Surgery Scheduled for Thursday

[Diane, Clouds assignment]

I will be having shoulder surgery to repair a full tear rotator cuff and carpal tunnel surgery on my left wrist on Thursday. For several months, I have been seeing specialists and having tests done, to find the cause of progressive loss of mobility of both arms and numbness in both hands. Both shoulders have full tears and both wrists have carpal tunnel. They'll be doing the left side on Thursday and if we see enough improvement in two months, we'll be doing the right side. I will be out of work for four to six months. I have six months accumulated sick time so the recoup time should still afford me some income.

The good news is that I will have plenty of time to spend on Happy Birdy. I'm left handed and will have to type with just my right hand, but Cloud has offered to respond to all HB posts for me. (I assured him that would not be necessary, but I did catch him trying to log in with his own name and password.)

My daughter and grandson are planning on moving in towards the end of November which will be a help. In the meantime she will be stopping in to help out with daily chores. I've repackaged bird seed mixes and soaked and frozen bean mixes in smaller containers that can be managed with one hand. I've also been stock piling heavy and bulky items so I'll only have to shop for the basics.

After Thursday my posts may not be so long-winded.

[birdie]

Will be thinking of you on Thursday, and will look for a short quick update as soon as you can so we know all went well. or a quick phone call to someone so they can let others know. I'm sure Cloud will be more than helpful to you in helping you heal, he's such a knowledgable little guy. Plus the girls will help too I'm sure, just explain to them no escaping is allowed for a few days.
Good luck with the surgery.

[too&me]

I think that Cloud will volunteer for stitch removal as soon as you need it (Or sooner). It will be so nice after you are all healed up. Keeping you in my thoughts and sending healing thoughts.

[Cheryl]

Prayers being said for a speedy recovery.

[Julie]

Oh goodness. Both rotator cuffs. Were you a heavy swimmer or something? Poor girl!!! And Carpel is just no fun, anyone who spends too much time sitting at a desk knows you are not playing opossum on us! Good luck and hope all goes well! We will be watching for a post on your wear abouts come Friday!

[iti hoa's mom]

Diane, wishing you a speedy recovery. There may be days you don't care that cloud is on the computer and I hope those days are far and few.

[Diane, Clouds assignment]

. . . Were you a heavy swimmer or something? . . . .

I think it was a combination of a lot of wear and tear. . . 27 years on a volunteer rescue squad, 19 years of which was also a volunteer firefighter, competitive volleyball, white water kayaking and renovating a 120 year old home. I've worked and played hard and it all caught up with me sooner than I expected.

[FoxersArtist]

Lots of prayers coming your way for a very speedy recovery (I know those procedures take some time to recover from). Please let us know how we can support you. My dad just had a shoulder surgery. It was successful, but he was in a lot of pain and felt really sick from the meds. He is doing better now, 10 days later. Will be think of you on thursday. Check in when you are feeling up to it.
-Anna

[Diane, Clouds assignment]

Thank you all for your kind words and wishes. I'm keeping positive thoughts. I don't like having limits on what I want to do. I do look forward to spending more time with birds and Hunter and being chauffeured around by my daughter for a change. Maybe I'll bug her to drop me at the mall to 'hang' with my friends. Hehehehe!

[Dot]

Putting you in my prayers.

[Patty, Linus and Co.]

Diane, I hope the surgery goes well and that you recover quickly and fully. I'm glad you had so much foresight in your planning for this, smart thinking! Take care of yourself and hope to hear from you soon.

[Larry, Baby and Me]

Best of luck Diane... Doing the Happy Birdy Get Well dance for you.

Lar

[Julie]

Maybe I'll bug her to drop me at the mall to 'hang' with my friends. Hehehehe!

You just need her to boot up your computer.... All of your friends are here waiting to hear from you post surgery!!!!!

Wishing you a swift recovery hon! My mother recently had a full elbow replacement, and she had horrible pain for like 3 days, but once she hit that 4th day she was only on simple advil for pain. She is doing MUCH better now. Those doc's sure do know what they are doing some times!

