2015/10/31 13:34:24
Rain
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...)
 
2015/10/31 13:44:37
Beagle
oh, no!  I hope she recovers quickly!
2015/10/31 13:47:55
Wookiee
^^^^^ Likewise, I hope it goes well for you both.
2015/10/31 14:02:04
Rain
Thank you, guys. :)
2015/10/31 15:03:55
bayoubill
Hope all goes well. Being a nurse could be very fun. Wishing for a speedy recovery!
2015/10/31 16:03:31
BobF
POSITIVE VIBES ---> Rain
 
If you dress up for the part, please don't post pics

2015/10/31 16:23:26
bayoubill
Dear Santa, 
 
        Please Please Please  Please Please Please Please Please Please  Please Please Please bring me a nurse like this one. 
 

2015/10/31 16:53:20
Rain
Fortunately for you, I don't wear colours. 
 
That's the closest thing I found. 
 

2015/10/31 18:05:11
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
 
 
2015/10/31 18:12:27
michaelhanson
I like the colorful picture better.  More color, less black please. 
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