Al Hansen
Well-known member
Three weeks ago today, right at this time 1:30PM Mountain Time, an orthopaedic surgeon and his team of specialists were taking out a battle fatigued left knee from my body. The operation took about 1 hour and 40 minutes. Ever since then all I can say is that my "guardian angel" has been working overtime.
The human body is truly remarkable. I can't begin to tell you all of the wonderful things that have occurred. When I awoke from surgery the one thing that they had me do right away was put my leg in a "Constant Passive Motion" machine. Just yesterday I returned it to the company that leased it to me while in the hospital and then here at our home. I had it cranked up to 115 degrees and it worked my left knee to the max.
At the end of 13 days I had all 46 staples removed from my incision. Looking at it today you would almost have to look extra careful to see something.
I go to PT classes two times a week and look forward to them. Today I went to the hospital to have blood work done and when I left, I held onto my one crutch and walked the entire distance to the truck for the first time. What a great feeling that was.
Come on duck season.
The most remarkable thing of all is how all of a sudden, almost like a flash of lightning, my knee/leg went from throbbing and pain to "NO" pain. That happened two nights ago. I can't explain it to you but it seems to be like a miracle. Just like that I felt no pain and haven't now for over 40 hours. I no longer take pain pills (oxycodone) and or Tylenol. That is the best news of all because I, for one, can't stand to be on medication of any sort.
Yes, I still use my walker and or crutch if I feel my leg is overly tired. I sometimes have a tendency to over do things. However, with no more medication to be used, I can now drive my truck and that new found freedom is worth a lot.
Al
Looking out over the Rio Grande valley last evening
Had a pair of Gambel's quail come in a couple of days ago.
This has been a horrible breeding season for them. We have only seen one covey of youngsters this year. Quail need to have some humidity in the air to hatch eggs it just didn't happen this year. To date Albuquerque has had a total of .19 inches of precipitation since January 1st. Where we live we are still at 0. It hasn't rained here since last September.
There is a good reason for Cayenne to go into the pond. we are supposed to hit 105F today. Yes, it is warm.
The human body is truly remarkable. I can't begin to tell you all of the wonderful things that have occurred. When I awoke from surgery the one thing that they had me do right away was put my leg in a "Constant Passive Motion" machine. Just yesterday I returned it to the company that leased it to me while in the hospital and then here at our home. I had it cranked up to 115 degrees and it worked my left knee to the max.
At the end of 13 days I had all 46 staples removed from my incision. Looking at it today you would almost have to look extra careful to see something.
I go to PT classes two times a week and look forward to them. Today I went to the hospital to have blood work done and when I left, I held onto my one crutch and walked the entire distance to the truck for the first time. What a great feeling that was.
Come on duck season.
The most remarkable thing of all is how all of a sudden, almost like a flash of lightning, my knee/leg went from throbbing and pain to "NO" pain. That happened two nights ago. I can't explain it to you but it seems to be like a miracle. Just like that I felt no pain and haven't now for over 40 hours. I no longer take pain pills (oxycodone) and or Tylenol. That is the best news of all because I, for one, can't stand to be on medication of any sort.
Yes, I still use my walker and or crutch if I feel my leg is overly tired. I sometimes have a tendency to over do things. However, with no more medication to be used, I can now drive my truck and that new found freedom is worth a lot.
Al
Looking out over the Rio Grande valley last evening
Had a pair of Gambel's quail come in a couple of days ago.
This has been a horrible breeding season for them. We have only seen one covey of youngsters this year. Quail need to have some humidity in the air to hatch eggs it just didn't happen this year. To date Albuquerque has had a total of .19 inches of precipitation since January 1st. Where we live we are still at 0. It hasn't rained here since last September.
There is a good reason for Cayenne to go into the pond. we are supposed to hit 105F today. Yes, it is warm.
