Friday we went to Chicago to see the symphony and have dinner with John & Megan. I’m still on crutches for walking outdoors, even though I don’t need them in the house right now, so we took a lot of Lyfts. I thought we might take the L more, but everyone’s saying it’s filthy and … [Read more…]
It’s been another week on house arrest … er, uh, full time crutches. But the end is in sight. I didn’t get “poof no crutches ” for my Valentine’s present on Tuesday, but I did get a crutch weaning plan. I’m now in my last week full time on crutches, then starting next week I … [Read more…]
And trip to Chicago on crutches. Sunday we went to Chicago to see The Factotum, a modern opera that’s sort of the Barber of Seville, set in a Southside Chicago barbershop. One of the main artists who created it is Will Liverman, who sang adult Charles in Fire Shut Up In My Bones, that we … [Read more…]
So I kinda let last weekend and week get away from me – actually all of February so far, since my last post it was still January. And it was freezing cold & snowy then, as opposed to the sunny & 42° it is now. Or, well, one of the weather apps says 43 and … [Read more…]
Since I can’t go anywhere, I’ve been indulging in sleeping later – until 7:30 – and staying in pajamas later, too. Even so, without the commute, I’ve been starting work earlier and ending later. When I work from home, I can either work upstairs where it’s warmer and I have my up/down desk & big … [Read more…]
I got my crutches on Tuesday afternoon, so today (Sunday) is my 5th full day with them. I think I’m getting somewhat used to them. My arms & chest are less sore – I think Thursday was the worst night. I’ve gotten out on the crutches a few times. Wednesday I went to work – … [Read more…]
So the verdict on my knee, revealed by the MRI, is that it’s broken, and generally F’d up. Insufficiency fracture – a type of stress fracture; meniscus tears; arthritis; deteriorated cartilage; and some kind of cyst where the knee lube fluid is draining to. The results showed up in my MyChart Thursday evening while I … [Read more…]
The saga of my knee continues. I think I told you that the last time I went to PT, the therapist confirmed that the orthotics (prescribed by the 1st PT who was a maternity leave fill-in) didn’t seem to be helping, and I should send them back to get adjusted, and stop wearing them until … [Read more…]
Another day to hibernate – or so I hoped. I went to bed at 10:30 and kind of read and dozed until 11:00, then gave up and took my glasses off. I slept until 1:30, woke up parched and thirsty. I’m still kind of stuffy from my cold, and getting really dried out in the … [Read more…]
Well, let’s make that the last day of 2022; I started this the 30th and didn’t get very far. My plan was that me and my bum knee would accompany Mark on his walk – that went OK, 4.5 miles. I walked sans orthotics, since I have not been wearing them for about the last … [Read more…]