Post Surgery Update

Good Morning my friends sorry for the delay in this post ...surgery and all things relating to have NOT gone as planned ! You see I went to the hospital with all intentions of being there for 3-5 days (per insurance letter &Dr's word) instead 15 hours after surgery I was dismissed(and a lot of lil details being left out )  on very bad terms to say the least ,my last surgery was 1 1/2 hours long and I was in hospital 3 days on a morphine pain pump and I had private insurance, this surgery was 3 hours long and I had a state medical card so hence I apparently was not worthy of staying or recieving quality care (keep in mind both surgeries were in the same hospital same dr) and went hours without pain meds my pain was never under control etc etc   ! Upon arriving home my pain was SEVERELY out of control and the mere vicodin I was given did very lil to help it . I had a host of other issues to contend with but will explain some of those in pic captions. Just an all around HORRIFIC experience!

However Im going to jump ahead to today ....I had every intention of blogging and blog reading before now however I am not allowed to sit for more than an hour at a time for the first 4 weeks post surgery and well quite honestly sitting has proven to be extremely painful ...well everything has lol . The past 4 days Princess has been home sick so I have stayed up all day long until my mom got off of work and could take her to her house for a bit ..thus by the time I get to take a pain pill its bedtime or close to it and I am in excruciating pain ..hence laying in bed crying myself to sleep most nights !

I however am feeling a bit better than the above mentioned , but I do honestly feel the surgery was a complete failure and has caused other new issues :0( ..but I pray that will change and is just caused by my body trying to heal on the inside .The Dr. says it takes a complete year to recovery fully from back surgery ,it will be 4 weeks before I am supposed to do minimal tasks, and 3 months before I am to become far more active .

I have however mananged to create a bit while I was sitting up at random intervals ...most of the time when I am up I pace the floor it hurts but it is far less painful than sitting is . I will make a seperate post of the items I have created the next time I am up and about to share with y'all !

But all in all I am alive ,I am Blessed to be so  !

 So thats the quick run down , I'm heading back to bed as the Princess finally went to school today and I can lay down and try and catch up on some much needed rest . I am hoping by next week to be feeling well enough to visit with each of you and read your blogs! 

Wishing each of you a wonderful weekend ..and until we meet again ...Ill always be ...just a lil raggedy angie! hugs

 

PS I apologize to those that are offended by my tattoos ...:0/ 

allergy bracelet because Im allergic to nickel, latex, and adhesive so in pics below you will see what happens when they disregard this band 

upon arriving home I was swollen,in extreme pain ,crabby, crying uncontrollably , and fighting a major lupus flare

not the best pic but my mom took this when we arrived home all stripped up ..can you believe they held that huge incision together with glue and steri strips ???
 

I cant seem to move my pics but this was my first day spent with Princess ...was I ever glad to be home and have her with me



I came home covered in these burns from the metal adhesive electrodes they had all over my body during surgery ..that I was told would be removed immediately after surgery while I was still asleep ...they were finally removed 5 mins before dismissal when I took them off myself...they were also so kind as to use a latex catheter (so I consider myself blessed they didnt keep me any longer than they did or they might have killed me ) manymany things were done wrong and I was treated extremely poorly I was devastated

Princess On my "bike" as she calls it lol shes loves to ride on my walker when Im pacing the floors lol  cutest hitchhiker ever and shes got gas $$ how could I say no ???

this pic was taken on monday or tuesday of this week ...note the dent in my fat back thats where they removed the bone the Lamina from my spine to help decompress the nerves and my spinal cord

this was taken this morning 15 days after surgery making progress on healing but still some steri strips attached I appear to have a few stitches that were underneath now on the outside as I had a lil oops getting out of the car last saturday so I think I pulled too hard

Think Spring !!!

