Guinness and half Smithwick...
Because I cannot drive while I am waiting for a new hip....... Dennis and Bo were helping me get my car serviced... it was a beautiful day, the sun was shining.....
3 amigos.................we had a lot of fun!!
After I got home, I sat on the deck with the dog!!!
Hope you had a good day Thursday and are having a good day today..Cheers, john
Saturday, March 13, 2010
My Spring Break 2010 -
Prior to spring break it was decided that I would have full hip replacement as soon as possible.
On Monday of spring break I had a previously scheduled stress test for my heart. The films indicated a potential mild to moderate blockage in the lower part of my heart. So we scheduled a heart catheterization for Thursday morning.
The cath indicated an 80% blockage in one of the heart arteries in the lower part of the heart so my cardiologist inserted a stent and I spent the night in the hospital.....got to go home around 4pm on Friday to spend the rest of spring break resting and recuperating......
The good news is we found it and fixed it - the heart blockage... Hip surgery will have to wait at least four weeks and maybe longer for for the the heart and stent to heal. But that is okay since my hip surgeon is out of town for almost that long.
Sandy and I appreciate all of the prayers and support that have been given to us and all of the time Marie and Dennis have spent caring for us.
Blessings to you all, john
Prior to spring break it was decided that I would have full hip replacement as soon as possible.
On Monday of spring break I had a previously scheduled stress test for my heart. The films indicated a potential mild to moderate blockage in the lower part of my heart. So we scheduled a heart catheterization for Thursday morning.
The cath indicated an 80% blockage in one of the heart arteries in the lower part of the heart so my cardiologist inserted a stent and I spent the night in the hospital.....got to go home around 4pm on Friday to spend the rest of spring break resting and recuperating......
The good news is we found it and fixed it - the heart blockage... Hip surgery will have to wait at least four weeks and maybe longer for for the the heart and stent to heal. But that is okay since my hip surgeon is out of town for almost that long.
Sandy and I appreciate all of the prayers and support that have been given to us and all of the time Marie and Dennis have spent caring for us.
Blessings to you all, john
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
New post about Matthew's trip to Houston......
http://www.mattfay.blogspot.com/
Please pray for Matthew and his family.
Thanks, john
http://www.mattfay.blogspot.com/
Please pray for Matthew and his family.
Thanks, john
Sunday, January 10, 2010
More information about Matthew
http://www.mattfay.blogspot.com/
Please pray for Matthew and his family.
Thanks, john
http://www.mattfay.blogspot.com/
Please pray for Matthew and his family.
Thanks, john
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