BJ was in a car accident.....
 

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just wanted you folks to know about this so you can send her some wishes and prayers her way.
bizi

I had just read this too Bizi, thank you. She is having surgery tomorrow. TG she is OK. I know you can't write BJ, but I want you to know how much I appreciate your getting on to let us know. You are in my prayers dear friend, and I will light a candle for you tomorrow when I say my prayers in anticipation of your surgery. I pray that everything will go well. This will take you some time to recover from. I just thank the angels above that you are here with us. Take care. We love you. :hug:

oh no, BJ...

will keep you in our thoughts and prayers...

don't worry about replying the pm's and such...

take care of you and update when you can...

((((BIG HUGS))))

BJ
 

I'm so sorry that you have been in a automobile accident. I'm sorry that you are in more pain,and I hope that the surgery goes well. I hope that the financial aspects of this gets taken care of. I'm sending (((Hugs))) your way. BF:hug::hug::hug:

Awwwww, poor BJ! :( I am so sorry about your accident and injuries. Please heal quickly and check in when you can. We'll be missing you. :hug::hug::hug:

((((BJ))))So sorry to hear this. Praying for a quick recovery.

I just hope this surgery on my knee will help the pain in my back like the surgeon told me. That's why I haven't been able to get on here. My knee hit the dashboard and now they have to reconstruct my ACL and put my kneecap back in place. I have to be there at 8:30AM and they’re going to operate at 10. He said the surgery should take 3-4 hours and then I’ll go to recovery for a couple hours. He’s going to take a piece of my hamstring and use that to replace the old one with pieces of bone from my knee.

Thanks for letting everyone know Bizi.:hug: I’ll check in when I can.

(((((((BJ))))))))
I hope your hospital stay is a very short one and I am praying for a speedy full recovery. Make sure you follow the doctors orders...rest eat and drink healthy.
You are in our prayers . Hope you can feel the love we are all sending to you.:hug:
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PEACE
BMW

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I will be thinking of you today and praying your surgery goes smoothly and helps you with your pain. :hug:

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Sending you positive thoughts and many prayers BJ.

Thanks for letting us know Biz. :hug:

Dear BJ

Get well soon:hug::hug::hug:
David

BJ so sorry to hear about your accident. Your very blessed that you went through it as well as you did. I pray that your pain can be managed well for you and that your healing time will be stress free....:hug:

((((((((((((((BJ))))))))))))))

so sorry to hear this and sending you love and prayers lifted for successful surgery to relieve the pain. :hug:

OUCH OUCH OUCH!!!

I'm sooooooo sorry to read about this (((((BJ))))))

(((((GENTLE HUGS))))))) :hug:

bj, sending you lots of healing thoughts and praying for a quick recovery.
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I got home late this afternoon and I’ve been typing this in Word so I could cut and paste it. I couldn’t go home because I couldn’t go to the bathroom. The surgeon said the morphine and anesthesia put my bladder to sleep. Eventually they had to straight cath me several times because I still wasn’t going. It was a good thing because I don’t think I could have been home without the morphine. Eventually the nurse cut the time I could push the button and increased it. They gave me a femoral nerve block and it’s worn off and the pain is excruciating right now and the percosets are tearing apart my stomach. I'm still having a lot of pain in my back but the surgeon is hoping that it will ease up once the knee heals.

They gave me a femoral nerve block and then versed and fentanyl to calm me down. I asked if I could have a mojito cocktail in there but they didn’t go for it. The male nurse painted my leg green while singing O Christmas Tree, I think anyway. I don’t know if it was the drugs but I remember that. When I got to the OR they said I’m putting you to sleep and that’s all I remember until I woke up in the recovery room. I do remember they gave me 5 shots of morphine before they put the pain pump in because it felt like my leg was on fire.

It’s so good to be home even though it looks like I’m spending my Christmas on the sofa. I have to use crutches for 2 weeks and I have this huge brace on it. I still have the drain in because it’s still oozing a lot of stuff. The nurse is coming tomorrow to take it out. She said she’d take a picture for me on my cell phone. I have a cyro cuff to ice my knee and cpm machine which I’m supposed to use to keep my knee moving. And I have to go to physical therapy on Monday. It was unbelievable because the night of surgery they made me go to rehab. They said this could take up to a full year to be right again. I tried not to take any pain meds when I got home because I wanted to spend time with Hooper. Big huge mistake.

Hi BJ.
 

I'm sorry that you where a passenger in a auto accident. I'm sending (((Hugs))) your way. I'm sorry that you are having intense pain. I hope that the pain goes away quickly. I hope that you feel better soon.

I'm glad that Hooper is there to keep you company. Happiness is a warm puppy. BF:hug::hug::hug:

(((BJ))) I'm so sorry for what happened. Remember...you're supposed to take the pain meds to keep on top of the pain! :hug:

((((BJ))))

taking pain meds will not make you a WEAK person (in case that's what you were thinking. LOL)

hoping you heal up soon...

ouch. Wishing you a very speedy recovery, BJ. It sounds really painful. :hug:

Oh Owie ((BJ))! It looks like they were able to do it arthroscopically rather than open surgery? That's GOOD. When I had my knee done almost 2 years ago now, I remember the big YES on my knee, lol. Well, would rather they get the correct knee!

