I like making things: 15 days past surgery

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

15 days past surgery

It is the 15th day since I had the neck surgery. It has been a rocky couple of weeks for sure. The surgery went well and the surgeon was happy with how I was afterwards. I would say that it was probably the relief of still being alive that got me through the first day lol. The pain has been quite bad and I hate taking pain meds but I did take them religiously the first week. This past week I have been trying to cycle down.

My husband has been an absolute gem. He has taken wonderfully good care of me.

There is considerable improvement in my arm strength and agility and I do not get the numbness any more at night which is a great blessing. The pain in my neck is bothersome though but I am sure in good time it will fade away.

Added to the above I had a uninary tract infection and tummy upset which sent me to the doctors for antibiotics yesterday.

So other than a lot of feeling sorry for myself, which I am trying to overcome, not much else has been going on.

I certainly haven't felt like making things. I hope that too will go away in time.

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barbara woodsJuly 25, 2017 at 11:54 AM
take it easy , just get better, hugs
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Carol- Beads and BirdsJuly 26, 2017 at 4:54 AM
Well, I can understand what you must be feeling. The foot surgery I had earlier this year had me counting down the days till the pain, then being uncomfortable went away. I can tell you my doc told me what to expect and it all went as he said, only it took a bit longer to get from one stage to the next. I have some issues, but nothing compared to before I had the surgery. Keep the faith and just relax and recover.
xx, Carol
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I started this blog in 2011: Ever since my Mum taught me to knit at the age of about six or seven I have made things. Back then it was doll clothes. I was also inspired by Mrs Levitt an elderly lady who had a sewing room in a conservatory type room on the back of her house. I would sit and watch her in awe as she sewed.

When I was a child living in England the school system was such that you started at 5 years, did two years in Infant School, then four years in Primary School then five to seven years in Secondary School, depending on whether you chose to stay on after fifth form to get qualifications to go to University. I can't remember much of the Infant school other than making the standard square doily thingy from fabric that had holes in it so you could embroider patterns into it. A bit like the modern day cross stitch fabric but with bigger holes and spaces to make it easy for small hands to use. I also remember with great joy getting a toy sewing machine one Christmas which sewed only chain stitch but I did make doll clothes on it and that was before I started Primary school. I do have very vivid recollections of Primary school and having sewing and knitting lessons. In Primary school I knitted gloves and made a dress from scratch hand sewing it all.

Secondary school continued on with sewing by which time I had progressed to using full sized sewing machines and was making more intricate skirts and dresses. My parents bought me a proper sewing machine when I was thirteen. I used that same machine right up until I emigrated to Canada at age forty six years.

I have always had a fascination for sewing machines and knitting machines. I bought my first knitting machine at around age twenty one from an ad in a newspaper for twelve pounds. I had absolutely no idea what one was just that I wanted one. I trundled on the bus to the address in the advert and handed over my twelve pounds having absolutely no idea what I had really bought. Fortunately it came with a manual. It was an aged Knitmaster, very basic and I loved it. I wore it out. Next was a Brother push button one which I didn't keep because it was at a time in my life when things were difficult. Later on in my life, around forty, when things were better I bought a brand new Brother punchard machine with a ribber attachment. I loved it and made many things. Life took a different turn, I moved countries twice and along the way, regrettably I sold it.

Now, through the universe's blessing I now have another machine. It is a vintage one because they stopped making them early 90's but works perfectly and I love it. So I decided to make this blog to document my knitting progress and include sewing projects.

In 2013: we embarked on a new hobby, leather-work. My husband got started with it and it drew me in. It is something we can do together. We have a workshop so have plenty of room to work. We added another workbench for me to work on in 2013. We already had one but we were tripping over each other both trying to work at it. We only make things we want to make. It is strictly a hobby. We made some things for our good neighbours who help us out a lot. I am also working on Christmas presents. So this blog now incorporates the leather-work. Knitting and sewing will always be my first love though.

Fast forward to 2023 and now age almost 75 years. I have seven sewing machines, four knitting machines, several ribber attachments and a garter carriage for one of the machines. I am blessed beyond words, but I know that I have more than enough machines to keep me going in my lifetime so I don’t think I will be adding to my collection any time soon……….unless a nice embroidery machine manifests itself very cheaply.

I am a Brit living in the USA, sometimes I spell like a Brit and sometimes like an American. Sometimes I use slang and even make grammatical errors. I blog for the pleasure of it and to record my endeavours in the event that my memory fades, as I am sure it will with more age. I will be able to look back and remind myself of the things I have made along the way. So please forgive my mistakes when reading about my life making things here in the hinterlands and I hope you get as much enjoyment from my blog as I do from reading the blogs I follow.

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

15 days past surgery

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