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This is the pain part
I was cleared today by my doctor to put weight on my left leg. And he told me it is very important to straighten my leg to the point of hyperextension. Guess what two things hurt the most… So, pain … Continue reading
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Streaming
I am not loopy but a weird kind of exhausted. I’m more sleepy than I can remember but every time I close my eyes my brain ratchets up. Strange cycle. This must be how insomnia vs feel. All went well. … Continue reading
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Anticipation
Feeling good today . Not nervous or worried or scared or even regretful. 7:03 – time to go to the hospital 7:34 – waiting in room 7:57 – just waiting for the iv 8:39 – iv on board Typing with … Continue reading
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Nothing ever turns out how you imagine
Tomorrow I go into the shop for repairs. Snip here. Poke there. And I’ll be all fixed up. That is except for the aforementioned pain and suffering of rehab. I’m not nervous or scared and I don’t mind people asking … Continue reading
Forgot to write last night!
I was so busy getting the basement and garage and house straightened up yesterday and then so worn out from same that I didn’t write last night. I suppose that would have been the topic. That I’m doing as much … Continue reading
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Live like you’re __!!
If you knew that you had the full use of your left leg for only two more days, what would you do? I thought about that on my way to work today. What will it be? Long walk? Butt kicking … Continue reading
Friday… Saturday… Sunday… D-Day
It’s coming. The day is coming. My knee is hurting a little and it almost buckled again today. As if to remind me that I must have this surgery and I am not just doing it for fun. Someone asked … Continue reading
Pain
I asked a buddy who had knee surgery for some tips. He said to do the rehab and do it hard. Push myself beyond, he said. Beyond where I think I should stop. Do the rehab and do it hard. … Continue reading
How I Imagine My Future
When I decided to have the ACL surgery, I immediately began to imagine how it would go. Not how the surgery itself would go but how the recovery period would go. I imagined me laying on the sofa, unable to … Continue reading
I’m going under the knife and you’re invited along for the ride
A week from today, I will lay down on a bed and let someone inject me with drugs that will paralyze me and render me unconscious. Then, with advance knowledge but no ability to stop it, someone will cut open … Continue reading
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