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September 30, 2004
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Joe- Hugs to you , I did not forget about you yesterday...you are at Duke too. You are in my thoughts.
Wendy- Hugs to you today...it's the 30th and you are at Duke. You are in my thoughts.
Laura-Oct 4th...hugs to you today also, you are in my thoughts.
All of which are people I try to help with information that are going through the same operation. It is sooooo important to get the support you need and I try to provide that to those that let me. I really need to help people get through this as people did for me.
For all others at Duke that I missed...my heart goes out to you too. Star
Posted by Star at 8:10 PM | Comments (0)
September 29, 2004
Closest Hotel to Duke
I stayed at the Brookwood Inn, which is an ok hotel. You arent staying there too long:the day before which is all day at Duke for prescreening and then thats it. It has a resturant , small but cute and it is walking distance from Duke where you have to be. It is across the street but its a LONG street so dont be fooled. It would take 3 miuntes to walk there and its through a walkway underneath the street!!! If you cannot walk they have a shuttle from hotel to Duke every 30 minutes on the hour...866-270-2847 located at 2306 Elba St...this too is online, but trust me, you dont need a luxurious one...for the amount of time you stay there...ha! Youll be thankful you spend that on it. Its $128...I think that is for two nights and also at AARP rates (10%) -thanks mom. Here is another number I have 561-8458856. Check in is at 3PM and you and 50000000 other people will be there so be patient. and check out is at noon.
Hospital stuff-they have an awesome "Atruim caferteria", you can imagine...Duke huh? So if you are wondering where to eat that first day, go there or go to that small resturant in the hotel...or feel free to venture out. I did not. I was there for business and wanted everything to go right so I didnt go far. Too many variables to effect . ;)
Hope the hotel info helps.
Star
Posted by Star at 8:04 PM | Comments (0)
September 28, 2004
pain and collapse? how will I know?
When I had pain in my hip, I would use the heating pad religiously. I find myself using it now, but I get no pain. Maybe its habit? Maybe I am just cold. I do remember I would alternate from ice to heat. My hip felt better then.
Heating blanket also...I got that for Xmas, right before my surgery. It felt so good on my hip before surgery.
Tidbits help.
Star
I miss baseball...g'nite.
Posted by Star at 9:15 PM | Comments (3)
September 26, 2004
3 month Post Op Report/Update
This was an email I sent out for my 3 month post op appt for an update to some friends. May help in seeing where my mindframe was at for this time. I am now almost 9 months post op.
Star
Hello all. I went to the Drs on Tuesday and expected a cake and got a cookie. Everything is fine, on the right track...I just expected somuch more...for some reason. The doctor took out some stragglerstitches (I think that was even worse than seeing the FVFG on video)...yuk!
No sign of collapse, still too soon to tell if itssuccessful. Super range of motion and can start work part time May 1st and FT June 1st, of course still have my braces and wheelchair for long hauls. 50% weight bearing and still increasing every two weeks...everything was right on track I think I got a bit sad when he told me to hold off on my daily swim(3 hours a day now) for bit...until the wound closed and healedwhere he pulled the stitches/sutures out. I guess I didn't realize what freedom the pool gave me everyday until now. So until I am healed and not in the sun (grr), I am on the net figuring out my new apt, getting the storage lined up and electricity, phone, water, cancelling my plane ticket and scheduling a different date to go back, looking up rental cars because I can't drive mine (stick shift) until June, and etc. I figure I will be returning home in the next couple of weeks to get settled and figureout the aqua therapy situation there and etc. Won't be outside in Colorado like here in Florida!I feel fine physically and mentally for the most part...I just expected so much more. 3 months and still playing the waiting game for success! Day by day, thats all I can ask!
Posted by Star at 7:41 PM | Comments (0)
September 25, 2004
Knowing your limitations/8 months post op
So today my friend rented a truck to reside at a new apt and had to help load truck and etc to get her in the new apt. I carried light boxes. Did NOT lift any furniture that was too much for me. I knew my limitations. I did do alot of walking, which was good for me for sure. But I watched myself.
