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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / September 2005Oh God, No!
That's what I said yesterday when I dislocated my right replaced hip again. I had my hand vacuum, was going to vacuum the corner of the room where I saw a dead roach, but didn't get to it after all. I heard and felt the hip pop out again. I was by my computer (have a new one) and the nearest phone was across the room on the piano. I used the computer desk and a cabinet to push over with my hand until I had to just fall over on the floor on my left hip and slide myself over where I could reach the phone. Oh boy, did it hurt! I called 911 and told them all the doors were locked, and then called my son at work. The amnbulance and fire truck got here before he did. The fire truck medic took out a window in the patio and then used something to unlock the door into the house. They had just gotten me on the backboard when Billy got here. He took my dog to his house and went by school and picked up Jayne while I was taken to the hospital. The doctor on duty in ER called my doc and he told her to put the hip back in. That was after she saw the x-rays and told him it was dislocated (as if I didn't know). The xrays were okay until she held my left leg up straight to take another xray of the right hip. That was really painful. After the hip was back in place and a brace put on my leg from ankle to hip so the knee won't bend, Jayne brought me home and stayed last night and is here today. God sure blessed me to put me just around the corner from their house. I have an appointment with Dr. Hartzog for Monday morning. I've called his nurse (on voice mail) to find out if the abduction brace I wore last time would be better than the brace I have on now. I hope so, because in that one I can bend my knee and it sure makes getting up and down easier, especially in my little bathroom. I've decided I just have to live in a dirty house since I can't afford anyone to clean house just now. When you're praying for dumb people, please include me on that list. Gwen > After the hip was back in place and a brace put on my leg from ankle to > hip so the knee won't bend, Jayne brought me home and stayed last night [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Gwen Oh Gwen, so very sorry to hear abut your dislocation as I remember you telling me (Jan) about that abduction brace when you dislocated before. I really feel for you, and hope you'll soon be free of pain. I've just recently moved house, and I have had many silent thankful prayers to the surgeon who sorted out my 10 dislocations by re-doing the hip in January. If he'd seen some of the lifting and carrying I've had to do, he'd probably be horrified lol. My prayers and thoughts go across the Pond to you Splodge > That's what I said yesterday when I dislocated my right replaced hip again. > I had my hand vacuum, was going to vacuum the corner of the room where I saw [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > hip and slide myself over where I could reach the phone. Oh boy, did it > hurt! Gwen, prayers for quick recover. That must hve been scary but thank God you didn't break anything. m prayers coming your way for smart people though. Not dumb at all. I sure hope you heal quickly.  SignatureLove and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo > That's what I said yesterday when I dislocated my right replaced hip > again. I had my hand vacuum, was going to vacuum the corner of the room [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Gwen I got a call back from Dr.'s nurse and she said to put on the abduction brace. Jayne ran home for a while so when she gets back to get it down from a shelf, I'll do that. Will be much easier than this one that won't let me bend my knee! Gwen > That's what I said yesterday when I dislocated my right replaced hip > again. I had my hand vacuum, was going to vacuum the corner of the room [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Gwen Just a thought Gwen. Please ask your doctor to check and see if your insurance will cover home assistance while you recuperate. Some will, including someone to cook meals and clean house. Walt >I got a call back from Dr.'s nurse and she said to put on the abduction >brace. Jayne ran home for a while so when she gets back to get it down [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] >> >> Gwen A good thought, Walt. But I'm doubtful that Medicare would cover it and as far as I know, my suplement through AARP wouldn't either. I will ask Dr. Hartzog about it Monday though. Thanks Gwen > Just a thought Gwen. Please ask your doctor to check and see if your > insurance will cover home assistance while you recuperate. Some will, [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] >>> >>> Gwen wish i was near you Gwen. Id love to try to help you. lol Really wish I could!! cant even do my own!! janice |A good thought, Walt. But I'm doubtful that Medicare would cover it and as | far as I know, my suplement through AARP wouldn't either. I will ask Dr. [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] | >>> | >>> Gwen >I got a call back from Dr.'s nurse and she said to put on