I’m in a fog | Arthritis Information

 

   Today started out being a good one. I finally got some grab bars installed in my shower. I was waiting for the papers for my pre-op lab, ekg, and chest x-ray to come so I could get that taken care of. They came and when I read what the doctor had wrote for the reason why I need the surgery, it hit me about how bad the knee was. There's nothing padding 2/3 of the joint and the other third is very thin. So all afternoon I'm having this weird feeling that something is wrong or going not well.
   A few mins ago, the phone rang. It's almost 10PM and roomie is out in his car. I answer the phone thinking that it was him telling me to lock up the place for the night as he wasn't coming home. It wasn't him.
   It was a phone call telling me that a member of my family had passed away and when could I get back to the east coast. I can't think straight and the tears are flowing as I write this. So if I seem out of it you know why.



   MarisaI am so sorry you got bad news Marisa....take care of yourself and try to rest. It is going to be a stressful road ahead now, I will be thinking about you!Oh Marisa, I'm so sorry!  Are you even able to travel?  Do you have someone to go with you?  You really shouldn't try to do it alone. 

My thoughts are with you.

Karen

Marisa, I'm so sorry. You've been going through so much. It really does pile on. If you must go, do see if someone can go with you.

If not, call the airlines ahead of time and make all the arrangements to wheelchair everywhere. Do not carry your own luggage. Get as much help as possible. If you don't, that crummy knee could cause you to fall again. A fall risks your hips, not just your knees.

I would prefer you didn't go if you can not do it. Send flowers, make phone calls. I know this is not the same.

But I worry about you. Please remember to take care of yourself.

Again, I am so sorry for you loss.

I'm so sorry. When it rains it pours doesn't it? Hope someone can go with you and that the airlines can be supportive although given what's been happening, it will be hard. Best wishes and prayers, LindaMarrisa,  I am so sad for you.  Life is just not fair.  It seems anything on top of RA is just too much - a death in the family AND having to travel is tremendous pressure and grief.  My prayers go out to you and your family. 

Marisa, My thoughts and prayers are with you. You have already been  through so very much. I agree with everyone else, I hope you are able to get someone to travel with you.

Blessings Be With You. Gentle Hugs,

Nini

 

Marisa,

Oh my - it's one more thing. I'm so sorry. The skycaps at the airports are usually very good. Flying these days, though...it's harder than it used to be.

I'm with Deanna - your health is not good. Don't put yourself at greater risk, unless you have someone on either end to take care of you and unless it won't do you more harm.

You'll be in my thoughts - if you must fly, be safe. We're here for you.

Lee
   Thanks everybody. It was my cousin who passed away. She was my best friend and I'm going to miss our long phone calls. I talked with her husband and the kids and we all decided that it wouldn't be a good idea for me to travel. I'm not going to send flowers as there will be plenty of them. She was involved with her church and I'm going to send a check to the church with instructions that it be used to help a family that's having a hard time and say that it's in her memory. She will like that and it will make her smile.

   MarisaThat sounds good, Marisa. I'm really sorry for your loss. I lost a good friend a couple of years ago, and the silence is so strange. Because she doesn't live here, I don't miss her, exactly. But there will be times when I still say - oh I should call Chris. Oh, I should tell Chris this.

You've been through quite a lot recently. Let's hope you've paid your dues, and it's all good from here on out.

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