My Knee... Works!

Holy Cow!!! I can go up stairs and it doesn't hurt!!!Not only is there no post-operative pain - I no longer have the original pain of my crappy knee!!! It doesn't hurt anymore. It also no longer sound like twisting bubble wrap. (Pop-pa-pop-pop-pa-pop-pop-pop)I'm thrilled by how well my knee is doing and how quickly I'm getting better!!!! I was able to do 2 miles on my elliptical trainer the other

You're Gonna have to Face it... You're Addicted to Sugar

Here are 10 simple questions to see if you are addicted to sugar:1. If you don’t get your regular dose of sugar, are you irritable and cranky?WHY ARE TO TALKING ABOUT SUGAR!!!I AM TRYING TO KICK THE HABIT!!!HAVE YOU NO SHAME!?!?!?(Yes, I get cranky without my “fix.”)2. Have you ever tried to limit yourself saying that you would only eat one a day, or one per meal, but that one always turns into

Getting better each day!

I spent the first few days after my surgery in bed. I had my leg up on pillows with an ice pack balanced over the knee. I took the medication as directed every four hours. I was never in a lot of pain, but I figured it was taking the medicine as directed was helping with that! ;)Today I am feeling good. I'm up and about on crutches. I've stopped taking the prescription stuff, and now only use

A Week Until Surgery

Today was my pre-operation physical. There is nothing like the scale at the Doctor’s…I was 66 inches tall, and my weight (fully dressed in sneakers, jeans, a long sleeve t-shirt, and a hoodie + underthings) was 166.6 lbs. The nurse joked that 6 must be my lucky number, but I was thinking more of the apocalypse. 166.6?!? Not Cool. Argh. Using that height and weight puts my BMI in the