I am fortunate to have wonderful volunteers who support our writers' organization. Part of my job is to teach the history and the guidelines we must follow as a non-profit. I want these leaders to be able to take over if I am out of the loop for a while and I feel sure they will and can.
I am scheduled for knee replacement in February and will be with my sister as I recover. As much as I dread the recovery, I will be so happy to walk again without pain, to stand in my kitchen for more than fifteen minutes with no pain. It seems my knee issue is stage 4 which is the worst and I need the surgery. I feel good that one of the best orthopedic surgeons will be my doctor. I have friends who recommend him and my physical therapists have told me his patients do really well in recovery.
Meantime, I am beginning an exercise program to best prepare my leg muscles for the surgery. I was told I would go home the same day I have the operation. "You will walk out the same day of the surgery," a nurse told me. But I will probably be under the influence of pain meds at the time.
Bad news caught me by surprise last week.
A couple of sensors in my 2007 car lit up on my trip down to Roswell. I took my car in to be diagnosed and was given a litany of problems that needed to be fixed. The total price for all that was around $3,000!! I had to laugh. I could not get that much for my car if I sold it.
I settled for having my brakes repaired and that cost hundreds of dollars. I plan to have my car repair center back in Hayesville give me a second opinion. I feel sure they would not charge me this outrageous amount and if the sensors are the problem, maybe I don't need them.
My little Lexie is sleeping, snuggled up against me in bed and I need to go to sleep, too.
Tomorrow we will get started with Christmas plans here. I will order a few gifts and Gay will begin decorating her house. She does a beautiful job of making her house ready for the holidays. They still put up a big tree which makes the room glow with lights. I have always loved Christmas but not the commercialism that it has become today.
Have a great week, my friends, and I will be back next week. Tell me your plans for Christmas.
Remember: Paws, Claws, Hooves, Feathers and Fins, is a great little Christmas gift. Order from City Lights Bookstore in Sylva, NC or pick up at Tigers on the square in Hayesville, NC. Or email me and I will send you the book at a reduced price.
Have a wonderful week.
ReplyDeleteI feel confident your knee surgery will give you such freedom of motion. My FIL had great results from his.
ReplyDeleteWe are celebrating at our daughter’s house this year on Christmas Day. She will be working over New Year’s. Nursing goes on regardless of the holiday.
I am glad to hear you have the best doctor for that surgery. And it will be so nice to walk and stand without such pain. Technology is great, isn't it? It allows us to be friends without the need to know more than just that we like each other so much! :-)
ReplyDeleteYes, DJan, technology is wonderful when it works and so frustrating when it doesn't. Back in 2007 when I began this blog, I had no idea that I would gain friends from distant parts of the world. I had no idea that the Internet would make a huge difference in our culture - some good and some not so good. Things change so quickly now that it is almost impossible to keep up with the latest. Still, I keep at it as you do. Glad you made it back home safely.
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