Showing posts with label shoulder surgery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shoulder surgery. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Pretty red felted baby shoes and sick of being sick!

I had shoulder surgery in the beginning of October and I can now wash my hair using both hands and take a coat off without turning myself into a pretzel so yeahhhhh!  Saw the surgeon this morning and he told me I'm doing great compared to most of his patients that had the same surgery so I'm happy about that.  He told me not to do anything crazy now, keep doing my stretches and he will most likely give me my diploma when I go back to see him again in January.  I only take ibuproben after or before I go to my PT appointments.  The rest of the time I don't need it.  The important part is to keep doing your stretches and exercises to get that range of motion back.  

So now another story ... I've got this crazy cough that's going around.  My daughter has had it for two weeks and now it's my turn.  Not happy about this since it comes with a fever, mine was 101.9 this afternoon when I woke up from a nap and the tylenol I took earlier in the day had done it's job.  So more tylenol and ice packs to cool myself down.  Really really sucks being sick.

Enough about being sick here are a couple more items I've added to my BitsOfFiber shop.  I love the little red shoes.  They are a newborn size.  The earrings are just fun especially during the holidays.  More photos and infor about these items in my shop.  Just click the link below the picture and it will take you to it. 







Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Sandy and a blue scarf

Thank God Sandy came and went.  We were lucky she didn't leave us with any damages which certainly can not be said for lots of other folks.  So sorry for all the damage she left behind.  I can only imagine how I would feel when my property got destroyed or a loved one got injured or passed away because of Mother Nature having a fit.  I send my best wishes to those of you who are affected by Sandy's visit and hope somehow you can get back on track and move on.

My arm seems to be doing ok or maybe I'm just getting used to wearing this sling.  I do have to be careful not to forget to take my arm out of that thing and do my exercises.  I can see where that would be a big issue down the road trying to get all my muscles to work properly again.  Now today I'm typing with both hands, yeahhhh.  Except I have to sit funny in my chair to be able to reach the keyboard with my slinged arm, but hey I manage.  

I added a couple of scarves, a crocheted and felted make believe cake (or pincushion) and a felted little purse to my shop a couple of days ago.  Still have lots more items I haven't listed but that's a good thing. So for now here are photo's of the items I listed.

One is a knitted blue tube scarf which looks really darling on a young adult or child.  Here is the link to it: http://www.etsy.com/listing/113588165/knitted-blue-tube-scarf-teener-scarf



The next one is a red polar fleece scarf on which I needle felted a cat family.  They all are wearing colars which have little beads sewed on.  Really cute for a child, young adult or a grown up who loves kitty cats!   Makes for a great warm holiday present!  Here is the link to it:  http://www.etsy.com/listing/113381010/red-needle-felted-fleece-scarf-cat-scarf



Here is the knitted and felted make believe cake or you can purchase it as a pincushion for a person who likes to sew!  Here is the link to it: http://www.etsy.com/listing/113344031/crocheted-felted-pretend-play-cake



The other item is a small felted purse which can be used for all kinds of stuff.  You can use it as a cell phone carrier, use it to store jewelry in, can be a coin carrier, etc.   Here is the link to it: http://www.etsy.com/listing/113347079/felted-embroidered-pouch-felted-little


Thanks for stopping by!


Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Day 4 after rotator cuff surgery

Had my rotator cuff and slap repair done on Friday.  Been sleeping on the sofa propped up and wedged in so I don't move my arm which is resting in a sling.   Pain hasn't been too bad.  I opted for a nerve block when they did the surgery which lasted for 12+ hours after the surgery.   By then I had taken the oral pain Meds they gave me which did the job when the nerve block stopped working.   Only taking pain Meds now before taking a shower.  This morning I was hurting when I woke up but I think it was because I did all my excersizes yesterday (passive ones for now) and slept for 5 hours straight without moving my arm so it was pretty stiff and letting me know.    After taking it out of the sling doing my excersizes it felt much better again.

Tried knitting a couple of rows with the project laying in my lap and just holding it with my sore arm (left one) and do all the work with my right one.   It works but I certainly don't want to mess anything up so that's all I do 1-2 rows a day.   Crocheting won't be on my to do list for a while, tried it very carefully but that's a no go for sure for now.   Needle felting I will attempt today just have to figure a way on how to hold it.    Drawing and painting seems to be the more logical thing to do for now to keep myself busy besides reading.   I still have some items I need to list in my shop so that's something else I can do for now.

I read a lot about rotator cuff surgery before I had mine done so I know what to expect and yes it is painful especially the PT part but I'm hoping this will pass and by the time spring arrives I'll be knitting, crocheting, felting and making signs again without being in pain.


Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Farmers Market - Sunday, October 14, 2012

Just wanted to let you know that I WILL be at the market this coming Sunday, October 14th.  This will be my last regular market for the season as I'm going to need surgery on my shoulder.   I'm not sure yet if I will be able to attend the Christmas Market(s) at the Archwood Green Barns which are going to be in December.  It all depends on how I'll be doing by then.   I managed to tear my Labrum in my left shoulder so they are going to fix it and will also give my rotator cuff a tune-up.   I'll be in a sling for 6 weeks which I'm not looking forward to.  I'm sure I'll figure out a way to knit and crochet with that sling on as long as my PT lets me!  I'm not going to be making any nuno felted scarves till I'm completely healed.  I know there are other ways to make them since I roll all mine by hand but I feel I have other things I like to explore during this down time.  So stay tuned!

As far as the Holiday (Christmas) Market(s), I will definitely put something here on my blog about it so come back and visit my blog for more info in the next couple of weeks.