At the new apt , it was on the 2nd floor and stairs. I did that for some trips back and forth and then I decided to just put the boxes at the bottom of the stairs and let someone else take them up and come down. THAT was too much to keep doing that. At the same time of me noticing my boundary, a great friend Michele says to me..."How about we make a deal, you bring the boxes to the bottom of the stairs and I will go up and down to get them in the apt?" I said deal! I am not sure if I was noticably getting tired of the stairs or if she knew? Either way, it worked perfectly...and I am sure her legs hurt now! :(
After the trips and such I needed groceries, brief stop, not many and then home and shower. I was soooooo tired. My body was soooo tired. NOT hurt. Just tired and weak. I been resting since, with occasional chore inbetween.
I can say I knew my limits today and did not go too much. I am fine now and fine then. Now I am hungry!
Getting ready for the last game of the year tomorrow, feeling weird since I handed the letter to the, I wish I could take out the first two paragraphs, but oh well, too late!
Star
Posted by Star at 7:35 PM | Comments (0)
September 24, 2004
Angel Flights-transportation help
Angel Flights is a non-profit charitable air medical transportation organization serving needy people and their families. They provide access to specialized medical evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. I used Angels flights (thank goodness for them) to go from WPB Florida (mom's house) to Duke in NC. I had to transfer once. This was helpful for me for sure!
\Here is thier Mission and Purpose Statement:
".....to ensure that no financially-needy patient is denied access to distant specialized medical evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, or rehabilitation for lack of a means of long-distance medical air transportation."
1-800-296-1217 http://www.angel-flight.org/
Hope this helps...I am certainly thankful for them.
Star
Posted by Star at 9:53 PM | Comments (0)
September 23, 2004
Baseball and Healing...together? YES!
Okay, so I did a bold thing today and wrote the Colorado Rockies and Todd Helton and Matt Holliday a letter. Things like this make me wish sometimes to change some things but like I say, all things happen for a reason. I wanted to share with them how I care about thier team, them specifically and how baseball helped me heal and notice the milestones of reco\/ering. I want as many people as I can to know about A\/N. This was just one outlet for it. My daily routine...baseball games. I will miss going...until Sunday and then not until April. I handed this letter to \/inny Castilla before the double header. I will copy the letter on here for you to read:
Dear Todd Helton, Matt Holliday and awesome Rockies Team,
My name is Star (real name stated) and enclosed is a picture of us together (Todd and I) in June 04 on Photo Day at Coors Field. No worries (I am not a stalker or anything) I just LO\/E the game?baseball. I wanted to share a few things with you (and the team). First, I would like to say that you are really an awesome person but in so many ways! I do not even ?know? you but, the few ways that I have encountered, they have been gold. Not to mention you are \/ERY physically fit and handsome too but you are a GREAT player! You and the team give inspiration to many kids and adults.
Some background about myself: I am a 34 year old female that seems to get addicted to baseball and looks for new avenues for it! I usually attend the games alone, sit with my headphones on KOA and enjoy myself in the sun watching the game at Coors field, wondering how I could become more involved in professional baseball (the Rockies specifically). I already attend the games, listen on the radio, collect baseball cards?recently by big thing is getting your autographs and now it seems that writing letters is my new avenue. J I would like to let the people on the teams know how they affect people?s lives, how they impact them, specifically myself.
I want to start by saying how I ADORE Matt Holliday, again in more ways than one. I know he is married and think his wife is one of the luckiest gals on this planet! That doesn?t stop me from thinking he is a GREAT player, not to mention with a FINE,
athletic body too! Ok, enough of that?I think all players have such great qualities to them?I just had to let you and Matt know yours specifically! ;)
In 2003, my health wasn?t so well. I had a left hip on the border to collapse and a possible hip replacement to come. Doesn?t sound too horrible but I was only 33 years old which meant I would have several in my life time! I had to fine another alternative from having Osteonecrosis/ AVN in my left hip (not Osteoporosis). AVN=Avascular Necrosis/Osteonecrosis is a condition that results from a loss of blood supply to the bone. There are many causes for this, all of which lead to the death of living cells within the bone. Due to a problem with blood supply, the hip starts to degenerate and collapse over time. For whatever reason, I had this in my hip at age 33.
