The Garden is Beginning to Bloom!

To All,
The garden is beginning to bloom is how I feel. I felt your prayers going into surgery. I slept well the night before which hasn't happened before. They started my I V with only one poke and that too has never happened. The femur rod was totally loose as it felt to me all along, yet has never showed up in ex rays. So when I felt that I was coming and going I often was. As I'd lift my foot to take a step the rod and gravity would actually turn my foot. Therefore each step I took for a full year truly was breath taking. A pleasant surprise if there wouldn't be any pain and a daily prayer if there was. You know the little breath prayers one will lift up quickly like: All for thee my Lord, This too shall pass, I'm not given any more than what God knows that I can handle ( often asking God if I made it yet or give me the strength to continue). etc.

I feared that the surgery wouldn't show anything and by having it I just sent myself back another year. Well, the problem has been found and corrected. Praise the Lord.

They did do the full surgery. The muscles were pulled away, the rod was removed, grinding ridges into the interior of my femur bone, a new rod was put in and anchored with cement and glue, bone grafting from the donor bank was done and plating the exterior of the femur was added for re enforcement. Then the upper part of my knee replacement was replaced. I got 31 staples this time. I was sent to my hospital room for a four day recovery with the goal of back to a nursing home for two months then back to Mary Free Bed for physical therapy for two weeks or better.

But with the "Round up of prayers" here is what has happened. After my 5th day in the hospital I was sent home with allot of heads shaking. I was walking again with a platform walker, doing stairs, and lifting my own leg again without help or aid devices. Cool Han! I was given therapy at home 3x a week and no driving for 6-8 weeks. Today, 9 days since surgery I felt well enough to do a girls priority. I drove to Mc Donalds and went junkin'. This is the best I have felt physically in nearly two years. My neighbors have asked me if they have postpone my surgery and when I proudly show them some leg, ( only to reveal the 31 staples still in place until Tuesday), they can't believe it. Nor I.

The other night I woke up to find that I was sleeping on my belly. Last time it took me 6 months to be able to do that because I waited for the muscles to gain there strength and reattach to the bone and with the rod slipping it was very painful to turn and change positions. I lived using my power chair and got to the point that I was using slide transfers. Now I use my walker90% of the day. I truly have a dream of AZ this year. But believe you and me only when I can with no risk of a set back. But isn't this good news. As you notice the sunshine, just know you are seeing some rays from my new, long lost smile.
Thankyou to my support team and all your prayers!
Love
Shellyrose