Amy's Guestbook

Amy Steele  I read your update... You certainly have had a rough go of it over the past months! My prayers are with you!

Phyllis Petersen  Thanks! We will have to get together and catch up at some point when you're up to it. Will the kids be home for the holidays?

Amy Steele  Hi Craig - Sorry I didn't see your post sooner... Thanks for being persistent :-) I'm almost 3 weeks out from surgery and doing better. I gave my surgeon a hard time about telling me that this surgery wouldn't be very painful... Boy was he wrong!!! My pain was totally uncontrolled for about the first 3-4 hours while in recovery despite being given the maximum dose and strongest pain killers allowed. ...And I usually have a very high tolerance for pain! I'm not taking pain meds on a regular basis anymore, only if I overdo it and have pain above a 5 or 6. I have a 3 inch strip of numbness along my scar and there's also a constant pain/ache in my sternum no matter what I do. I guess my nerves just need to continue to heal and my body needs to get used to the plates. I'm hoping that the constant deep ache will go away and that things will feel more normal soon. I met with my surgeon last week and he didn't seem concerned, but what does he know... He hasn't gone through any surgery with his sternum cut in two.
How are you doing? Your post from about 4 weeks after your surgery said that you were feeling much better. I hope your recovery continues to go well and that you're feeling more normal now.

Amy Steele  Craig - I don't know why I didn't see your post sooner! I have several others that I missed as well... Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. It helped me so much to know that you'd gotten through your repair surgery and even though the pain was worse, you're doing so well now. I hope your healing continues go go smoothly!
Blessings. Amy

Craig Wise  Hi Amy. I haven’t been on site in awhile. How’s your pain and recovery? I’m progressing but it’s very slow.

Amy Steele  Hi Phyllis! I don't know how I missed your guestbook post... I'm doing better every day. My husband is making sure I don't over do things and I'm slowly weaning myself off the pain meds. There's much more pain this time, so it is a very slow process... The sooner I'm off the narcotics, the better as far as I'm concerned! Hope you are doing well...

Phyllis Petersen  I'm doing fine. I hope that the pain subsides quickly and that you heal properly this time. Use the pain meds while you have to, as that'll help you heal. Then, move to something lighter when you can. My orthopedist gave me tramadol for the residual pain and then I moved to Tylenol 8-hour. My offer still holds if you need anything.

Amy Steele  Thanks, Phyllis! I'll keep you on the list of volunteers if I need anything... As soon as I can drive again, we should get together for coffee.

Amy Steele  Loretta, sorry I didn't see your guestbook post earlier! I had one from another friend that I didn't see in the past few days either... By now, you've probably already seen my update. I'm doing well and Ken is making sure I don't do too much. The pain is much worse this time, so it's taking awhile to wean myself off the pain meds. Hopefully it won't take too long though. Thank you for your card.... I'll be sure and share it with Mom.
Amy