I found an alternative which is performed at Duke Medical Center by the doctor that pioneered the operation (it?s that operation on the Discovery Health) that was called FVFG-Free Vascularized Fibula Graft. It is an advanced option that reconnects blood vessels and helps to increase circulation in an attempt to avoid the need for hip replacement surgery. It entails taking out the middle portion of the fibula (lower leg bone-about 5 inches) with the attached artery(s) and vein (the fibula brings in bone and blood supply and gives you mechanical strength) then drilling a hole within the hip and reattaching blood vessels. This is considered to be a preventive treatment for those with this degenerative condition. The surgery itself is very intensive and requires the highest degree of skill and precision, as the blood vessels being reattached are thinner than the average strand of hair. I went through with it in January of 2004 and I was just under
number 3000 for the amount of patients in the world to have this procedure done. They say it takes a year to completely heal for the graft in the leg to become one. That would be Jan 2005.
I am giving you this background for one, exposure of this and two, because baseball had really brought me through this year. My recovery was/is so extensive, I had to leave Colorado and go to Florida where my mom and brother and family would take care of me. I would not be able to care for myself. The first month I was in bed for a month?I should say bedridden for a month. I was in bed for several months. I couldn?t do anything except watch the Spring training games of baseball! Toward the end of my stay in Florida (4 months of home care), I ventured out to the field where the Spring training games were, wheelchair and all. At the end of April, I returned to Colorado just in time to see Atlanta play?they normally do in August and been trying to come to as many games as I can ever since.
Photo Day (the picture enclosed), I had my arm braces?I still could not put weight bearing down on my leg yet, where they took the fibula from. I remember taking forever going up and down the stairs at Coors field, wondering if I will use them forever. One never knows. It would take me a long long time to go up one step and etc. Then after photo day, I was allowed to use one arm brace and put some weight on it. I would still hold on the railing for stairs but, did it. Then just prior to being 6 months post op, I could go down to a cane. That was just great! That meant I was coming along! All along the way the only thing I could really do and that motivated me was to go to the games to see
you and the team play. It might have taken the wind out of me. But I can do it! Then there was a day, 6 months post op in July 04 where I didn?t have to use any walking aide. I could go to the games without a cane! Still taking steps one by one, I could do it!
Now I am almost 9 months post op from this operation and I have been flying up and down the stairs without any help?not one by one! I have come a long way and it is baseball and more specifically this team that motivated me to heal and come so far. I have really grown health wise over this year and I owe it all to this team. I can say that baseball has been with me through this whole process and within baseball I can see my accomplishments and progress. Thank you team, for being there and playing and doing your best. I have a different outlook on life and the game now. It?s so much more than winning?It?s all the lives that are changed from it.
Thank you for reading this letter Todd (and hopefully the team)?and can?t forget Matt. ;) yummy! ?I am human ya know!!!!!! I appreciate all you do for everyone and all the lives you have touched. You are all winners in my eyes?even if the division doesn?t think so! I am leaving a link on here of my Health Diaries if you or whoever were so inclined to read more of this health situation and my recovery: http://www.healthdiaries.com/osteonecrosis-fvfg.htm
Again, thank you for everything?all of you Rockies?you have changed my life completely and NOW you know it. Think of all those you don?t know of.
Hugs to all of you (and a few extra for Matt and Todd),
Signed my name of course...with my addy.
Posted by Star at 8:48 PM | Comments (0)
September 22, 2004
Cramping at donor site & possible THR
I do not get any pain/cramping at the donor site at my calf, but I hear some do. Also about this operation turning into a THR...This is from Eunice when asked about it:
"According to our records 3 out of the 4 FVFG's performed in 1980 have not converted to THR. I say according to our records because one patient has not been contacted since 1995. Know for sure 2 are 24 yrs out and doing well. The cramping issue I will ask Dr. Urbaniak how he would like me to answer, it is not common but if it happens and not related to any underlying vascular condition it usually responds to an exercise program, best eval by PT and recommendations made for exercise."
