Operationness

[Destiny]

Yes, it is I. The mighty Dest, or Evanescence as I am now called (even though no one actually CALLS me that xP No worries though).
Well, you may have noticed I disappeared recently. Most likely you didn't, as I have a habit of just not turning up for a few da...wee...months at a time, however people who have my Facebook will have noticed that I haven't been on there, either. And if I HAVE, well I want to know about it as I haven't had internet access since Monday.
Anyways, yes. My mom had her operation on Tuesday, a hysterectomy. Unfortunate, but I prefer to not be in the house alone, not this one anyway. I don't like the aura of an empty house. And I hate stairs. >.> My craziness aside, basically I went back to live with my nana while my mother was in hospital. She got out today, and I came home to look after her as she's still tender (and has one HECK of a bruise around the incision site, which in itself is about 8 inches long), so I had a chance to get on the internet.
My mom can't drive for about 6 weeks, until she can safely do an emergency stop, so she can't take me places.
See, thing is, from my house, my school is a good...2 miles? 2 and a half? While this is in walking distance normally, that brings me to my next point.
I, myself am going in for an operation. On Thursday, to be precise, I have to be there at 7:30am, having showered without using any toiletries at ALL (including deodorant, shower gel etc) to be dropped off and left. It's just day surgery, so there's nothing major about it.
If anyone had seen me in real life, yous would immediately notice my limp. It's quite heavy, as in especially cold weather (and hot weather too!) my ankle really hurts to move or put pressure on, so you would probably also notice me standing like a flamingo on my left leg because seriously, I'm cool. In fact, on webcam, if you see me moving I'll be limping, though it's probably quite difficult to tell as I'm either too far away or the webcam is moving too.
Back on TOPIC, I'll be going for what will hopefully be corrective surgery. Once this has happened, I will be on crutches for a while, and won't be able to walk this 2+ mile walk to school.
The solution? I move in with my nana again. She lives in the same area as my school, so it shouldn't take too long to get there, and should be slightly easier going.
The rats and the guinea pig are already there, because although my nana hates them (she thinks they're creepy crawlies), she cares too much about me to say no. They're in my room, and she doesn't mind so much as she doesn't have to interact with them and I keep them cleaned out so they don't smell.
I got them dropped off when my mom dropped me and my sister off at my nanas on Monday night. The rats were in a small cage on my knee, the cage I put them in as I clean their large cage out, with their home cage in the boot/trunk of the car. The guinea pig was in her cage on the back seat with my sister keeping an eye on them.

Well, although that turned into a little autobiography, it basically sums up my situation right now.
Oh, and I'm working overtime trying to sell my canvasses to try and earn the £85 I owe my nana for her and my mom's birthday presents (tickets to see the band Westlife as they come to my local town, which is VERY rare for big bands to do).

And @*££"**#¬ when are my parade shoes and my hoodie gonna turn up?! D< I ordered the shoes JUST after New Years, and the hoodie a few weeks ago! Grrr.

[Marrowbone]

I seem to remember you talking about your ankle, I sure hope the operation goes okay! Your Mum's recovery, too! Take all the time you need Dest, and have a nice stay with your nana. It's good that you can take your pets with you-- Often times in situations like that you can't.

[Destiny]

Well, I had my operation, and to say the least, it did not go to plan.
The reason I was having it in the first place was because I had a small metal pin in it, from when I snapped a bit of the bone off 5 years ago. This pin was made from titanium. I was getting it removed because I think it was beginning to rub a little inside, and made walking awkward and painful at times. So I opted to get it removed.
I was warned that it could prove difficult for surgeons, as if the pin became too tight during removal, they could have issues getting it out, and may have to resort to chipping the bone off. Then they would judge if they would be doing more damage, and choose whether or not to leave it.

Yeah, you know how hard titanium is? Yeah, I think that's what they make those little black boxes out of, that are supposedly indestructible?

While they were extracting it, twisting it using the screwdriver, it tightened a bit inside me, so they brought a clamp out.

The stupid thing broke in my ankle, so I now have a half of a pin inside of my ankle.

So, instead of me being released after my operation, at 1pm, and walking out of the hospital as though nothing had happened.
What REALLY happened, was that after my mom had come with her "not-boyfriend" at 1, the nurse came back in to say goodbye, and I was bawling my eyes out because I couldn't move my leg, because it hurt so bad. So, 4 and a half hours later, I get crutches, painkillers, and get sent home.
Since then (February 4th) I havn't been back to school, or anything. It sucks, really. Especially as I love sleep and the pain tends to keep me up at night.

[Marrowbone]

Yikes, that's not good D8 These doctors don't seem to be very smart, if they were supposed to judge whether or not to remove the pin. Are you going back for a removal surgery? Because if it caused problems before, if the bone grows back in over a broken pin you won't be able to walk again.
I hope you get better Dest, and that you get some sleep. Sleep is very important, particularly when recovering from surgery.

[Destiny]

SLEEPISNOTGOODCOFFEEISGOOOD

Haha, jokes. I'm getting better, barely needing crutches anymore - I'm at the stage where I should have been when I left hospital, so I doubt I'll need physio. And hopefully it was just the pin heard running against tissue which was causing the problem, which should have been eradicated by now.
I need to speak to the doctors about a problem I now have with my knee, as a result of walking funnily for ages (first the limping, then when I got the bandage etc, whenever I walked my knee went too far back). Other than that, I am fine now

Seriously, if you wanna know what I mean about my knee, just stand and push one back as far as it can go - it shouldn't hurt. Now walk, and everytime you put that leg down, push the knee back again, whilst keeping the other one normal. You should see the difference, and feel the strain.

[Marrowbone]

So long as the pin doesn't cause future problems, that’s good ^.^ Gack, I know what you mean about knees. Mum's always had issues, and has had three surgeries on her knee in the past two years e.o Two words: Massage therapy! If you have surgery on your knee, definitely have massage therapy! Mum wouldn't be able to walk right now if my sister-in-law massage therapist hadn't worked on it. Cleared the scar tissue right up.

[Destiny]

If it resorts to knee surgery, which I'm certainly hoping it won't after the whole, "Imma-jump-off-this-swing-and-in-five-years-Imma-have-even-more-surgery-" fiasco, I shall definitely look into massage therapy.

And just so's it's clear, in no way, shape or form do I blame the NHS, hospital or staff for my weird chicken bones.