Hello to all ...well the BIG day has finally arrived ,I'm packed and ready to go ! I thought before leaving I would stop by and share a lil Spring /Easter decor with you ...it's nothing eggtravagant (lol ) this year as I have downsized a bit and I just didn't have the time or the energy to drag it all out ...however I did try and put a few things out for the Princess and I to enjoy , as I know I won't be able to go to the attic and drag things out once home from the hospital . I hope you enjoy our visit , and I Thank Each and Everyone of you from the bottom of my lil raggedy heart for all your love , support and prayers and I hope to visit with each of you real soon  ! Wishing each of you an early Spring , and until we meet again ...Ill always be ...just a lil raggedy angie ! hugs

 

 this handsome fella is made by the very talented Stacey McClure of Tattered N Torn Prims

a lil corner of the gathering room

spring sheep and forsythia on the gathering room cabinet

lamb, daffodills , lights ahhhh

a beautiful bunny that belonged to my grandma

on the kitchen table riser

sheep no flash

on top of the hoosier in kitchen

bunnies from my blog pals in a basket in the kitchen

princess put this on the top of the microwave :0)

and a beeswax bunny out for a spring ride on the shelf in the kitchen this was made by WillowB Primitives on Etsy /FB

Cha...Cha...Cha...Cha...Changes....

Hello Everyone thought I would stop by and share what Princess and I have been working on a lil at a time over the past month or so. After my surgery I will require the use of a walker for an indefinite period of time ...ie: I will no longer be able to climb the stairs to get to our bedrooms or my studio , so with some help from family and lots of tweaking and moving things lil by lil ...we have changed our downstairs home gym into our new bedroom /studio . This will allow an easier transition on both of us when I return home from the hospital :0) !  It's nothing fancy but it will do until I recover and we get moved into our new apartment ...this new set up allows for some of  her toys to be on the main floor of the house and for her to still have her own sleep space .. this room also adjoins the bathroom which will make for a much shorter walk for me and my walker ...as well as I have a place to sew if and when I do get to sit up(I'm not allowed to sit up for more than an hour at a time ) .I also brought all our clothes down etc...I had to change out the type of clothes I had readily available as I will NOT be able to wear jeans again for months and I have to wear white cotton shirts only under my sexy BLUE brace :0) . We needed all the extra clothes we could have downstairs as I won't be doing laundry as frequently as I do now .lol

Tomorrow I am going to finish cutting out lots of goodies to work on , while I recover should the mood strike that way I don't have to bring the entire fabric lot down just sew things together and stuff them :0) .

Today while tracing things in the studio..I looked over and spied one giggling princess and her fuzzy partner in crime leaning in the window ...perplexed with something outside Ill let the pics share the rest .

Well my friends that's all I have left today ...wishing each of you a wonderful day ...and until we meet again ..Ill always be ..just a lil raggedy angie! hugs

Sewing is a sickness ...it has to be what person has major surgery and all they can think about is how on earth will they sew from bed lol

 

pass through the closet to the bathroom ...o and I spy my evil foe Ol blue :0/

whatever is out there sure has both of their attention

OOPS the Ole Fudge Kitty Butt Treatment ...hes trying to tell her thats his window and hes not gonna share lol

the princesses new space

well no wonder they are preoccupied he kept playing peek a boo with them as he went round n round the tree pecking bugs :0)

Details...

 A Blessed Sunday to all !!! Thought I would make a quick post bring eveyone up to speed ...yesterday came and went quickly , today however is moving far slower lol . Yesterday I recieved in the mail a letter from my surgeon stating that I am scheduled for surgery Thursday at 3:30 pm and am to arrive by 1:30 ...am anticipating being in the hospital from 3-5 ...maybe more... maybe less. I will try my very best to post once I return home from the hospital as long as I am able . I am pretty sure that my mom ...whom is taking me for surgery in the interim will post on my FB to keep everyone updated as to my "status" .
The Tenative Schedule from now till surgery .... Today Princess and I are having a "jamma day" ...and just doing as lil as possible, I plan on heading to the studio at some point today to cut out some things for me to work on when I am up n about during recovery .
Monday ... No school  for Presidents Day ...and thats a light housework day for me .
 Tuesday I have a few errands to  run and a princess to organize n pack up  .
 Wednesday Im hoping to get a haircut and get all the bedding laundered .
Thursday ...Ill be pacing the floors until time to leave for the hospital . 
I hope to spend my recovery catching up on blog reading and visiting with each of you(as long as I still have internet when I get home ...its still in the exes name and I cannot afford to have it switched )  , I have been a terrible blogger lately and for that I am sorry , just don't know what to say or have anything exciting to share and thats if I have the time . 
I will try and check back in before surgery if not ... Thank You all in advance for your thoughts and prayers . Im sending lots of  love n hugs to each of you ...and until we meet again ...Ill always be ...just a lil raggedy angie ! hugs!!