HARD TIME LATELY
HEY GANG, GOOD TO BE BACK ON THE WEB AGAIN. MY INTERNET HAS BEEN OUT SINCE THE STORM. BUT, WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU WAS A FALL THAT I HAD ON SEPT. 20. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 6AM WHEN I FELL DOWN SOME BRICK STEPS OUTSIDE OF MY SISTER'S HOME. I LAID ON THE CONCRETE FOR 10MIN., YELLING FOR MY MOTHER OR MY SISTER. I WAS IN EXTREME PAIN AND THOUGHT THAT MY LEFT KNEE SURELY WAS BROKEN. I COULDN'T MAKE ANYONE HEAR ME, BECAUSE THEY WERE BOTH ASLEEP, BUT I FINALLY SET OFF MY CAR ALARM AND WOKE THEM UP. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO MY WORKPLACE BY AMBULANCE. MY KNEE WAS NOT BROKEN, ONLY DISLOCATED. BUT I WAS IN SUCH EXTREME PAIN, THROUGHOUT BOTH LEGS, THAT I WAS ADMITTED FOR PAIN CONTROL. TO MAKE A VERY LONG STORY AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE, I STAYED IN FGH FOR 15 DAYS. AS IT TURNED OUT, THE REASON I WAS IN SUCH PAIN WAS THAT I WAS HEMORRHAGING INTO MY LEGS FROM BILATERAL KNEE INJURIES. WHEN THIS WAS DISCOVERED, I HAD ALREADY LOST 7 UNITS OFBLOOD. MY HEMOGLOBIN HAD GONE FROM 12 ON THE DAY OF THE FALL, TO 5.8 FIVE DAYS AFTER THE FALL. I SPENT SEVERAL DAYS ON CONTINUOUS MORPHINE INFUSIONS AND WAS GIVEN 6 BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS. AS IT TURNED OUT, MY LEFT ANKLE WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN ON THE 9TH DAY OF MY STAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I FEEL AS THOUGH I HAVE BEEN THROUGH HELL AND BACK. I HAVE BEEN HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL FOR 2 WEEKS NOW. I HAVE HOMEHEALTH AND PHYSICAL THERAPY 3 TIMES A WEEK. MY LEFT LEG IS IN A CAST AND I AM WALKING WITH A WALKER. THINGS ARE IMPROVING NOW THOUGH. I WILL GET MY CAST OFF IN 2 MORE WEEKS ANDTHEN CONTINUE MY PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR MY ANKLE. MY PAIN IS SOMEWHAT BETTER, BUT I AM STILL TAKING SEVERAL LORTAB A DAY, JUST TO GET BY. MY MOM, WHO SHARES A HOME WITH ME IN OAKGROVE, HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL NURSE AND A GOD SEND. SHE HAS HAD TO TAKE CARE OF ALL OF MY PHYSICAL NEEDS. THANK GOD THAT I HAD LOST 50 POUNDS BEFORE THE FALL OR THIS WHOLE ORDEAL WOULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. MY APPETITE SINCE THE FALL HAS BEEN VERY POOR AND I AM SURE THAT MY WEIGHT LOSS HAS CONTINUED, ALTHOUGH I CANNOT GET AN ACCURATE WEIGHT WITH THIS BIG CAST ON. PLEASE KEEP ME IN YOUR PRAYERS, AS I STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO TO BE BACK TO MY OLD SELF AGAIN. I WENT FROM BEING AN ACTIVE NURSE WHO NEVER CALLED IN SICK, TO SITTING IN MY RECLINER MUCH OF THE DAY, WATCHING TV. HOPE THIS HAS NOT BEEN TOO TERRIBLY LONG, AND THAT ALL OF YOU ARE DOING OK. TAMMY, I AM SORRY TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE STILL SO SICK, BUT THINGS DO GET BETTER, I PROMISE. LOVE TO YOU ALL,
JANICE ARMSTRONG
Arlies 
Janice,
I am soooo sorry that you had such a hard fall. I hope that you are feeling better now. It is a good thing that you had lost weight or the trauma would have been worse! I slipped on a stair in New Orleans about 10 years ago and fell down a flight of stairs landing on the concrete walk on my head. Thank God I wasnt injured like you, but I looked like Rodney King after his beating in the news.....I can laugh now but I looked rough!
Hang in there and I will be thinking of you. Just concentrate on getting well!!!!
Love,
Cheryl
Ms. Janice,
I am so sorry to hear that you have had such a hard time hun. I wish I would have known, is there anything I can do to help. Please let me know. I cant imagine the pain you are in I know it has to be bad. I wondered about you at the meeting the other night since you are almost always there. Please if you need anything let me know and tell your mother hello for me she is such a sweet lady. Hope you feel better soon.
Barry
Janice, I hope you feel better soon, so sorry you had a bad spill. I know your journey was going smooth until this bump in the road. Things will get better, and you already know everyday looks a little brighter.
Take Care!!!!!
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