Kimmie 1 v Emu 0

Hi Everyone
Today marks 10 weeks since the story of the emu began.
The last 2 working weeks (10 days) have been filled with 8 days of Dr's appts, 1x final SUCCESSFUL surgery & lots of travel to get everywhere & rehab in amongst everything. To say I'm exhausted is probably an understatement.

Things are moving in a positive direction with the rehab a couple of degrees at a time (as that is how the measure things). Again all the rehab you have to do pays off even though it is arduous & painful at times. Slow and steady wins the race as they say and there are no shortcuts.

Karl has been a trooper, ferrying me around to everywhere & making sure my nutritional needs are met....gotta live a cheffy hubby.

So staying positive, doing everything that my therapist ask of me & I'll be nearly as good as new (in an extended period of time).

Happy FriYAY & have a fabbo weekend!!
Love Kimmie xxx
 
Kimmie said:
Hi Everyone
Today marks 10 weeks since the story of the emu began.
The last 2 working weeks (10 days) have been filled with 8 days of Dr's appts, 1x final SUCCESSFUL surgery & lots of travel to get everywhere & rehab in amongst everything. To say I'm exhausted is probably an understatement.

Things are moving in a positive direction with the rehab a couple of degrees at a time (as that is how the measure things). Again all the rehab you have to do pays off even though it is arduous & painful at times. Slow and steady wins the race as they say and there are no shortcuts.

Karl has been a trooper, ferrying me around to everywhere & making sure my nutritional needs are met....gotta live a cheffy hubby.

So staying positive, doing everything that my therapist ask of me & I'll be nearly as good as new (in an extended period of time).

Happy FriYAY & have a fabbo weekend!!
Love Kimmie xxx
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This is great news - and a credit to you.
 
Yeah on the surgery going well. :) Glad to hear you are continuing the fight and winning! I know it's tough at times, but we're all behind you and sending good karma your way. I hope the Dr. appointments get farther apart so you can have more rest while you do the PT and continue to recover.

It's a mini celebration when you discover you can do something normally again, even if it's a simple thing like reaching a shelf for a cup. Best wishes to you and Karl.
 
Kimmie it is good to see you are keeping Nurse/Cook/Driver/House cleaner/Gardener/Handyman/Dog walker Karl busy.
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Fantastic that your latest surgery was successful, keep up the good work.
 
I hope Caretaker Karl and Kimmie are doing well. Rest, physio, the odd Dr visit and recuperation are all good. Still sending good thoughts your way. :) Karl needs some self love time now and then too. I'm thinking Kimmie might need a mani/pedi about now. ;)
 
EricV said:
I hope Caretaker Karl and Kimmie are doing well. Rest, physio, the odd Dr visit and recuperation are all good. Still sending good thoughts your way. :) Karl needs some self love time now and then too. I'm thinking Kimmie might need a mani/pedi about now. ;)
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Hey mate,
We are doing ok!! Am updating every 2 weeks now as there isn't lots to report and the rehab road plan is all in place and moving slowly.

I did consider a mani/pedi when in Albury yesterday for my weekly hand therapy appointment but thought better of it since the can't move my right arm are some fingers how the would like. Having half painted fingers on each hand while some would call fashionable these days just doesn't sit well with this old duck. BTW have been to one of those places, it just makes we shudder and what other things I could catch if they aren't cleaned properly and frankly I don't need anything else to worry about.

I did get a hairdresser several weeks ago which felt magical and have another booked next week....a little self pampering for me too (since I usually cut my own hair)

Nurse Karl is doing fine and takes hid naps in the afternoon between ringing of the Kimmie bell (seriously we do NOT have a bell). He does take very good care of me and when he LETS me, I take good care of him.

So stay tuned for tomorrows update...

Thanks again for thinking of me.
 
Hi Everyone
12 weeks today and boy have I come a long way. From being bed ridden for 4 solid weeks, going through septic shock, learning to walk, use my arm/fingers again and rehabilitation at home - who'd have thunk it!!

Telehealth call yesterday with one of my trauma Dr's from Liverpool Hospital went really well. The team were amazed that they were releasing me from hospital at 7 weeks but did say "I was the best patient they've had in a long time". Hard work and sheer determination pays off.

