Jeannierides update

[Jo-n-NY]

Everyone here gave such wonderful words of encouragement. Consider them repeated in my message here along with, to just hang on and keep in your head the enthusiasm of the pt staff and through out what the orthopedic said. Please just keep the postive, upbeat attitude!!!

~ JoAnn

[sbctwin]

Jeannie and John, hang in there. We are all pulling for you on this end and will continue to keep you in our thoughts and prayers.

[IFjane]

Hi all - I have an update-to-the-update! I talked to Jeannie this afternoon and she is one amazing woman. She has used all the negativity to make positive energy and she is forging ahead with her rehabilitation. Today she walked, with the aid of a walker, across the gym AND 75 feet down the hall!!!

Everyone, please join me in a huge cheer for Jeannie!!! I only wish I could be half as strong as she is.

[SouthernBelle]

Give 'em hell, Jeannie!!!

[LBTC]

Wow! I've got tears rolling down my cheeks right now, telling DH about this and being amazed at Jeannie! That took courage, strength, faith, love, butterflies(?), and all of the positive energy anyone could have!

I can not excuse that miserable specialists behaviour, but I have to note that it really does take negative for us to focus so strongly on the positive. Jeannie's reaction, and all of the fabulous PT staff, was so full of energy and positivity as to be unstoppable!

Down the hall! Yahoooooo!

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[Mr. Bloom]

I encourage you to respect the challenges that face you, but don't fear them.

While you can't ignore what the doctor fears, only you can define your limits.

[margo49]

Yeah, I had something like this happen to me.
The Orthopedic Surgeon delivered me a similar speech - casually, over his shoulder, half inside and half outside the curtain around my bed in the ER.
I was furious! There were a few people there incl SO and a friend who is a very senior nurse at the hospital. In this really deep, projected tone of voice (which you get when you are real determined) I said. "Wait a minute! You don't know me. I'll show you, I'll show you, I'll show you" And my nurse friend said to this guy, "She is something special . Watch out"
And show him I did.
Go for it Jeannie! They don't predict the future!

Btw, I heard a few months later he was using me as an example of patient motivation in his rounds. A couple of years later I had to see him about complications with the metallica and he invited *all* the ER doctors on duty to see the old x-rays and the "outcome" (i.e. me!)

[Trek420]

Hi all - I have an update-to-the-update! I talked to Jeannie this afternoon and she is one amazing woman. She has used all the negativity to make positive energy and she is forging ahead with her rehabilitation. Today she walked, with the aid of a walker, across the gym AND 75 feet down the hall!!!

Everyone, please joine me in a huge cheer for Jeannie!!! I only wish I could be half as strong as she is.

Yeah Jeannie!! To go from first time standing upright to walking 75 feet the next day is awesome and inspiring.

Don't listen to the Dr. Egomania may be a good trait if you're poking around in peoples bodies but he's not a "people person".

Sounds like he got Jeannie riled up to prove him wrong and I know she will.

Addendum: Hi, this is Knot posting. (well, actually, Trek and I have kinda been sharing this post, but this is me by myself) I wanna expand on the egomania thing. It really is a GOOD trait in a surgeon. Someone with a giant ego is going to have the self-confidence to do a great job in surgery. But, that know-it-all ego makes them either come across as cold or as ***holes in the outside world. Listen to the PT team. They know rehab! They know YOU! Kick some ***, girl!