Posted by Star at 8:04 PM | Comments (0)
September 21, 2004
What to Bring to Duke/Hospital
What to bring, what to bring...if you are debating...don't bring it! :) Certainly bring your crutches. I left mine at home and had to purchase a walker there...I waited and waited the morning I was being released...don't be hassled, just bring your own walker or crutches.
No need to bring PJs, the hospital will dress you, literally, with thier finest hospital gowns...you won't care at this point...really! I brought a book, as if I thought I would be reading while resting up...NOT! I can't imagine when I would read a book. I was so busy with what they were doing with me and resting...tele didn't go on...nothing and I cannot remember me just sitting there either! No reason to bring things to do...you won't want to do anything but rest and sleep.
Bring snap down pants (basketball pants from sporting goods store) or large baggy pants so you can get them on with ease. Wear loose fitting clothing when you are released...you wont want tight close...things will already be uncomfy...one less thing to worry about.
Slippers? Forget it!
Be minimal as you can. Lotion is a good thing to bring. You may get itchy from the meds they offer you. I brought a cd player and cds...yeah, I only listened to one cd after the operation and it was a healing cd...dont bother. You will be preoccupied.
Teddy Bear is a great thing to bring...if you are into those...I dont go anywhere without him! ;)
I brought my xrays and MRIs...doctor didnt take them at all...they take thier own xrays. They seen them before when you sent them to Duke.
Cant think of anything else but like I said, if you are thinking about it...keep it home...you wont be doing much but resting.
Happy Trails,
Star
Posted by Star at 9:22 PM | Comments (0)
September 20, 2004
Sunscreen on Scars
To forewarn you, if you are in the sun with your scars, always always put sunscreen on them both. Scars can be sensiti\/e to sun rays and may hurt or make the scar darker. Again, keep your scars (new/old) moist.And always reapply sunscreen.
Short and sweet,
Star
Posted by Star at 10:21 PM | Comments (0)
September 19, 2004
Researching your Disease/Symptoms
If you are just finding out about a disease or situation of yourself, I cannot stress enough to do your homework! RESEARCH as much as you can. learn all parts of your disease. Read on the internet, go to the library, speak with people in the same situation, join a group with those in the same situations. Take in as much as you can. At the same time know that all things that you read may not be true or may not apply to you specifically. Speaking with different people in your situation does not mean you will be the same as them. You need to take all things and realize it isn't rule. You get a general idea of different possibilities. The more you read on your situation, the more control of yourself you will contain and feel. You will be more rational when making a decision. You will feel more confortable in your situation instead of surrendering and not knowing and turning the responsibility to your doctor. YOU ARE INCHARGE OF YOU!
Research, learn and obtain experiences to get a grip on your situation. you will see, you will feel it.
Star
Posted by Star at 8:34 AM | Comments (0)
September 18, 2004
Paper Work-Organization
Before you get any surgery you probably see many doctors, deal with insurance companies, work and all kinds of things. I would suggest making a copy of ALL papers that come through your hands and All papers that doctors write etc. Too many times the doctor or insurance company or etc misplaces your paper work. Get copies of it ALL! Get copies of your xrays, MRIs, prescriptions, medical records, forms you fill out, ALL papers and information on yourself. You will be surprised at how many times these things and actions will come in handy!
Copy, copy , copy!!!
