Well, I had the knee surgery today and all went well.\u00a0 Things couldn’t have been smoother.\u00a0 It is considered to be such a routine surgical procedure, or at least according to me, so I really had no nerves or concerns at all going into it.\u00a0 The same couldn’t be said for some of the other patients and their families.\u00a0 I overheard a very nervous father asking over and over about his son, and a wife asking about her husband with the same angst.<\/p>\n
In my case, things were delayed a bit thanks to a patient before me who seemed to have a difficult time coming out of anesthesia.\u00a0 That had a ripple affect on Mom and Dad who had planned on picking me up from the hospital.\u00a0 With Mom’s teaching schedule beginning in mid-afternoon, she had no choice but to be driven back home by Dad.\u00a0 While in the recovery room, I wondered why neither of them were there but obviously, I had no way of knowing their collective predicament.\u00a0 Thanks to traffic and other hassles, when I was discharged, Dad hadn’t yet returned.\u00a0 I thought about calling him to say no thanks, and that I could take a taxi, but he had a bunch of tupperware with Mom’s home-cooking.\u00a0 Easy decision there!<\/p>\n
As we were loading the food into my fridge and freezer, Dad had this look of envy and made some comments to that effect.\u00a0 I couldn’t help but tease him a bit too.\u00a0 Even my brother had some funny comments on his voicemail message to me about the good fortune I had with getting her food, something to the effect that he should get some medical procedure performed too!\u00a0 Mom’s culinary skills are somewhat legendary among my friends and family.\u00a0 Why do you think that I remain living a mere 20 miles away?\u00a0 Oh, it’s because I love them too.<\/p>\n
After hanging out with Dad a bit, I decided to head to the pharmacy to get my prescription filled when he left.\u00a0 The 3 flights of stairs makes things difficult, but not totally unmanageable.\u00a0 When I got to the drug store, I realized that I had left the paper prescription on my desk.\u00a0 Argh!\u00a0 So, I walked the .4 miles back, then did another round trip.\u00a0 All told I walked 1.6 miles today.\u00a0 That was not part of my plan.\u00a0 Oh well.<\/p>\n
My doctor said that the worst thing I could do tomorrow is nothing.\u00a0 He suggested getting on a stationary bike, so I’ll set up my triathlon bike on the bike trainer and get going right away.\u00a0 On Friday, I plan on swimming.\u00a0 From there, it’ll be all about taking my time, but keeping a consistent schedule of rehab until it becomes training.\u00a0 I am excited to have a corrected joint and to losing the weight I’ve gained.\u00a0 After the base fitness period, which should take me to mid-January, I’ll be working hard on getting the speed up.<\/p>\n
For now, I’m feeling great.\u00a0 This was a big day on my calendar, and as always, I am super excited for the future!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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