Four Weeks Ago

That's right, four weeks ago I had total knee replacement on my right knee.  Yes, just four weeks ago I couldn't walk more than a few steps, could not go to the bathroom without help, and couldn't bend my knee sufficiently well to sit in a chair.  I had a precarious appetite and was taking a lot of medicine. How things have changed for the better!  I do still have days when I feel less perky than others (yesterday being a prime example), but I'm walking unaided, taking showers, bending my knee quite well, and, perhaps unfortunately, I'm back to my former appetite.  I can't drive yet--not until I have a ROM of 120--but otherwise I'm doing just about anything I want, so life is just about normal now.  Before I get too cocky, however, I do realize that I have less-than-stellar days and that they seem to happen for no reason, so I'll enjoy the good days, and when I wake up all stiff and achy, well, I'll just roll with the punches and wait it out.  The next day will almost always be better!

What about today, you may ask.  Well, Stan had to go off all morning to election officer training so I stayed home, changed and washed bed linen, took a really long hot shower, cleaned up the kitchen, and put some soup on to simmer for lunch.  Once Stan got home, we had a late lunch, then I read and web-browsed for a couple of hours before starting to cook a very nice dinner.  As much as I have appreciated Stan's efforts to cook, I am happy to be back in my kitchen cooking tasty, healthy dinners, and I can only hope that Stan is happy about that, too!

After dinner, and after watching the latest Murdoch Mysteries episode, we had a lovely Skype chat with older son.  It's so lovely to be able to talk with him but we are looking forward, once I can travel, to spending time with him and his sweet family in person!  So, that's been the day, and a fine day it has been.  Tomorrow is my Senior Center Book Club which, back in January before my surgery, I was sure I would be unable to attend, but here I am, looking forward to going out again, doing normal things again.  While it hasn't been easy, it's been a successful recovery so far, and I'm looking forward to more fun in the near future!