Star
Posted by Star at 8:59 PM | Comments (0)
September 17, 2004
Eat and Ice while support @ Work Post Op
Family support is so important, especially for this type of surgery. After I gathered all my information together, I flew out to Florida to spend a weekend there for the purpose to inform my immediate family first: my brother and mother. This was pretty important step. I needed to ask for thier total support, in whatexer way they could get to me. I had planned on going to FL before the operation and spending Christmas with my brother, 2 darling nephews- and beautiful niece...not to mention my mom . Then the plan was for me and my mom to fly to Duke together and fly back where I would reside at my mom's house for her to care for me. I was in bed for some time but am so thankful I had my whole family to help me...physically, emotionally, anyway. You need to surrender early on and know and accept that you will NOT be able to do many many things for some time and allow the family/support to help you. It helps them, that they can do something for you and it helps you. I am pretty independent so I worked extra hard at accepting the fact that I couldnt do anything, or much of. My family was wonderful and I will cherish those moments for a s long as I am here on earth!Nothing could replace those feelings...when I really needed help, they were there. I thank you from afar.
Hugs your family now, let them know you appreciate them. I know I do!
Star
Posted by Star at 8:50 PM | Comments (2)
September 15, 2004
3 & 6 Mo. Post Op FVFG
I can feel the baseball withdrawal hitting already. Trying to get in as many game to attend as I can. Long wait until April when season starts again. Like waiting for the official reports from Duke of my operation...the waiting game.
So at my 3 mo post op official report, I was still on my crutches and wheelchair and my report said that my femoral head was smoothening off, straight and aligned graft, yet no sign of graft incorporating. They say it could take up to 1 year to see the graft incorporate (blend with other bone).
I JUST got my 6 mo post op official report from Duke (okay, Im almost 9 months post op but xray was taken at 6 months)...it says that graft is aligned and straight, femur is rounding off, there is NO collapse (yippeeee) and there is early incorporation of the graft (ahead of schedule)! Thats awesome! The wait is worth it for me!!!!!! I am excited about this for sure. One knows how they feel on the outside (which I feel great) but you do not know what is going on on the inside. I been walking without aid since 6 month post op. Now I am climbing stairs!
Now to start looking at flights for my annual appt I scheduled with Dr U at Duke for Jan 24th. I need to go back to Duke for this appt. I am still so excited!
Throw that ball...I'll catch it...if its a flyball, I'll catch that too,
Star
Posted by Star at 7:00 PM | Comments (0)
September 14, 2004
Post Op Patience
There is nothing quick about this recovery. If you need to do something fast...dont bother. You NEED to have ALOT of patience for a long time. I cannot stress that enough. There were/are days that I feel fine and think I can do particular things but I had to consciously remind myself all the time and acknowledge that I am STILL healing. This is a long recovery and the more that you dedicate to taking care of yourself and your body, the easier and better your body will be. It is too easy to do "too much" with yourself. Remind yourself. Wait. Go slow. This is YOUR body's time to heal. LET it heal. There should be no rushing. If you rush, you only run into problems. You could fall or slip or put too much pressure or twist your leg the wrong way or lose your balance. All these things can happen. Take it easy and be patient. Know now that you will not be able to do many many things for a long time, no matter how well you feel and how much you progressed. This is a major operation...one of not many...under 3000 in the world!
I cannot stress it enough, be patient,
Star
Posted by Star at 8:45 PM | Comments (0)
September 13, 2004
Symptoms of Osteonecrosis-A\/N
In the early stages of avascular necrosis, patients may not have any symptoms. As the disease progresses, however, most patients experience joint pain--at first, only when putting weight on the affected joint, and then even when resting. Pain usually develops gradually and may be mild or severe. If avascular necrosis progresses and the bone and surrounding joint surface collapse, pain may develop or increase dramatically. Pain may be severe enough to limit the patient's range of motion in the affected joint. In some cases, particularly those involving the hip, disabling osteoarthritis may develop. The period of time between the first symptoms and loss of joint function is different for each patient, ranging from several months to more than a year.
That was per: http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/avascular_necrosis/#link_e
I started getting symptoms of pain in the groin area and my butt when I was at a progressed stage. That is one of the downfalls of high pain tolerances. I was so far gone before I knew it. My pain wasn't as progressed as I should been at that stage. My pain was minimal compared to the mean. After a while, if I would walk, I would limp. I started using the crutches to lessen the pain and to make sure that my hip did not collapse while I waited on the months long waiting list for my surgery. If it collapsed during the waiting period, I would not be able to proceed with this procedure. I tried all ways of life to help. Something helped because it did not collapse.
