Hi Anita,
thank you so much for posting up. Im sorry to hear about your knees.
And I am going ahead as soon as possible with my knee replacement
and I will let you know step by step how it all goes :-) And Im
hoping its going to work out good, cos the right one needs doing
after lol. What are we like huh :-D

I hope you have a fantastic 2009.
wishing you health, wealth, peace and happiness
Take care
Sandara





--- In stomacentralint@yahoogroups.com, "anitariley65"
<anitariley65@...> wrote:
>
> Hey Sandara- I am so sorry honey. I have bad knees too and know
how
> you feel. The last bout was when I got a cortisone shot which
ended up
> giving me MRSA. That was it. I'm waiting for my knee replacement
too.
> Can do it whenever I'm ready, just not ready. YOU, (LOL) let me
know
> how yours does then I might go ahead with mine. I hope you had an
> awesome 2009. I haven't been on here much and offered the support I
> had hoped to but that will change as I will be into my online
classes
> and living at the computer. You take care of yourself. And for all
who
> read this topic discussion, HAVE A WONDERFUL AND GLORIOUS HAPPY NEW
> YEAR!! I HOPE WE ALL ARE BLESSED AND CAN SHARE OUR BLESSINGS
> THROUGHOUT 2009.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In stomacentralint@yahoogroups.com, "sandara4_sci"
> <wildpurpleflowers@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> > is it worth me apologising again? :-D I dont seem to be able to
get
> > myself together as yet. Although this has not that much to do
with
> > my divorce this time. More to do with my knees. I had a recent
> > athroscopy on my left knee due to my not being able to walk very
> > well at all and falling over a lot. I found out after, that I
need a
> > total knee replacement, which I am now waiting for. Meanwhile,
my
> > arthroscopy and wash out has left my knee in a worse condition
than
> > prior to the op. As now it keeps coming out...locking my knee in
> > such agony, I scream in pain struggling to get it back into
place
> > again. Walking is becoming a dangerous nightmare and falling is
> > becoming very common. Ive got so many bruises now, I look as if
Ive
> > been beaten up lol. I have to put my hands out to protect myself
and
> > have cut both my hands and bruised them, making it hard for me
to
> > use my crutches. I have felt sorry for myelf over this and have
been
> > confined to the house. I dont have much family around me. My
sister
> > lives 2 and half hours away by car, she doesnt drive and has
young
> > children at school. And although I have brothers, one is sick
with
> > Leukeamia, I want to be mobile for his sake as he will need me
later
> > on. The other lives too far and works, as does my younger
brother.
> > Basically, Im on my own a lot. And obviously I HAVE to walk as
best
> > as I can, and (a lot of you will understand this) when you just
> > cant! its not a nice feeling. It makes you feel helpless and my
> > frustration levels rise that I have to calm myself down to get
> > through this period of time. I am going to ring my surgeon again
> > tomorrow to ask them to please bring my surgery forward as
quickly
> > as possible, get my bionic knee and start to get a bit more
mobile
> > again. I was born with birth defect on both my knees. So Ive
never
> > had fantastic mobility at the best of times. But God! this year
has
> > been the most....urgh...I have no words to describe this year.
At
> > least none that I would write on the www :-)
> >
> > On the plus side, Ive lost a lot weight. And there is just a
week
> > left of this HIDEOUS year! I never say *it cant get worse*
because
> > things can always get worse, there is always worse out there. So
I
> > will just say this. That I hope that 2009 will be the start of a
> > wonderful year, that as each day passes it will get better and
> > better and that I will be able to smile again....and that one
day
> > soon I will find my happiness again.
> >
> > Enough of me and my whinging and whining. And I am hoping that
you
> > are all well. As this year draws to a close. I want to wish you
all,
> > the very very best. And hope and pray that 2009 brings you all
> > HEALTH, WEALTH, PEACE AND HAPPINESS.
> >
> > all my very best to you
> >
> > Sandara
> >
> > P.S. I am sorry that the chats have been off the menu for so
long. I
> > do promise that from 2009 I will start it up again religiously
every
> > fortnightly. Stay with us in our little group please and bare
with
> > me, and I will be back in the loop very soon. Take care.
> >
>