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1 hour ago, #55worktoplay said:

What a great looking bunch going off to create memories of a lifetime. 

But 20 years from now, they are going to have a good laugh at how they looked. Especially, Disco Boy. ☺️

50 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

Okay.  I tried downloading a picture or two or 3 from my grandson Jack's Prom pictures  I still don't know what I'm doing (obviously).  So..the two duplicate pictures on the top of the page are 3 of our grandsons.  Jack on the left, William in the middle, and Ryan on the right.

The next picture is of Ryan and another friend of both Jack and Ryan.

The next is of Jack and his girlfriend.

The last is the group in front of the Limo.

 

Great job! They are going to look back on those and laugh and laugh. 😊

1 hour ago, Luckynana said:

But there are still questions that I wish I had asked my mom.❤️

 

I don't have any unanswered questions. But I was just so used to calling her to tell her stuff, almost daily. And I miss that. 

It's a message board. Not live. You can just read along until you find out what happened without freaking out. 😛

37 minutes ago, ReneeFLL said:

My little toe on each foot needed to be corrected. The dr didn’t mention anything about having a choice of local or general anesthesia when I had my first foot done and he did it under general. Ended up with a different dr due to a change in insurance for my second foot. He gave me the option of either one. He said he preferred the local and it sounded fine to me. I don’t remember him mentioning I would be awake. He probably did, but I probably didn’t want to think about it. He also explained what he would be doing. Part of it was that he would be using a saw like a hacksaw (his words), but a medical one. I didn’t really think much about it.
 

Anyway, day of surgery they get me ready and drape a sheet over my stomach so I couldn’t see my feet. Needless to say, being awake I could hear the saw going to work. 🫨 I started to freak out (inwardly) and was telling them I could hear it. Dr asked if I could feel any pain. No, but I could feel him touching me. No pain, but just a light touching on my foot. Ok, no problem he says and he continues. I continue to tell him I can hear it. I guess he wasn’t that concerned since I told him I still felt no pain.
 

It was probably after my third complaint about hearing the noise that the nurse tells the anesthesiologist that she had brought her Walkman (this was about 37 years ago) in to work. He tells her to go get it. They put that on me and I was happy I couldn’t hear the sawing, but my mind was having all kinds of visions about what was going on with my foot. If I’m ever in that position again, I’ll definitely be bringing ear plugs.

That sounds like what I have heard about foot surgery. It would be pretty awful. When my close co-worker had bunion surgery, they actually told her to bring headphones. and music. 

We were in a hot tub at a conference several years later. I held up my foot and asked if hers had looked like mine. She also said O-M-G. No. Hers weren't nearly that bad. The podiatrist also said mine were really bad. But my toes don't overlap, and wide shoes seem to be fine. I was actually scheduled for surgery, but I chickened out. 

18 minutes ago, George C said:

My goal on life is to avoid surgery, so far I am successful.

Congratulations! An admirable goal George. But it doesn't always work out that way. 😊

5 minutes ago, ReneeFLL said:

O M G! I think I told you about my story with that one. I’ll never forget that noise.

It sounds like bunion surgery. 😀

@A&L_Ont I think that if Owen ever needs extra income during his adult life, he could probably have a career in the sales of hockey sport memorabilia. Amazing! 😊

4 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

 

Great minds think alike. Love our clock. Also great advice for me. 
 

 

 

If only we can win that lottery!

 

 

 

Thanks Deb! Great advice.

I understand nervousness. My only advice would be to go and enjoy without anticipation of any problems. 

7 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

You don't want to hear a saw cutting through your bone?

I was thinking more of them pounding the spike in. 😗

15 hours ago, grapau27 said:

I was told they don't use a general anaesthetic now rather a numbing injection near the hip which eased my worries of having to stop my heart medication pre-op when I decide I need to get it done.

High dose Ibuprofen or naproxen helps arthritis a lot if you can take antiinflammatory tablets.

A regular on P&O forums in his mid 70s had hip replacement surgery done recently and said he is walking several miles a day now and was walking up stairs the day after the op.

 

I don't know where you heard that or what your health service is like. But I seriously doubt if that is the case with a hip replacement Graham. Based on the number of contortions and procedures involved in the surgery, general anesthesia is definitely required. Most people would faint dead away if they were allowed to be awake during the procedure. 

2 hours ago, Husky1987 said:

It’s pretty much going to be a new house…new roof, 3/4 new roof trusses, all new walls, they ended up going down to the studs through the whole house, new electrical, new HVAC.

 

This is the color scheme…Sherwin Williams. Walls are the Repose Gray and accent walls are the Slate Tile, it’s a darker gray with a very slight blue tint.

 

 

 

Thank you so much Larry!  That is very helpful. And it gives me some alternative exterior choices. Those look very nice together. 