All other rehab/physio is a slow road as I mentioned at the 10week mark. Unfortunately there are no short cuts and the body sure as hell let's you know when you are doing the wrong thing or haven't done enough of the right thing. I've a few more degrees of movement in my wrist but it is still pretty much like a fence post (rigid). Working on my fingers with simple actions you take for granted...like opening the draw that has a bar handle (which I couldn't do last week) so there is progression but it's slow.

Karl, the furbabies & I are otherwise doing ok. We are learning new levels of time and patience requirements. I've also learnt that asking for help can be a great thing and that taking it slow and steady is better than being quick and dead (a bit extreme I know but funny how events put life into perspective).
All in all life is good.

I'd like to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year.
Take care if you are travelling.
Thank you for being there for me.

Will catch you all up after
Xmas.

Happy FriYAY & have a great weekend.
Love Kimmie xxx
 
Not sure why, but I didn't see your post until this morning Kimmie.
I'm truly happy to see you're out of the hospital and on a solid road to recovery.
Take your time with home recovery. It's easy to get ahead of yourself and hurt yourself just doing "small things" you think are okay.

Heal!!!

Aikens
 
Thank you for the update Kimmie and great to hear all is well in the house and progress is happening for you. I hope that continues without any major setbacks and you can some day look back on this adventure with only a great story to tell, forgetting the pain and struggles to some degree.

Know that you are part of this community, far and wide that it may be, and you continue to be in our thoughts.
 
SteveAikens said:
Not sure why, but I didn't see your post until this morning Kimmie.
I'm truly happy to see you're out of the hospital and on a solid road to recovery.
Take your time with home recovery. It's easy to get ahead of yourself and hurt yourself just doing "small things" you think are okay.

Heal!!!

Aikens
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Hey Steve,
I don't post a lot but have many Aussie friends on here and now some "over the pond" friends that I've not ever met in person.
This community that we share is absolutely amazing and has helped me get through this "Life experience" I'm now travelling - so thank you for your kind words and encouragement.

Hurting yourself doing small things - I hear you "loud and clear" on that one.
Thought I'd lift the dining chairs off the table when Karl was away & hurt my back (one of the few parts of me that wasn't previously damaged), won't be doing that again.

Healing is all in the plan mate!!
Thanks again
 
Hi Everyone
16 weeks, boy how the time flys.
Hope you all had a fabulous Xmas & New Year. Karl & I enjoyed a quiet one with his folks visiting, eating fabulous food and having Mango Daiquiri's for breaky (as you do) .

Continuing with the multiple physio that's required and have made great progress with my hips and ankle. The hip/ankle therapist is happy with the recovery that she has said I can start line dancing again but to pick the dances carefully . Also doing a bit of housework which is a physio session in itself on all fronts. Again selective in the chores I do, not trying to do everything in 1 day and have Karl pick up the balance. So getting back to a bit of normality.

Am able to walk 2km in one go now which is really impressive considering when I got home I couldn't get to the letterbox. Still no driving so rely on my ever supportive Sweety to chauffeur me around.

On the hand front, it's a little bit of a different story. I'm making progress but it is much much slower than everything else. My hand therapist is happy with the hard work I've put in to get this far. However after meeting with the fracture clinic & requiring further CT scans during the xmas break, the Albury surgeon wants to operate again. Appears that a couple of the screws in the plate are impinging on areas of my wrist, affecting my ongoing rehabilitation and how much use of this hand I will have in the long run. I have an appointment with the surgeon next week to discuss in detail what all this entails as I am a tad bit nervous about this.

On the plus side, I can now pick up a can of drink, open a draw, turn the door handles, use pegs, put on a sock & brush my teeth with my right hand. Working on a coffee cup as the weight and handles are a little more difficult, but I'll get there.

Lack of being able to use my right hand arm has resulted in frozen shoulder which isn't pleasant & extremely painful. So in addition to everything already going on am now dealing with this also.

How's the mental state, most people seem to be worried about it. Look to be totally honest, I'm OK. Get a little frustrated sometimes & wish I could get more sleep than I do. I don't dwell on what's happened, look forward to what I can do with each milestone and have a goal to get a new bike and punch out some kilometres in helmet space...all pretty positive I my book.

That's about it for now. Look after yourselves & have a happy FriYAY.
Love Kimmie xxx
 
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