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Tomorrow is a BIG Day!

I have to leave the house just before 7am, bleurgh. My mom & I are catching the 9am ferry to the mainland - I have an appointment with my orthopedic surgeon who will poke, prod & x-ray me and let me know when I can start walking again (or at least start physio... walking may take some practice, lol).

After...
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True Blood

A girlfriend loaned me a big box o' entertainment for while I was laid up after my surgery - in said box was the first season of True Blood. I hadn't ever seen it before, and really only knew it was about vampires... and I'm not really into vampires so much. But, being bored as all heck, I decided to give it a...
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Twenty Days Post-Surgery

Really? Almost three weeks? Crazy! I am still sat up in the bedroom on the top floor of the house. I have a nice big tv and a bathroom I can get in and out of.

My staples came out a week ago, and that was kind of a yucky ordeal (no pics, don't worry)

Hey Marvel friends
It's her amazingly handsome & sexy husband (aka Heckler) here.

I just wanted to leave an update for all those people who aren't facebook friends with me (which would be 99% of you )

Her hip surgery was 2 days ago, the surgeon said it went very well & although she's in a LOT of pain right now that is slowly...
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Here I am on the eve of my hip surgery. I did all kinds of stuff at the hospital today - blood work, blood pressure, pee-in-a-cup and a LOT of question answering.

We ate food on the ferry, and again at IHOP (which is totally a luxury for us, because we don't have an International House of Awesome on the Island). I feel all bloaty...
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Three more sleeps til surgery!

I'm nervous, but I think we're pretty well ready to go to Vancouver on Tuesday. Laundry still needs finishing (for packing), and the house needs to get tidied so I can navigate around in my wheelchair when I get home next week.

Kitteh Update

Tonight was a good night I wrapped something like twenty Christmas presents while watching cartoons. I'm still waiting on a few presents to come in the mail, but I think I am pretty much done

Heckler & I got lots done today too, I'm feeling pretty accomplished


Rescue Woes

Thanks everyone for your supportive comments on my previous blog

I'm at the 200 hour mark until surgery - just 8 days

The preparations are going well... I almost have all of my Christmas shopping finished. Tomorrow morning I pick up my wheelchair and, sigh, raised toilet seat. Heckler cleaned and rearranged our bedroom, so I will be able to navigate in there with my...
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It is nearly 3am and I am not asleep. I've been sitting in my living room watching Netflix and reading about people's experiences with the Ganz/Bernese Osteotomy (which I will be having in exactly two weeks' time).

My foster kittens Honey & Bee have been adopted. I might be a little bit sad. They went to a fantastic home where they will be loved, but man, I loved Bee so effing much. He was the coolest kitten! He came when I called his name, he loved to cuddle, and he was amazingly playful

It is also the anniversary of the car accident...
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I got the date for my mega hip surgery - November 23rd. A little over a month away.

I'm pretty stoked that it'll be this year (there was a chance I would have to wait until Spring), but I'm absolutely terrified. They start by breaking my pelvis, then they cut the bones, then they put everything back together with screws and assorted metal bits... and...
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