DefinitelyDressage.com

Shirrine

Been there and it sucks. Hopefully the AB's get on top of it quickly and you are up and running again.

Shirrine

Shirrine

10 surgeries and 15 stays in hospital in 2 1/2 years. Now I have hopefully finished this last hospital stay I was reflecting on the many problems I have had in the last 2 1/2 years. This all started with a bladder op and as I was healing from that I had a displaced broken rib. This was by far the mo...

Shirrine

I hope so anyway. 2 months ago I had my shoulder fixed from a fall 4 years ago and Saturday is the finish of my renovations on my body. That will hopefully be it. Healing time then get fit and start riding regularly again.
The nightmare is nearly over and I can get on with life.

Shirrine

Shirrine

Doing really well, no pain killers the last day or so but might take one tonight. Been to physio today so a little sore. Only 3 weeks left in the special sling then freedom. I go to Bali in just under 4 weeks for healing in the sun, it is our winter right now.

Shirrine

Shirrine

I feel for you, I was lucky and missed that step. Hopefully you make a full recovery with no side steps from the cure.

Shirrine.

Shirrine

I am home now. Short stay, thank goodness.

Shirrine.

Shirrine

This time for shoulder surgery. This has been bothering me for years and as this is the year of renovations I decided it was time to have it looked at again.
Seems I have followed in my own footsteps and been diiferent. Tendon ha two horizontal tears and I had a very large bone spur.

Shirrine

Shirrine

Riding will be so much easier.

If you go down the reconstruction line get a DIEP if you can. They use your tummy fat so you get flat tummy with new verandah.

Shirrine

Shirrine

Yay going home today then I head up the river camping. When I have my revision in Aug he will send off tissue to the lab. He doesn't want to operate now unless he has to.
Shirrine

Shirrine

You know all those infections I had last year? Well I have it back again and back in my 3rd home.
At least I got to our young dressage horse champs last weekend and hopefully get to my camp site on the weekend. Worst case I am under the knife again, I find that out this arvo.

Shirrine

Shirrine

Shirrine

So glad the tumor is shrinking. Nothing like chemo fatigue, hitting that wall and not being able to take another step. Bleh Not sure what happens next but keep your chin up. N point in being miserable, it only makes you more misreable. I used to look forward to chemo because it meant another step in...

Shirrine

Yep called a Diep. Takes tummy fat of which I had plenty and the tummy skin and turn it into boobs. He also had to take muscle from one side due to a lack of blood supply on one side. My only worry is weakness of tummy muscles for riding.

Shirrine

Shirrine

Never shavings due to dust. I have had one arrive with travel sickness due to dust after a long trip. The big boys have boots on but I don't with the ponies as I find it causes more trouble than not with the boots slipping even if they fit well. If a long 9 hour haul I will put bandages rather than ...

Shirrine

Buddha belly is gone and boobs are herenad not an implant to be seem.

Shirrine

Shirrine

As my gender reassignment didn't work I now have new boobs

Op done yesterday and now have small veranah and no belly. Sore and sorry today but that will pass.

Shirrine

Name is Shirrine Princess Mya. Dad is Triple Trees Prince Perfect and Mum is Shirrine Dream Maker so we have used dads name and the M from mum. The Mya is because of our Carols by Candle Light held at the Meyer Music Bowl in Melbourne.

Shirrine

Shirrine

Dreams had a filly foal at 4am this morning which here is Christmas morning. What does every horsey girl ask for for Christmas but a pony and I got one. :lol: https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p296x100/15697937_10154175544927544_6536752196537104955_n.jpg?oh=ce1343ec585011ca8fe51927a98ec8...

Shirrine

As the year draws to an end I think back on the last 2 years and thank god I have come through it. I feel the best I have for 2 years and look forward to many many christmas' with the kids and Alan and of course the fur kids. Some people might wonder why I have shared the last 2 years. Two reasons. ...

Shirrine

I already feel so much better and can make fists which I have not been able to do. Thought it was my imagination but my Dr today told me yes I should already be feeling better. Yay
Noone tells me what to do, they advise but always my decision.

Shirrine

Shirrine

Every one of my medical carers have been fantastic. I have been very lucky they have listened to me and agreed with what I have been saying. I think I come across and a very sensible and strong.

Shirrine

Shirrine

After all the extra problems I have had I decided this last one was the straw that broke my back. I have had multiple infections from my mastectomy to the point I had another op to clean out the site. I had a blood clot in my heart on chemo. And the last thing has been osteoporosis on the hormone in...

Shirrine

If your cancer side is your right side then the port would have to go ion the left side.

Shirrine

Shirrine

I found saturdays were my bad days.
Take every good day as a bonus. Hope you get through this as smoothly as possible.

Shirrine

Shirrine

One of the scariest things you can be told. The rest you will get through although sometimes you might think you won't. Don't stress about what you can't do and concentrate on getting through the treatment and get as much information that you can. Look after yourself and let friends and family deal ...

Shirrine

A few weeks ago I was diagnosed with osteoporosis thanks to the drugs I am on right now. Wednesday I went in to be infused with a drug to help stop that and 12 hours later ended in an ambulance Being fed pain killars on my way to hosptial there to stay until today which is sat here. I had pain in th...

Shirrine

Keep your chin up and a postive attitude and get used to your days not being your own.
I have found this forum a very good source of information on everything to do with breast cancer.

