tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post2048534035957424413..comments2023-10-20T06:14:52.781-04:00Comments on L.W.ROTH, ARTIST: Two Thumbs up; Two Thumbs DownLinda Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-58966359180687394692013-09-17T10:55:18.823-04:002013-09-17T10:55:18.823-04:00One day you'll look back on all this and be so...One day you'll look back on all this and be so glad to have it behind you! Meanwhile, blogging about it is so cool---so that you have a reference point to compare to and also...it's just cool to share with us...your blogging friends. I have a surgery coming up also. It is quite minor next to yours...but surgery is a huge deal. Looks to me like you were (are) VERY prepared ...more so than most people..and yet, even someone as organized as you can come up surprised by what they didn't think to plan for. In the old days they would have just left you in the hospital for a week or more instead of letting you drip blood at your house. But, it IS definitely nicer to be at home and since you have your favorite nurse (Ellis) you will recover at a nice steady pace. I love the photo of you with the thumbs up. You were BRAVE to go down this road and I salute you! I know you'll be thanking everyone (except the worthless home care nurse) when you can stand and walk with comfort and ease. Hugs to you and Ellis. What a guy! This was a good decision. You could have hobbled around for years. Come back to this post in a couple of months and pat yourself on the back. We have to do everything we can for ourselves--to stay in the game! I'm proud of you. :)Celeste Berginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791708298070342301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-59196091856811014682013-09-17T04:18:43.453-04:002013-09-17T04:18:43.453-04:00Your world became very small and full of obstacles...Your world became very small and full of obstacles, but thank God for Ellis and your sofas! Wish you a speedy recovery!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715473069364081174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-51729076221680300732013-09-16T18:02:02.775-04:002013-09-16T18:02:02.775-04:00Love the thumbs up too, I'm so glad the surger...Love the thumbs up too, I'm so glad the surgery went well, but I never imagined the 'torture chamber' you would be in afterwards. How easy it is to take stuff for granted. I do wish you a speedy recovery but I know your spirit and Ellis will ensure that. SharonWrightArtisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510138090568900945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-87495812196942149712013-09-16T13:23:59.254-04:002013-09-16T13:23:59.254-04:00Thanks Jean. You said it so much better than I did...Thanks Jean. You said it so much better than I did. Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-88398967023720889732013-09-16T12:54:37.557-04:002013-09-16T12:54:37.557-04:00Good for you--and thank goodness for Ellis and you...Good for you--and thank goodness for Ellis and your foresight in preparing.<br /><br />I agree, surgeons tend to disappear/ignore the post-op realities and struggles.<br /><br />Heal well.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-72227944055434681722013-09-16T08:12:29.257-04:002013-09-16T08:12:29.257-04:00I have no choice Helen. It's positive or nothi...I have no choice Helen. It's positive or nothing. Nothing has never been an option. Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-48814169252450035662013-09-16T08:10:39.326-04:002013-09-16T08:10:39.326-04:00Rita, you should know I was "hamming" fo...Rita, you should know I was "hamming" for the camera. That was the smile of the day. I'd rather it had been a drawing. So far I haven't felt like it. I'm in a state of waiting--waiting for the ache to subside. My knee is very upset with me. :-))Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-31139388698429076752013-09-16T08:06:29.149-04:002013-09-16T08:06:29.149-04:00Who knew? I suspected, but now I know for certain...Who knew? I suspected, but now I know for certain knee surgery is no walk in in the park. :-)) I was thinking this morning that there should be a club for parts replacement survivors. They could meet every month to tell their stories. Thanks for the bravo, but as someone said in some movie, I'm in it now--maybe is was Gregory Peck?<br />Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-44353136365608748682013-09-16T07:51:45.547-04:002013-09-16T07:51:45.547-04:00I think you're doing great Linda! You're w...I think you're doing great Linda! You're well equipped with everything you need plus a good man to look after you. That's support and love all right! Time will do the rest. I know you're not the patient type and I can feel your brain working 200 miles an hour. But you're so positive. Keep it up!Helen H Trachyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460338225744567908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-12975860941936890762013-09-16T03:24:25.439-04:002013-09-16T03:24:25.439-04:00I'm so happy,now,looking at your smile!I'm so happy,now,looking at your smile!Rita Vasellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07647144861301178572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-47076327198778606762013-09-15T18:08:27.500-04:002013-09-15T18:08:27.500-04:00Wow, what an ordeal. I appreciate the two thumbs ...Wow, what an ordeal. I appreciate the two thumbs up - your attitude is good. Just the fact that you are posting so regularly and writing so beautifully tells me a lot about you, and Ellis.<br /><br />Bravo! I say (because that's what artists say, don't they?)Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-51628045404026820782013-09-15T17:42:35.091-04:002013-09-15T17:42:35.091-04:00Thanks Julie. Stiff upper lip as far as the knee g...Thanks Julie. Stiff upper lip as far as the knee goes. As far as that painting goes, I did it years ago. It was the one that taught me I couldn't abandon realism. The process was a constant fight between abstraction and realism. The expression is about conflicting desires. As with many women of my generation, the home front won. <br />Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-64145946353914365822013-09-15T17:26:35.568-04:002013-09-15T17:26:35.568-04:00Love your great attitude. After the true understan...Love your great attitude. After the true understanding I am feeling for what you are going through I also want you to know your enormous painting on the wall is beyond FABULOUS! WOW! What a lovely environment you and Ellis share.juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-37943269859502075152013-09-15T14:38:38.361-04:002013-09-15T14:38:38.361-04:00I have no other choice; I'm in it now as they ...I have no other choice; I'm in it now as they say--and glad to be here. My knee is doing fine. It looks like hell, but it bends pretty good, to 90 degrees, and both legs are strong from previous biking and leg strengthening exercises. Everyday a little more improvement. What I think needs discussing is the lack of pre surgery discussion about handling post op recuperation. This is the doctor's responsibility. His/her practice should have a competent, knowledgeable person in charge of more than setting up the procedure and the pre surgery tests that need to be done. Post op life needs to be discussed. The patient needs to be educated so they can make the right choice between in home nursing services or going to a rehab facility. I also think that the post op point net should be with the doctor who performed the surgery, not his PA. It's just not friendly. Thanks Danille for your comment and the opportunity to voice other opinions I've arrived at through this experience.Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-68359310874088655712013-09-15T13:51:43.416-04:002013-09-15T13:51:43.416-04:00Remain optimistic Ellis all in due time give yours...Remain optimistic Ellis all in due time give yourself the chance to heal much strength hugs Danielle Danielle v/d Horsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181597430774925549noreply@blogger.com