Cicerogirl, The PhD Version
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Question for those w/ artificial knees -
I had my first knee replacement done in March (so this is the first really cold weather I have endured since then) and just had the second one done in early November. We have h...
Cicerogirl, The PhD Version posted a discussion topic 10 years, 11 months ago
OT: First birthday pics of Gus -
Here are a couple of pictures that I took of Gus on his first birthday with his birthday present. He is currently 80 pounds and will likely pick up another 5 or so over the nex...
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OT: pics of the puppy I am getting in January -
Gus is getting a little sister in a few weeks. I went to the breeder's (1.5 hours away) today to select her (I had first pick of the 4 females, but one is a very small runt, an...
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While we are on the topic of lingerie obsession... -
I think I probably have a pajama/nightgown addiction and might even need an intervention, LOL. It is mostly an addiction to pajamas, which, interestingly, I never wore when I wa...
Cicerogirl, The PhD Version posted a comment 11 years ago
Six years and counting... :)
Cicerogirl, The PhD Version posted a discussion topic 11 years ago
Question about activity after knee replacements -
I am only 4.5 weeks put from my second knee replacement, so am still pretty limited in what I can do, but I am looking forward down the road a few months, and am wondering about...
Cicerogirl, The PhD Version posted a discussion topic 11 years ago
TKR healing, depression, poor eating, accountabili -
Tomorrow will be four weeks since I had my second knee replaced. Healing is going pretty much the same as with my first one, which means that at this point, the overall pain lev...
Cicerogirl, The PhD Version posted a discussion topic 11 years ago
OT: I was able to drive today (exactly 3 weeks af -
I was starting to go stir crazy stuck in the house or having to rely on my mom or a friend to give me a ride to the doctor, pharmacy, grocery, etc.. My knee pain has been bette...
Cicerogirl, The PhD Version posted a discussion topic 11 years, 1 month ago
Family feud -
I have a VERY small family: just my mom, one brother (the one is deceased), a SIL, and then an aunt, uncle, and cousin in Michigan (that we see about once every 5-10 years!). S...
Cicerogirl, The PhD Version posted a discussion topic 11 years, 1 month ago
OT: a sister for Gus in January -
Because of my knee surgery, I had to pass on one of the Scottie puppies that were going to be ready to come home the week before Christmas -- I just knew I wouldn't be up to car...
Cicerogirl, The PhD Version posted a comment 11 years, 1 month ago
Scottie girls - 5 days old
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Knee is really swollen but Dr says it is fine -
I saw the ortho surgeon today for my 2-week follow up. He took the usual post-op xrays, and said they both looked good. I explained my encounter with Gus when he asked why it w...
Cicerogirl, The PhD Version posted a discussion topic 11 years, 1 month ago
$#}*%& OUCH! -
I love Augustus like crazy, and he has been extra protective of me while I have been incapacitated by my knee, but he --all 72+ pounds of him-- came racing into the kitchen whil...
Cicerogirl, The PhD Version posted a discussion topic 11 years, 1 month ago
Second TKR done and I am home! -
Tomorrow, I will have survived the first (dreaded) week of my second total knee replacement. I had some major issues with pain management and subsequent lack of sleep in the ho...
Cicerogirl, The PhD Version posted a discussion topic 11 years, 1 month ago
Just got done with my email to the Dir of Patient -
I basically laid everything out about how the head nurse and hospitalist were both so fucking worried about my low blood pressure (same guy oversaw my previous knee replacement...
Cicerogirl, The PhD Version posted a discussion topic 11 years, 1 month ago
MRSA -
I had my pre-op testing done on Tuesday for my knee replacement this coming Tuesday, and they called me today to tell me that the MRSA swab came back positive and that I needed ...
Cicerogirl, The PhD Version posted a discussion topic 11 years, 1 month ago
Tramadol now being tracked along with opioids -
Since many of us take Tramadol for arthritis or other issues now that we cannot take NSAIDs, I thought people might like to know that many states are adding Tramadol, which is n...
Cicerogirl, The PhD Version posted a discussion topic 11 years, 2 months ago
I now know why I keep developing kidney stones. T -
I saw the urologist today because he had the LithoLink urine analysis results back. I still am not drinking as much as I should (no surprise there), but the problem is that the...
Cicerogirl, The PhD Version posted a discussion topic 11 years, 2 months ago
OT: Gus is getting a little sister! (w/ picture) -
Well, it looks like Gus is going to get a little sister the week before Christmas!
She will be one of the little black Scottish Terrier lasses below (and is coming from the...
Cicerogirl, The PhD Version posted a discussion topic 11 years, 2 months ago
Need some info on lack of intestinal adaptation wi -
I do pre-op psych evals part-time, and therefore need to be fairly well informed about all of the various surgeries (although the surgery group I work for does not do bands (tha...