I hope the big guns meds help!

Here's my Yes knee, LOL. :hug:

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BJ praying that the pain is fading away and that you can get rested and recover.
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this is to help along the healing....
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We Luv ya :grouphug:
PEACE
BMW

acccck, that looks so painful! I do hope the new medications will help you with your pain :hug:

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Doody, is your knee better now? :hug: That yes, is just too funny.... and a bit scary too!

Oh yeah ((nikki)), pretty much good to go. I don't know if you remember or were here...I tripped over Oscar's babygate, caught my foot on the side of the door as I was falling, and it ripped my knee up. Wasn't a car accident. :rolleyes: That was one month after I fell down the kids' stairs and broke my tailbone. :o

Poor sweet ((BJ's)) looks just awful! How painful that must be with all that work they did. I wonder if BJ is in la-la land with the new meds today. I hope so. ((((BJ))))

Dear BJ
 

I hope that you are feeling better. I hope that the pain is under control in your knee. Bless your knee. I hope that it feels better soon. BF:hug::hug::hug:

Dear BJ .....
 

Sending you love and best wishes......... I hope that you're all well - or at least close to it - by now :hug: :hug: :hug:

I’ve had a bit of set back the last two days - with so much pain, and just pure exhaustion. I slept pretty much all day Monday - I think it ended up being about 16 hours. Last night I woke up sweating with an obvious fever so he ordered more antibiotics. I’ve been cuddling on the couch with Hooper all day because I just can’t seem to get warm. And it snowed today and I couldn’t even get out to enjoy it.

Getting up this morning was rough. My leg started throbbing as soon as I lowered it down to crutch it into the bathroom. I couldn't wait to get back to the sofa. I took my brace off and saw lumps on my legs from the swelling that accumulated in between the brace brackets. The nurse took a picture of all the bruising and swelling but I’m too tired to put it up here and I need ice and more elevation now. I haven't been able to use the CPM machine so the nurse comes and is massaging it. I wanted to feel a little better today. I'm a bit discouraged. It was a weepy day today just watching TV and all the holiday specials about family. The pain meds are making me nauseous, so I've been trying to cut back. Cutting back has been a bad idea. I think it's just too early because I feel like I've been run over by a truck.

Hi BJ
 

I'm sorry for the pain that you are going through. I hope that it stops hurting soon.

I know what you mean about the Christmas commercials on TV. I won't be seeing my family either. I would want to see them,but they don't want to see me.

The Lord has his eyes on all of us,even the sparrow. The Lord will be with us on Christmas BJ.

I hope you feel better soon. BF:hug::hug::hug:

(((BJ))) this healing is going to be a bit of a long journey for you. Have you told the nurse about the nausea? They can either change the pain med or give you something for the nausea. You simply must keep that pain under control!!!!! Protracted severe pain can cause depression in and of itself. We won't even get into the whole Holiday deal. This one is going to be a different journey for you. You won't be able to do the things that you would normally do. But, you can cuddle with Hooper, try to watch something positive on TV, like nature shows. How about music? Do you have any easy to do hobbies? Rest is very important. Gosh, I sure do hope that infection clears....you are in my prayers dear one....

The year I had my neck fusion, I was not able to 'do' anything for Christmas...no tree, no decorations, no gifts, ....I simply was not able. I was forced into thinking more about what Christmas is......hard to do when the world is trying to show you another view....besides, we like the distraction....I am trying to offer ideas that may help you get through this...
(((BJ))) :hug: ...keep us updated when you can....

((BJ)) Do ask about something to help with the tummy. They have meds to help with that as far as I know.

Owie, owie, you poor baby. But cuddling with Hooper sounds wonderful. You had a very traumatic injury and any surgery is a trauma to your body. This will take awhile to heal. Your pain is perfectly normal. That infection though...whew, girl, I'm glad you have a nurse to help with this.

Change those channels to something that makes you feel better! :hug:

Oh BJ!!
 

Hello BJ!!

Oh my goodness, how dare this happen to you!!!!!!

Please know that I too join SOOOOO many others who are thinking of you and praying for a full and healthy recovery. Remember to gently remind yourself that this is a temporary situation and you will heal from your injuries. As you know positive thinking makes our spirit stronger and doesn't allow the negative bugs to hang around too long ~'.'~

A few simple remedies that may help with the medication induced nausea...

Don't take it on an empty stomach.
Sipping room temperature ginger ale.
Hot tea of ginger or peppermint.
The B vitamins help also.
Munchng on dry crackers.
Avoid dairy or spicy foods.

The homeopathic remedy of Arnica pellets taken under the tongue every few hours may be helpful with the pain and swelling of your knee as well as your other injuries. It is also safe to take if you are on other meds.

Is there someone who is helping you with food and so forth? If not, perhaps the nurse could recommend someone?

Please take all of our hugs and wrap them around you as you go through this bumpy journey. You are never alone as there is always someone thinking of you and sending you their love and spiritual support......... ~'.'~

Many hugs and well wishes coming your way..... always and always!!

Bryanna

:winky:prayers and spirits are with you