I'm a nurse now.

And, over two years after the actual injury, having exhausted the less invasive options, my lovely lady underwent surgery for hip labral tear yesterday. 
 
And so now I get to play nurse. :)
 
The good news is that she's off for six months, so we get to spend more time together and to start working on our various musical projects.
 
But before we get to that, there is a lot of treatment required - all around, we are looking at practically six hours a day of physiotherapy, exercises, having her leg strapped into a contraption which raises it at an angle, and similar fun activities. That and having to sleep on her back with her feet kept at an appropriate angle by those funny foam boots. 
 
And crutches, obviously.
 
For the time being, it goes w/o saying that she's quite incapacitated, but the operation went absolutely fine and she should be recovering nicely.
 
She's also very courageous - for me, the simple thought of being strapped to a machine for hours every day or not being able to move around the house as I want would be a nightmare.
 
Even just those foam boots - I get claustrophobic thinking about it (foot claustrophobia, I wonder if there's anything about that on Web MD...)
 

^^^^^ Likewise, I hope it goes well for you both.

Hope all goes well. Being a nurse could be very fun. Wishing for a speedy recovery!

Dear Santa, 
 
        Please Please Please  Please Please Please Please Please Please  Please Please Please bring me a nurse like this one. 
 

Oh Lord Please no , not the coroner outfit , you wife is trying to recover   
 
Anyway , You get a pass for Halloween 
 
on a serious note , 
 
Rain ,
I wish you and your wife well and I hope you guys have a love filled speedy recovery .
 
I hope I'm not inflicting my views upon you with what I'm about to say …if so please disregard …
 
5 years ago I had a very bad cycling accident and the surgery involved replacing most of my left arm from a few inches above the elbow to the shoulder with titanium .At the time it was an emergency surgery ….
I will spare you all the details..
The gist of what happened was it put the brakes on my life physically and gave me the opportunity to do a little soul searching …looking back on it , as a result of having that experience I was able to free myself in a way from certain things that had kept me feeling stuck in my life ….if I had to do it all over again I would .
 
I know you like Bruce Lee since I saw a pic of yours on FB where you had one of his books on the shelf …
Back in the day Bruce had broken his back and he was stuck for like 8 months on a full body traction contraption the whole time …
During that time Bruce wrote The Tao of Jeet Kune Do  by dictating it to his wife ….
FWIW, this book has been one of my all time favorite reads 
 
all the best , 
 
Kenny
 
 

Rain
Fortunately for you, I don't wear colours. 
 
That's the closest thing I found. 
 

Nice!!

Rain

kennywtelejazz
Oh Lord Please no , not the coroner outfit , you wife is trying to recover   
 
Anyway , You get a pass for Halloween 
 
on a serious note , 
 
Rain ,
I wish you and your wife well and I hope you guys have a love filled speedy recovery .
 
I hope I'm not inflicting my views upon you with what I'm about to say …if so please disregard …
 
5 years ago I had a very bad cycling accident and the surgery involved replacing most of my left arm from a few inches above the elbow to the shoulder with titanium .At the time it was an emergency surgery ….
I will spare you all the details..
The gist of what happened was it put the brakes on my life physically and gave me the opportunity to do a little soul searching …looking back on it , as a result of having that experience I was able to free myself in a way from certain things that had kept me feeling stuck in my life ….if I had to do it all over again I would .
 
I know you like Bruce Lee since I saw a pic of yours on FB where you had one of his books on the shelf …
Back in the day Bruce had broken his back and he was stuck for like 8 months on a full body traction contraption the whole time …
During that time Bruce wrote The Tao of Jeet Kune Do  by dictating it to his wife ….
FWIW, this book has been one of my all time favorite reads 
 
all the best , 
 
Kenny
 
 

With her sense of humour, she'd actually dig the coroner outfit. ;)
 
Not inflicting at all! Thanks for sharing, actually.
 
We're rather positive about the whole thing. Obviously, the first weeks are a bit more demanding since I need to help her out for almost everything. But we also get to do things together - for exemple, I can do my cardio workout while she's on the stationary bike. We can do the physic while watching Star Trek and all.
 
And then when she's free to move around, we can start working on music, which I'm really looking forward to.
 
The toughest part was probably to get out of bed at 6 yesterday after a mere 2 hours of sleep and then spend 6 hours waiting. So, no big deal. really. :)
 
You remember right about Bruce Lee. He's always been one of my biggest inspiration, and an inspiration in practically every domain - even my attitude towards music has been shaped in part by his teachings. And I do keep his books at hand, always. (The 2 I own are some of the very few books I brought w/ me when we moved to the US.)
 
Actually, they sit on the top shelf with the music reference books and biographies. And an occasional cat.
 

 
 
 
 

Wow Krist,
Knowing what she does I really hope she heals both well and fast. You take good care of her.
I quoted because my kitty looks almost just like the one on the books. She is a tuxedo Manx. Boots in the back, slippers in the front and a REAL sweetie!
 
J
 
 

All the best for a speedy recovery. This might cheer you both up;
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news...tainment-arts-34704082

ampfixer
I don't know James, this could put fear and anxiety into die-hards.

LOL
 
Here's a little summary I'd just written when I saw the news an hour ago or so...
 
" In this day and age where special effects are visuals mistaken for a scenario, action for substance, and confusion for depth, you simply cannot attract the large audiences those networks and producers want and remain true to Star Trek. The horrendous Abrams movies were a brilliant demonstration of that, if very little else.
 
Expect to see crew members abandon the traditional Shakespeare quotes and Mahler music for references to the Twilight series and Beyonce, and "breathtaking, riveting, stunning" scenes to replace those lengthy discussions about ethical and philosophical issues. The dumbing down of Star Trek is underway..."
 
 
 
 
 

Your wife is a total babe Rain!!!

All the best for a speedy recovery.
Being half way through the recovery from a broken leg I can understand the frustration of restricted movement by external factors. For me it's a toe to groin plaster. I escaped surgery so considering what might have been, I've been very lucky to have a routine recovery.