Mom and Me and the Knee

Back to School and Ups and Downs

2008-03-13T18:12:00.000-07:00

Glad to be back to work -- and some days are better than others. The recovery is still moving along. Pretty much come home and rest -- not able to get much done after a full day of teaching making items a bit difficult. Teaching students about software usage for yearbook third trimester so those folks can add to what we have and work on the video.

Still tired and healing and needing to walk along with everything else. Trying to work in at least three days a week then walks on the weekend. Some days more painful and tiring than others.

Walking between Raindrops

2008-01-25T16:00:00.001-08:00

I attempt to get out and walk the grounds at least once a day -- been challenging with the weather. Am able to sit up a bit more, but not for very long - max about 30 minutes a stretch. Enough to do some email some work, then go back and take a nap.

Be sure you are working on your projects -- those who were working on cities - they will be restored early next week. You can still get to that account, just use CITY as the username and then the password that I gave you for the password. Make sure it says "this computer" not esusd on the third line.

Should be there for you soon -- sorry about that. My Mom is now taking care of me through at least Sunday - then I will be on my own. Keep up with your online work - see that only a few have been posting and yes, I have been putting in an occasional grade. There is a link to send emails to Mr. C if your parents have any questions, but try and work on asking your own questions about grades directly while I am gone. Good practice for the coming years!

Back to bed.

Ms. Maye Update

2008-01-22T07:48:00.000-08:00

Surgery went well on Jan. 16th -- was up in my hospital room by 5:00 pm. The hospital staff were terrific and I was released home to continue my recovery on Jan. 19th after my last lunch in the hospital.

First day home went well and rested. Second day went well - rested a lot. Yesterday I pushed it a little too much (who knew that stairs could be so tiring???) and paid with a bit more pain and immobility.

Doing well - just hard to take it easy. Miss my students and look forward to seeing you all when I am cleared to return.

Mom's Doing Well---

2007-11-23T13:56:00.000-08:00

Mostly healed and working on getting the last few percentage points to get to 120% range of motion. The straightening is going fine, yet the bending is taking a bit more time. Almost no scar as well!

DOING WELL

2007-11-11T20:26:00.000-08:00

Mom is amazing -- she is really taking her recovery to another level and pushing herself really hard to get moving and working. She is amazing -- working really hard to get to 120* on her flexing. Unlike a lot of other folks that I know, she follows everything that the doctors' tell her to do -- she makes sure she understands the instructions and the reasoning, and then just adds it to her workout program.

No complaints, no groveling just working it out. She is my hero...I didn't get to come down last weekend, but feeling much better this weekend.

Staples out!

2007-10-02T12:28:00.000-07:00

Today my mom is getting the staples in her knee taken out -- I am heading out right after school to help her, as I think she might be in a little bit more pain this evening. She is walking around, and is able to straighten the knee pretty well, but bending is going to continue to be a challenge.

Thanks for all the patience and support -- you are all awesome!

The Second Week

2007-09-28T12:06:00.000-07:00

This week the exercises are getting better. Yesterday (when I didn't drive down to Mission Viejo) the leg got so swollen from not putting it up the day before, that a trip to urgent care was needed as the foot was purple. After finding out that the car needed a new battery (after finding out that the refrigerator needs to be replaced and the plumbing overflowed the other day), the doctor said that

everything is healing well - just need to elevate more often

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So home my mom and her helper Susan came. I am getting very used to commuting and getting back into the swing of getting everything done and running to the car.