[Anne-Samantha's Mom]

you are in my thughts and prayers honey hugsssssssssssssssssss

[birdie]

tomorrow's the big day, will be thinking about you and praying for great results! check in as soon as you can.

[Diane, Clouds assignment]

I go in at 6:30 am and should be home by noon. Today I power washed all the cages and play gyms. They all have new chew toys that will be put in their cages when I get home so they will be occupied while I sleep. I have the girls favorite music set up on the computer in a random mix (Molly's country and Motown and Blossom's Celine Dion and Pavarotti). When I get home my daughter will move Clouds cage to the front window so he can watch the traffic and scream at the FedEx truck.

Thank you all again for all your kind thoughts and prayers. Keep the pictures and stories coming so I have something to occupy me for a few days. Hugs to all of you and your babies.

[iti hoa's mom]

Thinking of Diane and hope things go well for her.

[too&me]

I know it will go as planned and look forward to the new Cloud adventures as I know he will keep you entertained.

[Julie]

Oooo, its Thursday, we are thinking of you and sending healing wishes to you!

[FoxersArtist]

Lots of prayers headed your way today Diane. We love you!
-Anna

[Diane, Clouds assignment]

Ooooooooowwwwwwwwww . . . .home, surgery went fne, going to bed. Birds are very quiet . . . not even a peep from Cloud, maybe it's the sling. Going to bed, more later.

[birdie]

glad to hear all went well. don't forget to rest and don't over do.
They know mom hurts.

[Julie]

yeah, the little monster knows you are hurting. Sleep well, and feel better soon!

[Patty, Linus and Co.]

Feel better Diane. Big hugs!!

[lcarle]

Glad it went well. Like others have said, rest up and don't over do it!!! Prayers.

[too&me]

Thank you for the update and hope you got some sleep hard to do with a big owwie.

[Diane, Clouds assignment]

Guess what, I was the 1 millionth surgical patient at the Orthopedic Surgery Center. Wanna see my prize.

http://www.pbase.com/dizpost/image/118336533

I got home yesterday, took my pain meds and went to bed. When I woke up I looked out the window and thought, "Wow, I these are some cool meds."

http://www.pbase.com/dizpost/image/118336534

Hehehe, I'mmmm baaaack!

[birdie]

cool prize! pretty lady. Is that REALLY you? nice to see your face. How is the pain today?

[Diane, Clouds assignment]

Yes, thats me, but it's just a few minutes out of surgery. Maybe that's why my flock has been so quiet.
Oh, and I really didn't win a prize. I brought the box from home.

[birdie]

were you planning a surgery of your own? :haha: or just making sure Cloud was unarmed for the day.

[Diane, Clouds assignment]

were you planning a surgery of your own? :haha: or just making sure Cloud was unarmed for the day.

I had joked about one of the surgeons I had considered that seemed like he was running a marathon. I had two appointments with him and each one lasted about 1 1/2 minutes. Both times he walked out of the exam room talking into a mini-recorder. I never got to ask any of my questions. I joked that he probably used Ginsu knives for his surgeries. I had the box at home and threw in my bag on way to the surgery center, along with my camera.

Also, Cloud doesn't need knives, he can do more damage with his razor sharp beaks.

[birdie]

isn't that something all the money they charge and you see them for under 5 minutes :eek: wish I made that kind of $$.

[too&me]

That would have been so ironic, glad to see your sense of humor is intact.

[FoxersArtist]

Glad to know that everything went ok. So very amused to see that you REALLY WERE the millionth "customer"...er, patient. Knives? Seems kind of ironic since you won't be using them for a while. Glad the prize didn't go to an irate patient or one sufferinf delusions from the pain killers. HaHa....knives. Why knives.
-Anna

[Patty, Linus and Co.]

Glad you are feeling better, Diane. Rotor cuff surgery...there goes your NFL contract. Take care of yourself.