Hello my darlings,

I am sorry I have not written in a while.

I have been on the ride of my life.

I decided on April 7 to have a simple hip replacement done. What was supposed to be simple took a wrong turn.

Surgery went well, recovery was going well. Then after a month I started feeling off, just not right. No visible signs of any problems. At least until we had some lab work ran.

Oh boy. I was at the start of a raging infection that was to lead the course of my daily life in a direction I was not prepared for.

I had to have my incision opened and my hip joint taken apart and cleaned.

After discharge from hospital, I was to start on IV Vancomycin twice a day. I ended up traveling to Logan County Hospital in Oakley for treatment. I highly recommended them as a side note. (Scott City though closer to me would not run my antibiotics as I no longer doctor there.)

I have some pretty awesome medical professionals taking care of me now. So thankful for all of you.

I can’t drive. So my children have graciously taken turns driving me 40 minutes one way trip to get my IV medicine and the same amount of drive time back home. Talk about tired. Everyone in my family is walking around like zombies.

I am glad to hear that I may soon be able to administer another medication antibiotic at home to myself three times a day. That I can handle!

I am going in this Friday to have aspirations of fluid from my hip done so that we can see if it is still showing signs of infection or if it is clear.

My labs are still looking iffy.

I know I am just one step away from having my leg opened up for the third time and a new antibiotic laced hip replacement done.

I am praying that we can get this nightmare resolved.

I have found out that I am a much stronger person than I thought I was. Not that I haven’t cried or yelled out loud during all this. Trust me I have.

At least I am not yelling at God trying to blame him this time. Yes. I have done that in the past. I have learned the great lesson that the Lord is for me and not against me!

Only the good Lord knows what is going to happen over the next few weeks.

Look out world here I come. With a bionic hip, no matter what. 😊