Didn't Do Much

The lady from the home health service came out at 10:00 AM and discharged me from the nursing services. She said I didn't need any nursing services, just PT. It only took about 20 minutes and she was gone. I did some exercises for my knee and made it feel better. It gets rather stiff if it's not used. I worked around the house in the morning and then rested in the afternoon.

I made 2 cups of rotini and added a can of chicken to it with mayo and red wine vinegar and it was good. I'm glad to find a way to use the chicken. It was from an order the Relief Society made with the Almish. I have cans of beef too I need to find a use for.

I guess I'll call the Doctors office tomorrow and see when I'm to check back in. I'm anxious to start driving but I don't think I'm ready to do much walking. I only had one pain pill today and I don't know if it was some pain or just the stiffness that was bothering me. This too will pass. I think it was about 6 weeks last time before I was like news again.

It's Monday Again!

I have a hard time remembering that the day is Monday. I called Dr. Moore's office to get some pain medicine and this afternoon Frank drove me into the pharmacy to pick it up. We came home from town to realize that the key ring we had didn't have any house keys on it! Frank finally took a brick and knocked the dickens out of the door knob and then got some screw drivers out of the car and worked with the knob until the door opened! Now, we will get to put the new door knob on that we've had for a while.

My project for today was to go through all of my cards I've saved for years and put the ones I wanted to keep in a scrap book and throw the others away. I accomplished the task. I have to put some more into the scrapbook but I'm tired of standing tonight and will finish it tomorrow.
This is one less thing my children will have to do when I pass away.

My pain level has been mild. The knee hurts now because I stood up too long. I'll get the ice out and maybe that will help.

Quiet Sunday

It felt good to sleep in my own bed. I got up and did some things and later felt like I should rest so I took a good nap. We had chicken salad sandwiches for supper, got the birds out for a while and then put them to bed. Frank's spine was hurting him and my knee is very stiff. I hate the thought of therapy on it for it will hurt! I don't remember the other knee being as stiff as the left knee is. Then again it is still pretty swollen and even my left foot is swollen too. I should be a lot better is 5-6 weeks.

Karen called and said Primary went well. It was Primary's 110th birthday and she had a game, pin the star on the birthday banner that even the big kids liked to play. Primary is so much fun. I get to sit and participate in the hard work others have done!

I've had enough pain pills to last until tomorrow when I can call and get another Rx for some. This knee hasn't been as painful as the other knee was, but I know it will be painful during PT. I'll just have to buck up and bite the old bullet to get through it all.

Home At Last

August 22nd and I'm home from the nursing home. I spent 8 days there with 5 days having therapy. The operation went well and I was walking by the third day. Actually, they got me up to walk the first day but I was pretty shaky. By the third or fourth day I walked pretty well.
The pain wasn't as bad as the first knee.

The nursing home drove me crazy. I felt too good and had too much time on my hands and there was nothing to do. Thankfully, Saturday came and I got to come home.

I'm having light to moderate pain but I'm walking good and that's what counts. I check my e-mail first and and now too tired to write much. Will try later.

On The Eve Of Destruction

I showered in the special "soap" and it made my skin really dry! I got Rosko back to the vet. and she said we would just wait and see how he does. Gert's gram stain was normal but now Rosko has to drink the Novasan water to make sure he doesn't get a yeast infection.

Trudy's coming over around 9:00 PM. We'll need to leave the house a bit early to get Dad's medicine at the pharmacy and then head for the hospital. I'm not nervous about the surgery, I'm a bit nervous that this knee might not heal as fast as the right knee did.

Frankie said that Forrest is coming over with Trudy. I think he's going to take the written part of the driver's test. Now that he's 15, he can't wait to start driving. I remember those years. Learning to drive was a big thing in my life. It's a little bit of freedom from your parents!

Pain In The Neck

Ever since I stopped taking Arthrotec (arthritis pain pill), I've gotten this massive pain in my neck. It didn't happen in the spring when I stopped it for the operation but it's really bad now. Makes me wonder if I've got some cracked vertebra in my neck. Even when taking the Arthrotec my neck is stiff and it hurts a little but nothing like this. I can't move my head at all without it hurting. Ah, the joys of the Golden Age!

Sister Ossler came into Primary today to see how things were going on. I think she'll enjoy it and I hope she can do the program well. The Lord knew I was going to be out and He provided a substitute for me, so things should be fine.

At 2:00 PM, I'll take Rosko to Hartselle to get the bumps on his nose checked out again. Dr. Jan can see him this time. She had hurt her left hand and couldn't handle big birds but Rosko is a small one. I'll take a stool sample from Gert to get a gram stain done to see if he still has an infection. Hopefully the boys will be okay.

Frank has a chest infection and will get a z-pack tomorrow. Tomorrow night is the eve of the operation. I have some special soap I have to bathe with tomorrow night and again the next morning. It's to fight infection. I'm going to have to stop. My neck is killing me. Boo-hoo, baby.

Pictures, Pictures, Pictures

I just got through looking at a lot of pictures in my albums. Pictures I didn't know I had and I know of lots of pictures that didn't show up...where are they?? These pictures were of the 2007 Kirkland, Ohio and Salt Lake City trips that Trudy and Mary Kate and families made.

3:30 PM and we just sold our S-10 truck to Dennis Johnson. He works with Steve Sims, the man who cuts our grass, and he knows how to fix trucks. He got it for his son, and will fix it up for him-fix the air conditioner and give it a good paint job-any paint job would make it look better. Now we are officially minus a truck and are down to two vehicles.

Back to the pictures. I took some of the flowers that are blooming in the yard and I didn't see them in the pictures I was just looking through. If only I knew how to find stuff on this computer.

I guess I'll finish packing for the nursing home today or Sunday. I'm getting a bit apprehensive about the operation now. I remember too much. Not about the pain, but just of the time it will take for me to heal. I can only hope things go as smoothly as they did for the first knee.