I'm being overly dramatic. Its 19 minutes before midnight...and at midnight, I cannot eat or drink any more because I'm having knee replacement surgery in the morning. I have to be at the hospital before 7:30a.m. for a 9:30 a.m. surgery.
Last week, we went to a "total joint replacement" class at the hospital. It spoke about what we should expect(like being made to walk on the same day as the surgery), discussion about the 2 types of meds people would be on(cumodin or Lovenox--both have good and bad things about them, I will be on lovenox which means I may need to learn how to give myself injections) and some excercises that I will be expected to do while in bed.
I am taking my laptop--as I did the last time I was in the hospital, since the hospital does have wi-fi. The biggest issue is after the hospital stay, I will be going into rehab for a week--and the rehab doesn't have wi-fi!!! I'm not dead or anything!
So, that's my news for this week. I'm hoping that with this procedure, I'll be able to get back to walking and bicycling again and get rid of some of this extra weight I've been carrying around!
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