Well, tomorrow's the big reveal ! Or something. Anyway, I thought it made for a great opening line. Yep, tomorrow's the big day, tomorrow I go under the knife for a double knee replacement surgery. My knees are shot & I'm tired of the pain. Although sometimes walking isn't too bad, too many days it is & I can definitely see how easy it would be to possibly become addicted to painkillers. That vicodin doesn't produce any major highs for me, it just lets me function again. I'll be doing housework & suddenly I notice that I did the kitchen floor with no problem. And just the thought of simply walking around your house & doing everyday tasks pain free, limp free, is very addicting in & of itselk.


So, I'll be offline for the next couple of days. The hospital does have wi-fi, but I don't know how I'll be feeling, no.#1.... & No.#2...physical therapy will get started on Day 2, in very small doses true, so I'll be in & out as the days progress. Plus, we'll find out if I go home & then back in & forth for therapy, or into a rehab facility whicj is what my dr wants.

And I have no idea since Anthem, wants me only in the hospital for my surgery 2, count 'em, 2 whole days. And day 1 is my surgery day. Boy do I hate the insurance companies.



Also !!! The Second 3 word Story has officially ended ! Because it had gone on waaaaay too long & I couldn't deal with it any longer. So.... here's the ending, supplied by yours truly. Link ---> [link] And the beginning, for the morbidly curious, ---> [link]



When I get back online, we'll do another.

Until then, ciao everyone !






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Mom....I'm home !!!!!!

Well, kinda. I never quite made it to surgery. Because....last Thursday I had to go in for my 2nd sleep study thing where I did a test run on those c-pap, or whatever it's called, machines & I HATE that thing ! And, I'm going to use it as little as possible, trust me. Anyway, the first one they tried on me made me feel like I couldn't breathe & somehow or another, the damn thing sucked the filling out of my back molar. And by Monday night I was in the worst pain, I can't begin to tell you. So I called the dentist Tuesday morning & that afternoon, after Gary got home he took me up for my app't.


Where we got started on my ground breaking root canal work. I can say this because I told him I need a lot of Novocaine because I've been on heavy medications for years & otherwise it won't work but apparently he didn't believe me. IMHO, serial killers only become serial killers because they like the fear, if it was only for the pain they'd become dentists. It took 4 HUGE shots to get the pain anywhere near bearable where he could work, at one point I told him to hurry up because it was wearing off. So that was fun. Now I have to go back & finish up getting a crown & all that good fun stuff.



But, I felt I had to tell them about it today that the dentist discovered a small infection in the tooth & I was on antibiotics. I knew it could be a deal breaker concerning my surgery but the dr. needed to know & sure enough, he canceled the surgery. Which really sucked because I was the first surgery of the day & had to be there at 6.


As it turns out, if any of the infection had reached the surgery site, I would've probably had to have had come back later & had my knee removed so the infections could be taken care of, as it usually settles into the bone according to my doctor. Then, when that's taken care of, I get my new artificial knees back. Yay.

So, my new surgery date is set DEc.4th, the week after Thanksgiving, so Thanksgiving is now good but Christmas most likely will be shaky.
And thanks for all your well wishes everyone !
















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