Surgery

I did it - I had knee replacement surgery. I had it done just over two weeks ago and still can't believe I did it. It went smoothly with no complications and now all I have to do is recover and get this knee working again. Straightening it is incredibly painful and that process seems to be going nowhere. I am hanging around 11-14 degrees from straight. Getting it to bend is just as challenging but also has been more successful. I'm at a 95 degree bend right now. You need 110 degrees to climb steps properly so I'm getting there. But if I can't get it to straighten any more, the surgery might have been almost pointless. People will still notice a limp and that's what I wanted to get rid of. Kale, the PT guy, tells me I'm doing well for the amount of time since surgery so I'll just hold on to that.

I have the summer off because of the surgery. I get 7 weeks of vacation - I haven't had that kind of time since I was in school and not working over the summer (about 25 years ago!). I have done a lot of sleeping and a lot of television watching. Just like I did 25 years ago!