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70,083 5,351 January 27, 2016 at 03:56 PM in Rant
A fun little word that I've had to learn in the last week.

Guess who is going in for surgery number 13? laugh out loud
At least I think it's 13.. I kind of lost track along with body parts..but this time I get some shiny new parts added like metal cage and screws.. Whee

Anyone have experience with this? Do tell...
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02-11-2016 at 09:04 AM.
02-11-2016 at 09:04 AM.
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Strange... There's a rumor she's really just going in for a nose job.
does that mean we can't have a party at her house? Sadwalk
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02-11-2016 at 11:46 AM.
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Strange... There's a rumor she's really just going in for a nose job.
Um-hmmm. Yeah. Right. Nose job. Sure....
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02-11-2016 at 10:49 PM.
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Um-hmmm. Yeah. Right. Nose job. Sure....
You think it's a boob job? Noted.
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02-12-2016 at 01:40 AM.
02-12-2016 at 01:40 AM.
someone got a new job? Woot
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02-12-2016 at 04:50 AM.
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You boob! Stick Out Tongue
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02-12-2016 at 01:43 PM.
02-12-2016 at 01:43 PM.
My nose is fine the way it is Stick Out Tongue
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The other rumored parts.. were refurbed back in '07.. that all accounted for 4 of my previous surgeries..so umm no thanks.

Sometimes I think.. maybe I don't really need this and can avoid having this one now... then I walk for a bit like half a mile and hurt like a bitch and think.. yeah I need it now.

So I have been buying crap from Amazon... sock puller thing, cane and walker for rehab... grabber for stuff on shelves or the floor, handled dog poop scooper that lets you have the bag on it before scooping...

I'm just most concerned about taking care of Bea...well and things like laundry laugh out loud
I know I will manage... but 3 months of no twisting, bending or lifting things over 8 pounds is going to be very limiting and I really hate being told I cannot do something laugh out loud


So.. back to partying .. Whee Cheers
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02-12-2016 at 03:06 PM.
02-12-2016 at 03:06 PM.
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laugh out loud Sure.. all of you guys can come over.. mods, QA, De.. you can party while I just sit back and take my meds. Whee
Be sure to ask for Lortabs and post lots while you're medicated. Whee
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02-12-2016 at 03:16 PM.
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Be sure to ask for Lortabs and post lots while you're medicated. Whee
laugh out loud TR said the same thing to me.
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02-12-2016 at 03:28 PM.
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party at schooby's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! toga! toga! toga!
N41! bounce
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02-12-2016 at 03:32 PM.
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So.. back to partying ..
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laugh out loud TR said the same thing to me.
Its one of the Lounge Rules!!! nod

Didn't Autumn set that Standard long ago??? laugh out loud
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Its one of the Lounge Rules!!! nod

Didn't Autumn set that Standard long ago??? laugh out loud
laugh out loud I remember posting after my other surgery too.. Dilaudid in the hospital but oxy from home.
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02-12-2016 at 07:04 PM.
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You got this, Schoobs. You have been through so much already; you can handle this. hug
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02-13-2016 at 08:46 PM.
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Will you be in a wheelchair? Sounds like some of these tasks would be easier if you were in one.
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You got this, Schoobs. You have been through so much already; you can handle this. hug
hug Thanks miss finzz...


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Will you be in a wheelchair? Sounds like some of these tasks would be easier if you were in one.
Nope they do want patients up and walking ASAP. But I won't be allowed to twist, bend or lift (anything over like 8 pounds) for .. prob the first 3 months if not longer.

So I did buy all of the necessary "officially old" tools of the trade..laugh out loud A walker, cane, long handled dog doody bag hold scooper thing, grabber for stuff on shelves or off the floor, sock puller upper helper, and ordered a squeegee for the glass shower doors since I won't be able to bend around to wipe them down for a while.

shake head *sigh* Since I will be convalescing alone I am trying to be super prepared. I can't empty the dishwasher for that time period either so.. paper plates, and stuff that I can heat in the microwave or toaster over will be the menu for a while.

*was tempted to buy a snuggie laugh out loud But I just can't get myself to click the button hahah.

I have soups in the freezer..and several lists going...
To buy (I need to get in my last Costco run for a while..lol their big bag of carrots is 10 pounds haha),..need to stock up on a few things.

To do ( I already changed the furnace filters but want to make sure I do things like changing smoke detector batteries too since I sure as hell don't need one of those giving the low battery beeps at 3:00 am some day scaring the hell out of Bea, and me not being able to get on a ladder to reach up and change them)

To put within easy reach ...on counters or mid level shelves. Bea's food bowls are on one of those breakfast-in-bed serving trays.. ( I bought it recently to help her)..and added a chair next to them so I can eliminate the bending over to serve her spoiled majesty laugh out loud



Thank goodness for being able to work from home when I need to and ..for Netflix for when I am not working.

I'm probably putting 10 times more thought into all of this than I need to.. but I have always preferred to be over prepared if possible. *Brownies and Girl Scouts paying off laugh out loud
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