Halloween Best
What was YOUR best Halloween costume?
I have always enjoyed creative things and that combined with the idea of doing that and going around and collecting candy or monetary awards, well, that was just icing on the cake.
One of my best costumes was my unique spin on BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN. You see, as...
Without a Leg to Stand On
Surgery Discription
Originally uploaded by Ellen5e
The last few days have been really tough. I always have chronic pain, so I usually have a pretty high pain threshold. However, this latest surgery has ground me down more than any previous. Since I have had extra time awake in the middle of the night,...
A Little Birdy Told Me
Oliver Comp perch 02
Originally uploaded by Ellen5e
Well, a not-so-little Patagonia Conure parrot actually told me to hang in there. This post surgery pain has GOT to let up soon. Oliver, the bird, actually jumped off of his cage, waddled down the hallway, climbed up the sheets and onto my shoulder....
Dig – Dug Drag
Excavation Day2
Originally uploaded by Ellen5e
Please pray for Steve. My poor husband has been digging for two days now, in the cold weather trying to get to the place where the lateral drain has collapsed. He is determined to uncover the spot by hand and THEN have a contractor come in to pull permits...
Big Pain with Ultimate Gain
Posted by ellen5e in Chronic Pain, HEALTH, Personal Experience, Spirit on 12 4th, 2008 | No Comments
Okay, so I really thought that surgery number thirty-nine last February would be that last one I’d need in a long time. However, at my last ortho follow-up, my doctor and I discussed the need for another minor surgery. This one would be required on my “good” (right) foot.
You see, due...
Leg Work: a bit of bone surgery
Posted by ellen5e in Chronic Pain, HEALTH, LIFE, Personal Experience, Spirit on 02 28th, 2008 | 1 Comment
The 21st of February, the very day after I turned 46, I had my 31st surgery. God has been good to me in that I made it through another one.
This was the easiest surgery I’ve ever had on my leg. Dr. Karl Raynor went in and removed 2″ from my left distal fibula (smaller lower leg bone) and...