This disease could sneek up on you before you know it. All people are different with pain and with symptoms. Unfortunately I was at a progressed stage when I found out but I was fortunate enough to be able to do something other than a Total Hip Replacement. Nothing is guaranteed but I will try anything.
No symptoms or pain now,
Star
Posted by Star at 8:12 PM | Comments (0)
September 12, 2004
Conquering Stairs
Hello all. I would like to say that I recognized a major change at the baseball game today (I go often). I noticed how well I do going up the stairs in the stadium. Not long ago, I was taking the elexator and then the escalator...then I would go up and down the stairs slowly and always started on the right foot to go up each stair. Today I noticed that I was flying up and down the stairs, at a normal pace, normal for me and was taking each stair with a new foot: right, left , right, left...I just smile and know how far I came to get here.
I am thrilled about what I can do. I am so thankful for my life. It makes me who I am today and wouldn't want to change anything.
Star
Posted by Star at 7:46 PM | Comments (0)
September 11, 2004
Scar Care
I am still using the Silicone sheets for my scars. I think I actually SEE a difference. I think, if at all possible, that the scars shrank in size. I used to cut the sheets into three parts for the leg scar and two for the hip scar and BOTH are smaller than what I would normally cut. I think its great! I think I been using them for about 2-3 months now, daily.
I would call them Fame. Especially out of all the other methods I tried first.
G'nite, Star
Posted by Star at 2:00 PM | Comments (2)
September 9, 2004
No dwelling on the Past
Through this one learns not to dwell on the past. Make what you can for the future. You cannot change the past but you can effect the future. One moment at a time. Enjoy the happy moments and know that there are bad ones too. Accept them. It is easier said than done but the more you do it, the easier it is. Also you need to remind yourself all the time. Keep your head up. You will make it through. Tough choices=tough people.
Star
Posted by Star at 11:48 PM | Comments (0)
September 8, 2004
Another short and tiring day
Been doing alot lately (this week), more than I usually do. I often think if I am doing TOO much. My muscles don't hurt but I can feel them work. Always on the run, lots of work and lots of play and not enough rest, or I should say that I should rest more. I do not hurt, I missed being this mobile, thats all. I pay attention to my body's needs...I sometimes think things are too much for my body to handle, and I usually am wrong. This is a good sign.
I asked Dr Urbaniak's office about my 6 month report (July 9th) and they said they would send it again...I didnt get it the first time and been WAITING for it! Is there a doctor in the house?
Sweet dreams tonight,
Star
Posted by Star at 11:44 PM | Comments (0)
September 7, 2004
Pain
Pain is in the eye of the beholder.
No two people experience the same pain.
Star
Posted by Star at 11:17 PM | Comments (0)
September 6, 2004
Labor Day/What is a AVN & FVFG?
Another day at my "at peace" place, sitting in the sun next to the pool. The water feels so good on my bones. It makes me exercise more since it is so refreshing. I think it's the last day my outside pool is open...we will see. Sad day to me, if it is.
AVN=Avascular Necrosis is a condition that results from a loss of blood supply to the bone. There are many causes for this, all of which lead to the death of living cells within the bone. Due to a problem with blood supply, the hip starts to degenerate and collapse over time.
The goal of FVFG-Free Vascularized Fibula Graft is to an advanced option that reconnects blood vessels and helps to increase circulation in an attempt to avoid the need for hip replacement surgery. Free Vascularized Fibula Graft, pioneered by Dr. James Urbaniuk at Duke University is a procedure that requires taking out the middle portion of the fibula (lower leg bone) with the attached artery(s) and vein (the fibula brings in bone and blood supply and gives you mechanical strength) then drilling a hole within the hip and reattaching blood vessels. This is considered to be a preventive treatment for those with this degenerative condition. The surgery itself is very intensive and requires the highest degree of skill and precision, as the blood vessels being reattached are thinner than the average strand of hair. The surgery, which can take up to 18 hours by those who are not so experienced, took Dr. Urbaniak and his team only 5 hours to complete for me.
