Termie termite

[Perdu]

Oh what great news Debs

I remember the first "standing up unaided" I had on my new knee

aint it just an amazing feeling

power at last, even if you do have to sit down again in a while

This is such good news

well done

bill

[Andy Zarse]

Yeah, it's only round the shopping centre but to me it's freedom of a sort.

Hmm gymnastics AND showing an interest in shopping...Deb are you sure you're OK? 

indeed!

I stood up today.  Yes, I know most people do this without thinking but it was a real landmark for me.  It sure makes you appreciate the things you normally take for granted.

I know what you mean. I managed to breathe through me left nostril for the first time in three days.

With the greatest of respect to you Debs, I think that's at least an equivalent achievement to yours , all you did was stand up and I've had this terrible terriblr cold see, well more like flu really, in fact it was double Hong Kong Spanish flu and I've felt really really poorly, you know like really bunged up with the shivvers and all that and my girlfriend's been away - well she cleared off to her own place for some unknown reason - so nobody was there to bring me no soup or lemsip or nothing the bed's full of kleenex and the house stinks of Olbas oil which I spilt on the floor and it's all dripped through the floorboards upstairs and the doctor wouldn't give me nothing neither he said i was a hypo-somethingorother, I forget what but it sounded nasty still what does he know he's like all of them, he's just a quack and a fraudster, these doctors know nothing.

[termietermite]

You poor thing.  I do realise of course that man colds are the pits:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rXLHWmjA5IE

Hope you get back to both nostrils pdq. (I'm only in sympathetic mode because I too have a cold of the bored and p*ssed off woman in hospital variety).

Yesterday, as well as going shopping I also walked.  Yes, just a dozen or so tiny steps between the parallel bars but you have to start somewhere.

[nickliv]

Yeah, it's only round the shopping centre but to me it's freedom of a sort.

Hmm gymnastics AND showing an interest in shopping...Deb are you sure you're OK? 

indeed!

I stood up today.  Yes, I know most people do this without thinking but it was a real landmark for me.  It sure makes you appreciate the things you normally take for granted.

I know what you mean. I managed to breathe through me left nostril for the first time in three days.

With the greatest of respect to you Debs, I think that's at least an equivalent achievement to yours , all you did was stand up and I've had this terrible terriblr cold see, well more like flu really, in fact it was double Hong Kong Spanish flu and I've felt really really poorly, you know like really bunged up with the shivvers and all that and my girlfriend's been away - well she cleared off to her own place for some unknown reason - so nobody was there to bring me no soup or lemsip or nothing the bed's full of kleenex and the house stinks of Olbas oil which I spilt on the floor and it's all dripped through the floorboards upstairs and the doctor wouldn't give me nothing neither he said i was a hypo-somethingorother, I forget what but it sounded nasty still what does he know he's like all of them, he's just a quack and a fraudster, these doctors know nothing.

nothing new there then....

[Nobby Diesel]

Good news Termie- you seem to be on the up!
Keep it up.

I think I get AZ's drift........
"my girlfriend's been away................the bed's full of kleenex and the house stinks."
Dirty boy.

[Canada Phil]

Hi Termie,
              Good to hear you are walking. Ah One foot in front of the other. repeat. Sounds as though you will soon be wobbling down the hall unaided.
Phil
 

[Andy Zarse]

You poor thing.  I do realise of course that man colds are the pits:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rXLHWmjA5IE

Hope you get back to both nostrils pdq. (I'm only in sympathetic mode because I too have a cold of the bored and p*ssed off woman in hospital variety).

Yesterday, as well as going shopping I also walked.  Yes, just a dozen or so tiny steps between the parallel bars but you have to start somewhere.

I'm with you on this. The nostril, you'll be disappointed though not surprised to learn, closed up again after about fifteen minutes. It was a terrible personal setback, but you're right it's one small step in the right direction. One must remain positive minded.

Of course, most people have said you can't really compare my life-threatening viral contagion with your poorly leg, as The Bard once said, "frailty thy name is woman". So I'm please you're on board with me to keep me going until my depleted immunity system eventually wins through. Oh, and when you're next down the shop can you get us 20 Rothmans, ta.

[Martini...LB]

One small step for mankind....


Well done Debs, you'll soon be able to wait on the exhausted Ian... 

>Martini...

[jpchenet]

F.........K.....ING...........HELL!
Makes JPs look like a car park prang.
Great to read you, now just get the best out of rehab. Our thourght are with you.

Quite!!!  Mine was a minor tap in comparison! So glad to see you posting here Debs!

[termietermite]

I never imagined I'd feel so chuffed to be able to use a Zimmer frame, but that's what I did today.  Made it across the physio room.  I also got into a car without too much hassle (although the right knee doesn't bend much so I couldn't sit in one for long).  A few days at home for Christmas look increasingly likely.  I await an OK from the doc' in the morning.

[Andy Zarse]

I never imagined I'd feel so chuffed to be able to use a Zimmer frame, but that's what I did today.  Made it across the physio room.  I also got into a car without too much hassle (although the right knee doesn't bend much so I couldn't sit in one for long).  A few days at home for Christmas look increasingly likely.  I await an OK from the doc' in the morning.

This is great news Debs! I'm not surprised your leg doesn't bend too much after looking at the photo of your dead car, and I hope you score that Xmas visit home. Still, a trip to the shops is a trip to the shops, I just hope you remembered to get my Rothmans. 

PS News is much better on the nostril front too. They both work periodically and when I blew my nose this morning all green came out and it was quite thick, which has to be a positive sign doesn't it?

[Piglet]

Fab  news Deb, fingers crossed for the visit home.   I've got Dad on a zimmer and crutches at the moment, he had his first hip replacement replaced two weeks ago and came home on Friday.  Not quite in your league but it's slowly slowly on the progress front.

Trouble is...our new 8 week old springer spaniel puppy (Lola  ) arrives on Saturday and unless Dad can pick up some speed between now and then he is going to be a sitting target for sharp little puppy teeth - it's proving some incentive to get him up and moving 

[Canada Phil]

I never imagined I'd feel so chuffed to be able to use a Zimmer frame, but that's what I did today.  Made it across the physio room.  I also got into a car without too much hassle (although the right knee doesn't bend much so I couldn't sit in one for long).  A few days at home for Christmas look increasingly likely.  I await an OK from the doc' in the morning.

This is great news Debs! I'm not surprised your leg doesn't bend too much after looking at the photo of your dead car, and I hope you score that Xmas visit home. Still, a trip to the shops is a trip to the shops, I just hope you remembered to get my Rothmans. 

PS News is much better on the nostril front too. They both work periodically and when I blew my nose this morning all green came out and it was quite thick, which has to be a positive sign doesn't it?

Hi Deb,
          Always good to hear of your progress. I recall Rusty once proposed Zimmer races at Le Mans perhaps 2009 is time to revisit the idea.
Andy as for your nose... We don't wish to know that kindly leave the stage
Phil

[Barry]

PS News is much better on the nostril front too. They both work periodically and when I blew my nose this morning all green came out and it was quite thick, which has to be a positive sign doesn't it?

Only if you are Fungus the Bogeyman Zarse.

[termietermite]

Brief update : I can go home for a visit the weekend after next.

Sadly Troy the wonderdog won't be there to greet me as he succumbed to kidney cancer in my absence.  A house without a dog will be a strange place.



Pecker up, Andy.  Green is definately a sign that you are on the mend.