Oh yes! Thank you @brillohead for the very thorough explanation on how the margins are determined, and the reason for the length of the excision. That makes sense. I appreciate all your advice. I was just a little shocked when I removed the bandages for the first time. ☺️

1 hour ago, Husky1987 said:

A few house pics from today.  Paint is done (minus the inevitable touch-ups).  Doors, trim, and cabinets scheduled over the next couple weeks, then flooring and carpets.  We probably aren’t going to hit our June 1st goal, but it’s getting closer and closer.

 

Kitchen with accent wall

 

Master with accent wall

 

Master bath with accent wall

 

Living room from entryway (accent wall follows kitchen around to the right)

 

 

Not sure I mentioned, in the last pic you can see a column and the base on the floor to the right.  There was a column on each side of the living room that supported an arch that separated the living room from the entryway.  We always hated that because the columns took away from space that we would have used to put furniture, things on walls, etc.  So we had the reconstruction folks take it out.  Post-fire pic of the arch:

 

It looks very nice! It will be like a whole new house. 

Question: Do you know what color that gray is? Manufacturer and color. We are looking for a color for our partial siding. I have a sample can of Sherwin Williams "Inkwell", but we haven't test painted yet, and it might be too dark. I like your dark gray. 

1 hour ago, HBE4 said:

Me trying to clean out & organize the dining room hutch. I got as far as taking everything out when Lenoard claimed it as his new cubby hole. 

 

 

 

Cats are always so helpful that way. ☺️ We always said that Bobby was looking for the secret door that would let him outside. I accidentally closed him in one of the storage end tables one afternoon. 😄

2 hours ago, DaniDanielle said:

  I found bunion surgery worse than the hip.

After finding out more about bunion surgery, I just decided that I will wear wide shoes! ☺️

5 hours ago, Momof3gurlz said:

I’ve been avidly reading all the comments about knee and hip replacements. Andy’s had problems with his right knee and hip for a few years, to the point that he walks with a noticeable gimp and has great difficulty putting on a sock and tying a shoe on the right foot. His primary told him it’s likely arthritis and referred him to ortho, which of course he’s ignored.  He finally went Thursday (nagging works!) and was told he has severe arthritis in his hip and mild arthritis in the knee. His knee pain is most likely a result of the hip issues. So hip replacement scheduled for Nov 5th. He was given a shot of cortisone with the disclaimer he might only see 10-30% improvement, he says the 10% is about right.  I think he put it off out of fear of the surgery, but so many people have told him hip replacement isn’t bad these days, much easier than the knee. 
Anyone here had this done? 

I have had both of my hips replaced. They do the replacements anterior now. And they are really not that bad. They will have you up and walking a few hours after the surgery. I was fully improved in 4 to 6 weeks. There are exercises involved. 

And for Graham that was worried about blood clots, you are on many blood thinners. For both surgeries, I had to inject blood thinners into my stomach once a day. (very small needle) and take a full size aspirin, for about 2 weeks. Bill thought he would have to stay home with me. But he only had to stay home for a day. I could get around pretty well with my walker and we just put snacks and cereal within easy reach. ☺️

@Jimbo IW on the Radiance thread booked Quantum, departing on the 29th from Vancouver to Alaska. So she is still going.  For some odd reason, her post about it and mine were removed. CC works in mysterious ways sometimes. 

4 hours ago, IrishWhisperer said:

We have just been told the cruise is cancelled. We disembark tomorrow.

In any case. Enjoy your new Alaska sailing! Definitely lemonade out of lemons. That was a great plan. ☺️

5 minutes ago, ReneeFLL said:

 

I would think that the sooner aka younger the better, before any more health issues pop up. Not saying any more will, but that’s my thought about the sooner the better.

True. But they advise you to wait. At least with hips. Because they sometimes don't last forever. But my wonderful surgeon, mentioned quality of life (which was true). He said to do them and worry about a possible revision in the future. 

23 minutes ago, George C said:

 Love that they are any where on the Hemingway property.

The cats come with you on the tour. ☺️

51 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Eric and I watched the movie Arthur the King on Amazon Prime last night.     Highly recommend but be prepared for some tears!    Beautiful true story.    💖 

I was reading online about the Arthur Foundation - sounds like one I may donate too.

The trailer looks really good, but also very sad. I don't really like sad movies, especially involving animals. Because I cry so much. 

We will probably watch a few more episodes of FALLOUT tonight. 

16 minutes ago, semala said:

Nope. Specifically told no one, crew or passenger, is allowed off until Icy Strait Point on Tuesday.

WOW! 😱

6 minutes ago, MJSailors said:

Thank you for the update @Ocean Boy. I hadn’t gone to that thread today.

Apparently, CC is monitored for posts that make negative , pointed remarks to a  fellow poster on a thread.Or, someone reported the poster.

I had thought about reporting that poster, but thought if I didn’t respond to anything posted by that individual, they would get the messsge and give

up.

Take csre

MJ🙋🏻‍♀️

Your posts are always so friendly and thoughtful. I was a little shocked. But I only looked at it once. I am not going to say anything else about people and the way they behave on message boards sometimes. 

I have seen a few hypnotists. There is always that question about "Is it fake"? I really don't know. I have volunteered, but never been chosen as a participant.