the abduction >brace. Jayne ran home for a while so when she gets back to get it down >from a shelf, I'll do that. Will be much easier than this one that won't >let me bend my knee! > Gwen See. God answered part of our prayers already. Bad enough to have a hip out of commission without losing the knee too. And only a fellow gimp would understand how important that is. Hope for a good fix with minimal pain ASAP Jo Ouch Gwen, I shuddered when I read this. The pain must have been terrible. Please look into home care which is available in most states, either free or for a very small amount of money. My aunt had it for several years and it was a god send for her (and for me who was working at the time). Heal quickly and forget about your house for now. Ann Hope the pains go away soon! >I got a call back from Dr.'s nurse and she said to put on the abduction >brace. Jayne ran home for a while so when she gets back to get it down [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] >> >> Gwen So sorry to hear this Gwen. I will say a prayer for your healing and hope it doesnt take too long. love janice |I got a call back from Dr.'s nurse and she said to put on the abduction | brace. Jayne ran home for a while so when she gets back to get it down from [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] | > | > Gwen {{{{{Gwen)))))))))))))0 I am so sorry that you had to go through that ruckus. Darn hip. I hope the brace helps you and I hope you have a better day today than yesterday RhondaM > That's what I said yesterday when I dislocated my right replaced hip > again. I had my hand vacuum, was going to vacuum the corner of the room [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Gwen gwen, i'm really sorry. and so glad your son and dil live so close. you are lucky. i hope you heal quickly. prayers on their way. diane Gwen, Oh my gosh, does that sound like a harrowing/painful experience. I'm sorry you had to go through that (((Gwen))) Charlene Gwen, cant remember if I already posted. prayers and quick healing vibes coming your way. SignatureLove and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo Gwen, Geez it's a wonder you were able to scoot over to the phone. I dislocated my replaced hip joint and know the pain, I believe to this day it is the worst pain I have ever felt. I was lucky, I had driven to Cleveland Clinic for appointments in my regular shoes and was in the process of putting on my leg braces when I slipped too far into the corner of the car seat and then it popped. A call to hospital security on my cell phone got them up to the parking garage with a stretcher and a trip to the ER. I hope your recovery goes well and you get the right type of brace. If people don't like your dirty house they can pitch in and clean it for you. Don Whitely > That's what I said yesterday when I dislocated my right replaced hip again. > I had my hand vacuum, was going to vacuum the corner of the room where I saw [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Gwen So sorry to hear that, Gwen. Sending BIG HUGS and prayers that you will heal quickly. Just wondering....are you considered disabled? If so, doesn't the state have people who will come in and help with cleaning and such until you are better? Carole > That's what I said yesterday when I dislocated my right replaced hip again. > I had my hand vacuum, was going to vacuum the corner of the room where I saw [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Gwen Ouch I am so sorry and what an ordeal to go through to get to the phone. I hope you heal quickly. hugs Lorrie F >That's what I said yesterday when I dislocated my right replaced hip again. >I had my hand vacuum, was going to vacuum the corner of the room where I saw [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > >Gwen Gwen, I thought you had passed the "no dislocate" for that hip! I can just recall my right hip dislocation and the experience with the brace, so I, too can relate, had the fire/paramedics - ambulance ride from home. I still keep my cell phone nearby as my phones would be impossible to reach from the floor. Do take care - Gentle hugs and healing wishes from me and all your ASA friends. Joan > Ouch I am so sorry and what an ordeal to go through to get to the phone. I > hope you heal quickly. hugs Lorrie F [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > > >Gwen Joan, my DIL changed her cell phone service recently and she added a phone for me onto it. I had it in my purse and never even thought to turn it on. My son reminded me that I should keep it turned on and in a pocket so I wouldn't have that problem again. He said it could be recharged!! But I'm just not used to having it yet. However, it is now in my pocket and turned on. Gwen > Gwen, > I thought you had passed the "no dislocate" for that hip! I can just [quoted text clipped - 61 lines] >> > >> >Gwen >That's what I said yesterday when I dislocated my right replaced hip again. I am soooo sorry Gwen. I can empathise with your predicament and having to figure out the "travel" arrangements to get to the phone and all the things that need to be done. Dislocating your hip must have been so painful, and it mus have been scary processing what you needed to do to get help. Thank goodness you can wear the more comfortable brace. Here's wishing you a speedy recovery! Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. > That's what I said yesterday when I dislocated my right replaced hip > again. I had my hand vacuum, was going to vacuum the corner of the room [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > to clean house just now. When you're praying for dumb people, please > include me on that list. ooooh, Gwen - how awful! So glad you have family nearby. Check out whether you can get some home care assistance for chores and such while recuperating. And when our lives are over and we are accounting for ourselves, will the cleanliness of our homes even be a factor? Adelle Cleanliness is only important for an open house. rofl Duckie > ooooh, Gwen - how awful! So glad you have family nearby. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Adelle Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) {{{{{Gwen}}}}} Your not stupid. My MIL had her's come out 3 times and only thing she did that was stupid was forget to take the portable phone into the bathroom with her on her last accident. The one we bought her after the 2nd time it came out. My dance friend had hip surgery recently and his surgeon has developed a way to install the hip without destroying the socket. He had NO restrictions. He can and could right after the surgery bend fully from the waist. The surgeon told him, he could do anything he wanted to that didn't hurt. Sure glad they are making progress in that vein. Heal well. Duckie > That's what I said yesterday when I dislocated my right replaced hip again. > I had my hand vacuum, was going to vacuum the corner of the room where I saw [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Gwen Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) Duckie is right, Gwen. How can you think of yourself as stupid? You are not responsible for your body's problems. I'm just glad you were able to get to a phone. Have you looked into that first alert company, the one where you wear a locket that you can press when you fall and it becomes a walkie talkie with 911? Sounds like it might be a good investment for you. Sending healing thoughts, DeeTee > {{{{{Gwen}}}}} Your not stupid. My MIL had her's come out 3 times and > only thing she did that was stupid was forget to take the portable phone [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] >> >> Gwen (((((((((Gwen)))))))))) what a hassle! (understatement there, I know) Heal quickly and train yourself not to look at the dirt. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare i don't know if you received my email or not, gwen. and of course, i'm not expecting a reply to it, because i think i'd be wimpering in a corner someplace, for a long while, after having to experience this once again. but if you did receive it, you know i'm thinking about you. and if you didn't receive it, i'll restate something i wrote that i believe would be of benefit to you. C.O.P.E. is an organization that helps people (on social security income, disabled or elderly or chronically ill) maintain their independent living arrangements, by providing services such as housekeeping, errand running, personal hygene assistance or whatever the need might be and for however long/often they determine you need them. i hope you will look into it and hope there is a local chapter or branch in your area of which you can avail yourself. my 83 year old parents, here in the state of washington, are helped by that organization and i am so grateful it exists. my folks are both on social security and dad has a small pension. there's no way they could afford to hire somebody to assist them. we 3 sisters do what we can for them, but none of us are in higher income brackets either. so, COPE has been a godsend. hugs and hopes and prayers that all goes well for you. kate > That's what I said yesterday when I dislocated my right replaced hip > again. I had my hand vacuum, was going to vacuum the corner of the room [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Gwen Kate, I'll check that out. Thanks. Now I'm getting my email but can't send anything out! Weird, huh. Gwen >i don't know if you received my email or not, gwen. and of course, i'm not >expecting a reply to it, because i think i'd be wimpering in a corner [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] >> >> Gwen Kate: do you have a web page for COPE? Duckie > i don't know if you received my email or not, gwen. and of course, i'm not > expecting a reply to it, because i think i'd be wimpering in a corner [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] >> >>Gwen Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) geesh! my brain has been misfiring all over the place lately. it is COPES, MPC---in-home care services---aging and disability services. it can be applied for through DSHS, under medicaid services. my brain put it into an entirely different catagory, probably because i've been watching the news too much for the katrina dissater relief progress. sorry, i'm so totally spacey, you guys. i feel like a total ditz. the url i had is for my area (seattle, king county). had to