Big Don

As usual by the time I hear about things they are over. Somebody shoulda PM'ed me texted me or something. Anyway glad it all went well Big Don

 

Old age isn't for sissies... It's for the crusty, tough and wizened from experience. Guess we're stuck with you after all. Welcome back!

 

HEY DON! just heard about your upgrade. don't forget the jumper cables when you leave the house! hope yer doin good!

 

Once again, thank you all!

Hey there Mighty Duck, WHERE THE HECK HAVE YOU BEEN??????? Good to see you post here!

 

Hi BigDon, Glad too see ya up and running. You gots a lot of friends here bud, So glad to see ya back.
I have my favorite song for ya, sent it to EV once. Hope it cheers ya up. LOLLLLLLLLLLL

 

Well... it's a long story, Don. But in a nutshell, I had a hip revision (replacement of a failed previous hip replacement) at the beginning of March... discovered it was infected while in rehab... wound up with a total of four hip surgeries, which included one that entirely removed the hip (and left me with a medicated spacer in its place) for eight weeks while I was on IV antibiotics for MRSA-HA and enterococcus.

Went back to work part-time in mid-August, full-time in October, and just wrapped up outpatient physical therapy last month... but in the process of rebuilding the "surgerized" hip, the arthritis in the other hip and knee got a lot worse. Trust me, though -- I'm in no rush to for a replacement. It's painful, but at least I can hobble around with a cane... and right now, that's good enough for me!


Thanks for the welcome back. This getting old stuff is such an adventure...

 

oh my goodness you poor dear.....how awful for you to go thru all of that....i am so sorry to hear this. hugs honey....

 

No kidding. In fact, this getting old stuff is well, GETTING OLD! Golden Years? It would probably be best if I never meet the individual who coined that phrase. Had to be a salesman of some type or another. . .

Sorry to see about your problems there Ducks. I really had wondered what happened to you. Anyway, glad to see you back, even if you are sort of "hobbling around."