I'm so tired of this! (Venting again!)

[vlcarr]

One thing that worked for me when I was immobile was a cooler by my chair. My husband would fix a sandwich, salad, fruit, etc and we would put it in the cooler by my chair since I could not get to the kitchen to make something to eat. He would put cereal in a tupperware bowl and put some milk in the cooler. It was a life saver--no hot food but it got me through the day. Just thought I would share since you really need to keep your strength up.

[Lani]

sometimes during the act of performing orthopaedic surgery a bone can be weakened in ways not expected preoperatively (cracks can develop, two week points can be joined in one combined fracture, bones can just break into many pieces--"comminuted". Sometimes without any complications at surgery the bone fracture is found to be much more involved and complicated at surgery, than appeared on preoperative imaging studies(especially if they were MRIs rather than CTs)

This can cause a change in instructions given post-operatively ie, need not to put full weight on limb, need to limit certain motions

Can you ask to get a copy of the operative report to see if it intimates that anything needed to be done that was not expected preoperatively?

It could be that is the reasoning for limiting your walking and physical therapy.

If noone will give you a good explanation as to why your activities are much more limited than what you had been told preoperatively, perhaps getting a copy of the operative report and taking it for a second opinion to Dr. Jeffrey Eckhardt @ UCLA (their orthopaedic tumor specialist) would be in order,

In order for you to go along with the program to get the best report, it is imperative that you UNDERSTAND THE WHYs and WHEREFORES of their instructions/limitations placed for your recovery

Just my two cents

[WolverineFan]

Chelee,

I feel so badly for you and don't even know what to say. Please hang in there, and know that you have a loving, supportive family here for you ALWAYS!!

Take care,

Hayley

[Cal-Gal]

Chelee-

I am so sorry that you are going through all of this---

[Chelee]

Vicky, Some how I missed the last few replies here. But that was a great idea about filling a cooler with food. What a great hubby you have! He sounds like a real keeper! My husband just came home from work those nights and told me about how they had prime rib, & baked potato one night. Ribs another...& all kinds of good food. (That was nice of him to share that with me.)

Small update though. Just today I managed to walk very short distances without my walker or cane in the house. I have a long ways to go still...but I think I will be rid of this walker soon. (I hope so anyway!) The pain has subsided some too. It's been 45 days and it seems like it's been 4 months. But I'm finally making some progress. I see the ortho for a follow-up this Tues.

Lani, I just got the surgical report last wk. I requested it along with all my x-rays, bone scans and anything else he had.
The surgical report makes no mention of any complications at all. In fact he told me personally I lost alot of blood...so I assumed it would of been mentioned some where in the report? It was only "noted" at the top in fine print by it's self that blood loss was 851 ml. My operative report said very little which surprised me since my surgery took much longer then he planned. In fact both surgical reports from my mastectomies were more detailed. Makes me wonder how much he left out? Guess I'll never know? However now that I've changed my insurance and have a PPO I am seriously thinking of running out to discuss my femur with Dr. Jeffrey Eckhardt that you recommended. I'd love his opinion & see what he thinks about all this? Since we changed our insurance we no longer need authorization to see someone else. Thanks Lani.

Chelee