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General Category => Inquiries => Topic started by: Keeping Up on December 17, 2008, 08:11:19 pm

Title: AMD - are you out there?
Post by: Keeping Up on December 17, 2008, 08:11:19 pm

You share my initials so have been thinking about you.

Hope you are healing well.

Title: Re: AMD - are you out there?
Post by: AMD on January 13, 2009, 06:08:15 pm

hi there.  yes, i'm here.  sorry it took so long for me to get on the site again.  still having issues with my right arm not moving much since surgery, but it is making improvements. i was able to start moving it a couple of inches last week, so if it keeps progressing, that would be great. 

my husband printed me out all of the emails and messages you all had left me since the operation.  thanks for all the support and words of encouragement.  hope all of you are doing well too...

-Amy D.

Title: Re: AMD - are you out there?
Post by: Rivergirl on January 13, 2009, 06:18:44 pm

Amy, that is scary what you have been through, hope you continue to improve, sending well wishes for complete healing.

Title: Re: AMD - are you out there?
Post by: Kaybo on January 13, 2009, 08:11:56 pm

Amy~
Just take each day as it comes.  Even though I did not have all the complications you had, I had to relearn to use my right (dominate) side.  I had to relearn how to write, eat, everything and I also had to relearn my speech.  It WILL come, just be patient and don't expect too much too soon.  I know that you probably HATE hearing that all of the time, but it is true.  I am 13 years out now and most people don't know that I had those problems to just look at me.  Now the face is another thing - it is a dead give away!  LOL!!  Please check out my blog & you can see what a full life I lead now (address below).  Also, I would love to chat with you if you would like - just PM me your info!

K

Title: Re: AMD - are you out there?
Post by: Keeping Up on January 13, 2009, 08:47:36 pm

Glad you are back - even if recovery is slower than you had expected.

I have been thinking of you - and hoping you are able to spend some great time with your little one.

Ann

Title: Re: AMD - are you out there?
Post by: cindyj on January 13, 2009, 09:06:16 pm

Hi Amy!  Glad to hear from you.  Brad was just asking about you last week.  So sorry it's been such a tough road for you, but glad to hear that you are making progress now. 

Cindy

Title: Re: AMD - are you out there?
Post by: sgerrard on January 13, 2009, 10:04:06 pm

Welcome back, Amy. I hope the arm keeps improving every day and week. Don't give up, the body can do amazing things. Best wishes for continued improvements.

Steve

Title: Re: AMD - are you out there?
Post by: Jim Scott on January 16, 2009, 04:32:47 pm

Amy:

Good to see you're back and improving, slowly but surely.  Alas, I don't share your initials but I do include you in my prayers for continued improvement in your physical condition.  :)

Jim