Maggie53, 70

I JOINED THIS SITE BECAUSE I CAN'T BE THE ONLY PERSON LIKE THIS. I GET THE FEELING PEOPLE THINK WE DON'T NEED AN ACTIVE LIFE, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT I AM BORED TO DEATH SITTING AT HOME ALL THE TIME. AFTER THIS HAPPENED MY HUSBAND LEFT BECAUSE HE COULDN'T DEAL WITH IT. WE WERE VERY ACTIVE AND IN A HARLEY MOTORCYCLY CLUB AND I DECIDED I WASN'T GOING TO RIDE ANYMORE BECAUSE I WAS MESSED UP ENOUGH, I SURE DIDN'T WANT TO BE IN A WRECK. I TOLD HIM , YOU CAN'T DEAL WITH THIS WHAT THE HELL ABOUT ME?

IN THE TIME SPAN OF ABOUT 18 MONTHS FROM 2004 TO 2005, I HAD 2 HIPS AND ONE KNEE REPLACED, AND I DID GREAT, FINALLY NO PAIN ANYMORE,AND I COULD WALK FOR MILES. WELL ME AND MY VANITY, I HAD TORN A MUSCLE FAIRLY SOON AFTER THE LAST HIP WAS DONE. AND MY KIDS SAID I WADDLED A LITTLE, AND QUITE OFTEN I WOULD HAVE TO SIT AND REST A BIT DURING WALKING,AND THE DR. GAVE ME THE OPTION OF GOING BACK IN AND REPAIRING THE MUSCLE. FIRST MISTAKE. WELL I DID IT. IT WAS REALLY WEIRD, I TOLD HIM THE DAY OF SURGERY THAT NONE OF THIS HAD EVER BOTHERED ME, NEVER HAD ANY QUALMS ABOUT HAVING SURGERY, BUT THIS TIME I HAVE A REALLY BAD FEELING ABOUT IT. (I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN DRESSED AND GONE HOME). BUT TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, I GOT A STAPH INFECTION, IN THE NEXT 5 WEEKS I HAD 7 MAJOR OPERATIONS GOT 2 HOSPITAL AQUIRED INFECTIONS. PERMENTLY LOST MY HIP, SPENT 7 MONTHS IN THE HOSPITAL AND WENT HOME ON A WALKER, WHERE I STILL AM TODAY. AND WHAT IS REALLY SCARY, THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST HOSPITALS IN THE US.