This Year is Our Year for Success!
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We traded in a 2022 Tacoma for a 2025 model. DH feels the need for a truck, especially with all the stuff we take to FL. This model is a foot longer in the bed and a few inches deeper so That’s a plus. And it has some additional safety measures.
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We didn’t see any fireworks this year. They shoot them off at a community picnic several days before the holiday. It was overcast and all the fireworks went into a cloud bank. So not a single rocket was visible. On 7/2, a country club near us was having a professional show set up. The fireworks on the truck exploded injuring 8 people, one seriously. That show was canceled as well as one on the fourth. It was using the same company which had its license suspended. So no fireworks in town this year in our town. We live 2 miles away and heard the explosion loud and clear.
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Pam, I’m so glad you weren’t in danger from the floods. But it’s terrible that some of your friends are injured or missing.
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Helene, some friends and I are thinking of taking a trip to Sanibel in early September. Is that a good time to visit and if so, can you suggest or recommend any places to stay? We are thinking we’d prefer to rent a 3 bedroom house or condo.
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a lot of the condos are still rebuilding. We’ve stayed at Loggerhead Cay several times. I thing they’re 2 bedroom units but they’re nice. Another big condo place is Sundial. Relatives stayed there and liked it. We used VIP Vacation Rentals the one time we rented a house. I see where they have joined a group called Glass Casa in May. All our stays were before Hurricane Ian. There are less rentals available after the hurricane so they’re pricier than before the storm. I’d buy travel insurance just in case. Hurricane season last through November. Sanibel is lovely and I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. It will still be summer like heat in September and October. We went down once in October and it was hot but much less crowded for restaurants and such.
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I think I finalized all the pre-op stuff although how you'd ever know for sure I have no idea. What a disorganized mess. Tomorrow they are supposed to call with a surgery time. I plan to stick by the phone because we need two times - surgery time and arrival time - and so far that has also been a confusing mess. What a disaster the health care system is!
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We usually have noise that continues into the early morning hours but not this year. Very unusual. And the holiday was even sort of on a weekend.
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I’m sure you’ll feel better once you have the surgery appointment settled. Uncertainty is the worst.
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Maryanne, I’m hoping your surgery is over and you are successfully rehabbing now! Sending you positive thoughts and encouragement as you recover. Please let us know how you are doing, when you feel up to it.
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I hope the surgery was a success and that you’re not in too much pain. Do you know when you go to rehab?
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Maryanne, how is your recovery going?
I was at the eye surgeon today for a 4 week check up after my surgery. We’re both pleased with the results. I still have some inflammation in the eyelids where the stitch lines are. He told me not to put anything on the eyelids after the first two weeks. For the next month, I’m supposed to put vitamin E oil on the eyelids to get rid of the inflammation. Unless I have any problems or questions, I don’t need any further appointments. My doctor was great. He explained every aspect of the procedure and also had a great sense of humor. I’m glad I had the surgery done.
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Helene, I’m so glad you’re happy with the outcome of your procedure. I was very happy with mine as well and wished I had done it sooner.
It’s been a rest and recovery week for me. We hosted our friends here at our new home last Sunday and, although I tried very hard to keep the menu as simple and easy as I could, it was still a lot of work. But I was happy to have our friends over to see our home and they were all very complimentary about it. We had a very nice evening and everyone seemed to enjoy the food. I had a lot of leftovers, which DH and I enjoyed for the early part of last week. Having an extra refrigerator really helped with the food prep.
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I wonder how Maryanne is recovering. I hope she’s up to updating us soon.
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Me, too. I have a friend (also named Maryanne) who has had both knees done and she seemed to recover pretty quickly. I hope our Maryanne has a similar experience.
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I'm still here! I survived the absolutely ludicrous, disorganized pre-surgery process. The day of the surgery went fairly smoothly. Toward the end of the day they brought out a physical therapist who loaned me a walker and had me walk up 3 steps (I kid you not). That was the extent of it but I had to listen to all about his legal woes with his ex-wife (WHEN will I learn to lie about my occupation?)
I've had in-home physical therapy 3 times so far and have one more session. This woman is FANTASTIC! And she lives right around the corner (small world).
My first recheck appointment was with a PA who's who's been there since 2002. What a jerk! He was so full of himself, bad mouthing the in-home physical therapist and talking up their facility. I sort of lost it. Their facility is really sad compared to the 2 places I went before (which unfortunately no longer exist) and I brought that up. Turns out his wife used to work at the place I went before and now works there (oops!). He had me sign up with her. I decided to go with it as at least she's older and has been at the place I went before. If it sucks, which I sort of expect, I guess it sucks.
I only used the walker one day and then switched to a cane. Many times I find myself not using that. But I am in a fair amount of pain. I found some cold packs I like and use those a lot. Sleeping is the most difficult. At least during the day I can keep busy, interspersed with reading.
I filled the freezer side of the kitchen fridge with frozen casseroles before the surgery so we could eat on those for awhile and that's what we're doing. I've switched temporarily from the store I usually order from to the Giant since DH has to have his rotisserie chicken salad. LOL! Ordering myself things like muffins for breakfast and having leftover casserole for lunch. We've also got a ton of tomatoes from the garden which we're enjoying.
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Maryanne, it’s so good to hear from you! It sounds like you are doing really well. If you know anyone who has an ice machine, they are wonderful for recovery after joint surgery. My friend that I mentioned who has had both knees done swore by hers and DH loved the one we bought from Amazon for his shoulder recovery. It was especially helpful after his PT sessions.
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Pam - I'll check into the ice machine - thanks!
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Maryanne, it’s great to hear how your recovery is coming. I hope the PT place exceeds your expectations. It would be funny if the wife turns out to be therapist you used before at the old facility.
DH just came in the house with three bee stings. He was helping a neighbor. We’re trying home remedies so far; soaking in apple cider vinegar.
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Maryanne, here’s a link to the one we bought for DH. You would need a different pad shaped for the knee instead of the shoulder. DH especially liked the timer feature. Also, we used frozen water bottles instead of ice — much easier to change out and less messy than filling with ice.
Helene, ouch! I hope the home remedies bring some relief.0 -
He’s doing well. He had 3 stings; wrist, shoulder and the back of his head. He used apple cider vinegar on the wrist and took Tylenol. We’re not sure if they were bee stings or hornets. I think hornets because they live underground and he’d been raking leaves when he got stung. 30 years ago, we had a hurricane that knocked down a lot of trees. The hornets had nests in the tree roots. Loads of people got stung trying to clean up debris. That’s why I think it was hornets.
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