the world from my point of view
Knee Summer weather has finally arrived. I have been out for a number of bike rides (on Molly’s mountain bike). Seems the knee is now meeting my minimum expectations (cycling and walking). Ache is modest so no need for any pain meds at all now. Nice! Merva Its now warm enough that I can resume…
Merva/Coding Made a fresh attempt at getting back into some coding. The previous attempt failed because the low-level ache in my knee was just too distracting – not too mention trying to not drink any Coca Cola! Anyway; spent a nice day at the dock at the Farm coding. Took some time to fill the…
A milestone today – the top and bottom floors each have their own 100amp service now.
Knee The knee continues to come along nicely. I have been out for two bicycle rides in the past week. I have been using Molly’s mountain bike on the easiest gear. Still a bit of a test for the knee considering the hills in Sandy Hook. Pain killers are down to one Advil at bedtime…
Knee I am taking 2 Advil every 24 hours for the pain. Mostly this is just an ache – so most of the time it just feels like the old knee. I hope the ache (and occasionally pain) is gone sometime over the next few weeks but perhaps not. The Range of Motion (RoM) exercises…
Girls March break is upon us. Molly is with a friend (and friends parents) in Victoria for a few days. Maggie is going to visit a friend in Victoria for a couple of days later in the week – she may get a chance to check out the UVic. campus while there. She will fly…
Not much has changed over the last couple of days. I have a load of muscle atrophy in my legs due to lack of excercise. I know I am supposed to be worried about Range of Motion (RoM) right now but I think I need to at least get out for more walks. Just using…
Knee Went in for my second physio today. All seems good. I am not using crutches anymore so I have to find a cane (will do tomorrow). Range of Movement continues to improve. Molly Molly has shown a renewed interest in getting some driving time in. Merva Visited Merva today. I ended up having a…
Seemed to have turned a corner today. My pain is down to something similar to a headache (but in my knee). So I took one Advil at noon and nothing else. I may take a half-dose of hydromorphone to help me sleep tonight. I am also transitioning off of the crutches – using them mostly…
I had my first shower since the staples came out – it has cleaned up nicely. I found I could put my socks on – progress! I have started eating a bit more. My body looks similar to 2 weeks ago but my weight continues to drop. I was about 97 kilo (about 200lbs) before…