Shirrine

Shirrine

After saying that I didn't want reconstruction I have decide on a small one. I am sick of looking at my belly now it doesn't have a verandah. To get a tummy tuck on the gov I have to get the recon so I am getting the hollows filled and a man boobs. I don't want to have to wear a bra. Ick. Anyone who...

Shirrine

Yes it was. It will be for sale in January I think. Will let you know when I find out.

Shirrine

Shirrine

:D :D :D :D Got my hair done today, tips for the first time in nearly 2 years and my hair is nearly back to normal. I love my hair. :D https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15036548_10154045277077544_233864197488525689_n.jpg?oh=8cc7ad5365bf8cc6a220e6a539abe51b&oe=58D49E0F Shirrine

Shirrine

We had 2500 people from all over Aust and a group from NZ as well.

Shirrine

Shirrine

We had the pleasure in Australia last night to have Carl Hester do a master class. All I can say is wow, he IS the master. Misses nothing but keeps it simple and every horse improved from baby 5yo to GP horses. We had a horse that didn't have big paces but such a great work ethic so he worked on imp...

Shirrine

It is more I don't like the look than it not being appropriate.

Shirrine

Shirrine

Hope this doesn't cause any problems. :lol: Yoda and I went dog showing today. Apparently the biggest 1 day dog show in the Southern hemosphere. This is him in best intermediate (age) in group. Judge gave him a good look and although we didn't win I don't think he was out of place. Looking at my out...

Shirrine

So now you think my pony needs protection? Maybe you should just leave it because the more you are saying the more ignorance you are showing. Oh and no-one tells me what to do, my instructor advises me and I take on board what he says. I have worked on my own for a long time, I am my own person whet...

Shirrine

My good story/experience has funnily enough been the last 12 months. Lewyn has pulled me through a double mastectomy, chemo and the after math. He has been at the gate to give me cuddles when I needed them. The first ride back after 4 months out of the saddle for both of us was a 10 min walk in whic...

Shirrine

Oh as for the spurring, I just watched the vid of my Instructor riding him and the only way he could have been spurring is if he lifted his heal which he did not do. An occasional touch but no way is he spurring him. I go to him because he is light on a horse especially with youngsters.

Shirrine

Shirrine

When he is light he is lovely, when he isn't he he isn't like any horse. We were working on lightness. It is a shame I got none of his trot work which is as light as you can wish. Canter is a work in progress. To make the assumptions you have made and still make despite being told otherwise then it ...

Shirrine

Before about 6 weeks ago Lewyn and I had not done a dressage test since he was 4yo, he is now 8yo. And before last week it had been 2 years since I had ridden in a show. He has won at both in the last 6 weeks and loked after me for all of them. He is very special, so special I have bought back his s...

Shirrine

I do both, showing and dressage and yes he was in the double for showing although he wasn't put in it until I felt he was ready. He is competing level 1 I think it is but working 2-3. He has his problems like any horse but I would not do what he wasn't ready for. He won on his work last Friday in th...

Shirrine

If anyone thinks this pony is pounded you couldn't be futher from the truth. I suffer from extreme fatigue which means that he does not get ridden everyday and at the most 1/2 with breaks. A once in a blue moon being expected to work will not hurt him. As for him working on the bit I thought that wa...

Shirrine

I don't mind constryctive critisism but this is not it. Second, I couldn't watch either video past the first few seconds because they weren't pleasant for me to watch. I took a second look to see if I had his head on his chest or that I was bouncing or maybe my hands were all over the place but no a...

Shirrine

I have removed the vid of my instructor on him as I don't think it fair on him. He was doing what I asked of him. I am disappointed that he has been vilified on here and I am thinking that putting anything here is probably not what I should do in future. Lewyn is my priority always. He is not worked...

Shirrine

Ther were reasons for the way he was being ridden. Because of my weakness he has been backing off on me so he was being riddne through that backing off. It is only recently that the canter has come together at all. As for over riding him, the video is editted so this is only showing him working not ...

Shirrine

Due to my illness last year and slow recovery Lewyn has been brought along very slowly. Seems slow and steady does win the race. My instructor had a play with him today, Lewyn needed to be convinced that he could go longer than I have been able to keep him going. This is me on him at canter which ha...

Shirrine

He is only 14.2hh

Shirrine

Shirrine

He has had 10 rides and will go back for a month once I think he is ready, he is a bit timid so I will work on that, take him out and do some in hand shows with him. He is 4yo next month.

Shirrine

Shirrine

I picked up my new pony today. He is Lewyn son and I sold him as a weanling. He was offered back to me and I jumped at the chance. These pics were taken when I got him home. He is straight out of the paddock. https://scontent-syd1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/q82/s480x480/14448962_10153934616567544_16144...

Shirrine

My first foray into the dog showing world has paid dividends. I have been showing for the first time this year with Yoda and this last week we really hit the big time. We have big state shows here where just about everything is shown and people come from all over the country. Yoda won the dog challe...

Shirrine

Thinking back to a few months ago I am pleased with my progess to get fitness back. We were talking about it at rehab today. Back then I could do 1 thing a day and have next day to rest. This weak I had Drs appoinment on mon at 9.30 then walked around til 4.30 for lunge test, Tuesday rode lewynand w...

Search found 216 matches