The Revolving Door...

So, after 18 long days, I got home from Kessler.. It's so nice to sleep in my own bed, see my dogs, and be in the comforts of home! Unfortunately, I have had some complications with the surgery that I had back in June (Z-plasty) and I was made aware that I will require more surgery to revise that incision. Although it looks like a small wound opening, the surgery will bring me back into the hospital for 7-10 days and possibly again to Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. I will lose most of what I gain in physical therapy these next two weeks because I will be in a full leg immoblizer for 5-8 weeks after this surgery. I will find out the date of this surgery on Wed. (I'm hoping he can do it the week of Labor day to maximize my healing and that way I can go to my big Birthday dinner and not ruin it for my twin sister, Michele!) I will not be returning to to work in September ...for those of you know know me... this makes me very unhappy!

Positive...it's frustrating for people to say "Just be positive, or try harder to be happy through all of this." I continue to try real hard to have a positive outlook on my life but I'd say it's pretty hard when I'm continually faced with such hard challenges. This will be my 3rd surgery in 3 months... my 56th surgery in 20 years... I still have a smile on my face though..and always will!
Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way and continue to provide support, prayers, and friendships during this difficult time. I really appreciate all of you!

More to come....
Stacy

Hi Ho.. Hi Ho...It's off to Kessler I go...

Hi Everyone!
I write to you from my hospital bed at St. Barnabas Medical Center. I've been here for 10 days recovering from an open lateral release knee surgery and then subsequent bleeding into the joint due to blood thinners that I'm on. It seems that I'm finally on an upswing. The heparin IV was discontinued tonight and I'm on Lovenox blood thinner shots now. They are keeping me on the shots 2xs a day incase the bleeding resumes they have a shelf life of 12 hours in my body.

If all continues on this path, than either tomorrow (Thursday, August 5th) or Friday I will be going via ambulance from the hospital to Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation for 2 weeks of intense physical therapy to help jumpstart my recovery so that I may resume teaching in September.

Thank you all for your support, calls, gifts, messages, facebook messages and encouragement. It's been a long road and I will need that encouragement as I enter the most painful part of my recovery and it will require a lot of hard work and motivation on my part to resume some function and quality of life to this leg....

Stacy