Weekend Update
Posted by Amy | Filed under Family, Random
I’ve been away from my computer for a while because my husband has been having knee surgery to repair his torn ACL and meniscus. Since I didn’t know what either of those were, I found this photo. Apparently his ACL was ripped totally apart. Yikes!
We got home on Friday and now his leg is attached to a machine to bend his knee. He has to have it on for 2 hours, then off for 2 hours, 8 hours a day for 14 days! Not fun because he’s in so much pain! So I hope to have time to get some bloggy things done eventually. I have lots of neat Christmas ideas, I just need to find the time to sit down and make them. Can anyone add more time to my day please? Wouldn’t that be nice?!
I was surprised when I got home from the hospital to find I Heart Faces had been featured on Blurb’s blog!
If you didn’t know, I just made a cool Blurb book for I Heart Faces. If you are needing a fun gift for the holidays, make a book! They are so easy to make and really nice. Plus, what grandma wouldn’t want a book of her grand babies?
I hope you have a nice weekend! I’ll be taking care of the hubs, messing with this giant knee moving machine and probably cleaning to get ready for my mom who is visiting for Thanksgiving. What are your plans? Are you traveling for Thanksgiving?
-Amy
Tags: blurb, book, Family, I Heart Faces, knee, Photography
November 20th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
The book looks wonderful!
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November 20th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Had a friend go through that very surgery a month or so ago; he had the same giant machine. And he is ALL better now.. that machine is a miracle worker. Take it easy, make big pots of soup, and believe that God is making sure that you take a well-deserved break!
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November 20th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
I’m a blog stalker, and a first time commenter. Hello!
My daughter had that very same surgery this summer. She found the big ‘bendy’ machine so dang comfortable that at the beginning she slept with it on. Her surgeon told her she could not over use the machine, using the parameters he gave her regarding range of motion.
Also, if you have the chance to buy a Polar Ice machine… GO FOR IT! That is the single best purchase we have made in regards to her healing!! Our daughter is an athlete and she uses that machine after workouts, etc. LOVE IT!!
Good luck!
As for more time in the day… I just told my husband earlier today that I really wish that there was one more day in the week… I really could benefit from the extra time too!!
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November 21st, 2009 at 8:55 am
OUch! Sounds painful! I hope he gets quick lickety spilit…
(By the way, I used your birthday tags today– thanks so much for sharing those! They work great!)
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November 21st, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Hope he feels better and recovers quickly. My dad was on a machine like that when he had hip surgery and I remember him being in a ton of pain. Hang in there!
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November 21st, 2009 at 4:14 pm
I hope your hubby gets to feeling better! And, congrats on being featured!
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November 21st, 2009 at 4:42 pm
I had that done 6 years ago. Definately get a Polar Ice Machine. I got a new ACL and I had a ‘rigid meniscus’…sounds funny! It’s amazing how they can make it all work again and then make you move your knew the very next day. It’s all mind over matter. If he ices it constantly the pain should subside. Best of luck!
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November 22nd, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Tell Hubby it will get better! I did the same thing and had to use the knee bender too and it gets easier everyday. The pain does subside too…..it’s the first few days that it’s tough. Then there’s PT. Good luck!
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November 23rd, 2009 at 9:01 am
Hope you HD heals well-
and I’m not surprised you were featured- you are one amazing lady!
Happy Day
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