done at last

Had knee surgery Sept 1.  It is 2 weeks and 2 days and the pain has receded greatly and I'm walking around without the cane while in the house.   At the teaching session the leader said that after the operation there would be no pain.  Now anyone with a grain of sense knows there is pain when you cut your finger so there is going to be pain when your knee has been overhauled. The morphine pump sure eases that.  I had a spinal for my procedure and that is the way to go.  A very nice anaethetist sat by me and we had a grand visit.  A drape was in front of us so we couldn't see what was going on and there was no feeeling .  If you aren't fussy about the effects of anaethetic the spinal is the way to go.   When the freezing comes out ,the operated area is going to hurt as much as  with an anaethetic.  No doubt about it the first week was very painful.  Unfortunately the tylenol #3 that I was taking near ruined my stomach so I put up with the pain but have been doctoring with a miserable stomach ever since.  In fact it has been more annoying then the knee.   The nurse has been to see me twice and the 2nd time she took the 22 staples out.  The therapist has been and said that I'm doing very well with the exercises. The idea is to get the new knee to bend back to at least 90* or more  and as soon as possible.  The new knee does not hurt just the incision is a dab sore .  Anyway I walk around outside , and do a bit to help Don.   He has been learning how to cook a few things so we aren't starving.

 

Pat's father, if your knee is giving you a lot of grief do visit your bone man and have a talk about the methods that are now being used.  I had the job done on Friday and came home Tuesday do they don't keep you long. I had to cancel the end of July date due to another problem but was scheduled for Sept 1  so not a long wait.

 

The trees are getting their fall colours, all too soon it seems and the birds are flocking off to their winter places.  Lots of Monarch butterflies from our place have gone and 2 days ago we saw the last of the hummingbirds. Can't believe that summer is nigh over.  May have to leave the flower garden till the spring or find someone else to dig it.

 

Have had time to read a lot but won't run out of reading material as the neighbour next door brought a load of books.

Not much else for now