For 6 weeks I was unable to put any weight on her hip/leg. Gradually over a total of 6 months, I was able to put weight on my leg and then at the end of 6 months, able to walk without any aide. It should be noted, not everyone affected with hip disorders resulting from AVN are candidates for this new procedure. Each is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. I was one of the lucky ones!
So now you know the general description of this disease and this procedure. Details will come along the way of my experience. This is what makes us who we are...experience.
Happy Monday and Happy Labor Day,
Star
Materials stated above may have come from an article from Dr Atkins in Chicago.
Posted by Star at 5:04 PM | Comments (0)
September 5, 2004
Calm After the Storm
Just like when operations are over, there is a calmness, just like now that Frances is gone from my family in FL. My mom's home, we don't know about...there is no electric there so we are not sure if its still there...we will assume so. My mom and brother and family are fine...still early to know what damage there is. Just like waiting for the signal if the graft took in my hip...takes up to a year to know...counting down, 4 months to go.
I walk around, without aide now, no pain. I try to help all the people I can in this situation with information...its so hard to come by. Experience is better than any other things I read in the past. I spoke to as many people as I could about this Osteonecrosis. Sneaky disease.
I often wonder if its in other parts of my body. I don't know.
Tomorrow will be a Fvfg 101 post...what it is and exactly what trhe procedure is about. Stay tuned!
Star
Posted by Star at 7:51 PM | Comments (0)
September 4, 2004
Frances Here in the US-get out!
Another short post, I apologize, preoccupied with this hurricane and making sure my family and friends are ok. No one realizes there is another on coming, Ivan. Prayers are needed...for all people there.
Feeling kinda tired, my body, I rest.
Star
Posted by Star at 11:46 PM | Comments (0)
September 3, 2004
TGIF
Long week. More this weekend. My body is tired and I need to listen to it so I need to lay down. All is well, just alot going on this week. I'm exhausted.
The storm is here,
Star
Posted by Star at 11:37 PM | Comments (0)
September 2, 2004
Hurricane Frances and Stress
I normally dont allow much stress to effect me since my operations in my life but today was an exception. My mom was evacuated from her area , she left...good job mom! Her home is still there and so is my brother, niece and two nephews that I worry about. I am sure all will be fine but I grew up there in FL and spent many years with going through the hurricanes...after Hurricane Andruw, that was enough for me and I came to Colorado. I pray they will all be fine and that there will be no reason for me to come out there next week, for any reason. Once you are conditioned for hurricanes, you always feel the intensity, even if you are this far away.
I need to refocus myself on my body. I know that stress effects all of our bodies, our cells, our healing process. Shortly, I will lay down with some tea and consciously focus on particular parts of my body to calm them and recirculate positive blood...if there is such a thing. Whatever I think, effects my body in some way. I have control of my thoughts and can change them when I want. Mind-body connection realization is so important.
Breathing in slowly and exhaling the worries and negativity...I love you family, I love you mind, I love you bones!
Changing thought patterns as we speak,
Star
Posted by Star at 9:00 PM | Comments (0)
September 1, 2004
Swimming and Sun...My dream day
Worked at home today...did my pool therapy and sat in the sun while I constructed a training plan for a Score Card project for work. The swimming and exercises I do in the water is so good for my muscles and bones. The sun rays shine on me as I consume the vitamin D...my calcium will process better with this...from what I have read. Such a nice day when I can care for my hip and leg with quality time.
I can remember last summer when I found out about my condition, I researched so much on the subject, I ordered books from libraries across the nation, read article, used my resources from the University, watched tapes, and went to four doctors before I made my choice of what I would do.
Education is power, you will feel more at ease if you read up and do your homework on the things you are engrossed in. Then you can make a powerful, educated choice. Keep reading...its knowledge.
Resting from the sun...
Star
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