google for it again-- http://64.233.161.104/search?hl=en&q=cache:WAlG1-pbu2cJ:http://www.arcofkingcoun ty.org/respite/description.html+COPES%2C+MPC but there are tollfree numbers given on this website that might help you conact your local branch of DSHS for COPES, MPC if you ask them how you can contact them for your area. i orginally got my first clue about them from a "where to turn to" information and referral guide i picked up at one of our local senior centers. it was listed under 'in-home care services, personal care, chores, etc." hope that helps. kate > Kate: do you have a web page for COPE? > Duckie [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] >>> >>>Gwen > geesh! my brain has been misfiring all over the place lately. it is > COPES, MPC---in-home care services---aging and disability services. it > can be applied for through DSHS, under medicaid services. my brain put it > into an entirely different catagory, probably because i've been watching > the news too much for the katrina dissater relief progress. sorry, i'm so > totally spacey, you guys. i feel like a total ditz. Believe it or not I feel the same way.... I am just sick. I expect too much from from the common man, I Guess. You will probably not see it one the national news but the FEMA cards and Red Cross cards are showing up at the strip clubs and the like that are 10 to 20 miles from the centers where these people are. It makes it so hard to ask people to continue to dig deep to help others. What are we going to do with RITA pointed to Galveston????? I have to step back from this for a day or so and make sure I have a plan to get out if I need to or dig deeper if I need to. I have over$5000 worth of medicine in my frig. Should I buy that generator to keep the deep freezer and frig cold///??? I think the answer to that is yes. We shall see. Harv >> geesh! my brain has been misfiring all over the place lately. it is >> COPES, MPC---in-home care services---aging and disability services. it [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Harv ((((((((((((((harv)))))))))))))))) i hope rita's breezy splashdance exhausts itself before it hits landfall. i agree, though, a generator is a must to protect that kind of investment. if you were nearby, i'd loan you one of mine to get you past this threat. good luck to you and your community, guy. kate Thanks Kate. Forwarded along to my mother. Duckie > geesh! my brain has been misfiring all over the place lately. it is > COPES, MPC---in-home care services---aging and disability services. it can [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > kate just found my puget sound directory for seniors. these tollfree numbers are for the state of washington, so i called and asked about other states. i was told other states have similar programs, but those states might call them something else. still the programs should be found within the Medicaid, DSHS and HCS departments for that state. i'm including these phone numbers for anybody in this state who needs these kinds of services. in this directory, it states: Community Options Program Entry System (COPES)-- 1-800-442-5129 "for adults who would therwise required Medicaid services in a nursing facility, COPES offers in home personal care, assistance with essential household tasks, case management and care in Adult Family Homes, Assisted Living, and Adult Residential Care (ARC) facilities. Adult Day Health and Home Health care may be included in the COPES service plan. persons eligible for COPES are aged, blind or disabled and meet medical and Medicaid income and resource requirements." Medicaid Personal Care Services (MPC) -- 1-800-422-3263 "eligible persons may receive help with tasks such as bathing, dressing, grooming, shopping, housekeeping, and transportation through personal care services. these services are provided to clients living in their own homes, Adult Family Homes or Enhanced Adult Residential Care (EARC) facilities." there is also something called Chore Services that provides personal care, and related houshold tasks, such as laundry, meal preparation, escorted transportation and shopping for people living in their own homes. this is also available through DSHS (Dept. of Social & Health Services) -- HCS (home & community services) hope it helps, kate > Thanks Kate. > Forwarded along to my mother. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> >> kate Thanks Kate. Gwen > just found my puget sound directory for seniors. these tollfree numbers > are for the state of washington, so i called and asked about other states. [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] >>> >>> kate I looked up COPE in our phone directory and it was a pregnancy hot line! I definitely don't qualify. Gwen > Kate: do you have a web page for COPE? > Duckie [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] >>> >>>Gwen LOL! neither would my 83 year-old parents, in that event.LOL check out my reply to duckie's request for a web site, gwen. kate >I looked up COPE in our phone directory and it was a pregnancy hot line! I >definitely don't qualify. [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] >>>> >>>>Gwen |
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