Good Evening.
Where to start!
I am doing very good, today I was at drakestone working on the trailer, I was drilling & tapping the almost 300 fasteners in the 6 pieces of 3/16 aluminum diamond plate. (I have 100 to go) Got there at 7:15 am & at noon I was hurting & decided to give in!!
I wanted to show the PT man my movement now. Greg took this video for me!!
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I have a May 29th Surgery date for the right knee, I have two people helping me Greg & Andrea, I toll Andrea I’d see the doctor tomorrow & she told me she would put in that I am ready to get the other done.
The major problem for me is sleeping, instead of getting more sleep, I can’t do it! I have so much unused energy I just can’t fall asleep.
Last Friday when it came time to sleep, I wasn’t going to do it. I grabbed my phone & tablet & went to the hospital, as always, I was treated very good. Lungs were X-rayed, EKG, Blood taken. The doctor showed up asked a lot of questions. She wanted to search a few more things and she would be back.
She said she could give me 3 sleeping aid pills, it was 2:00 am. I went home & couldn’t go to sleep; I didn’t get the pills till 10:00 am Saturday. I took one Saturday night; I slept 3 hours !!! lol Sunday night I slept one hour.
Monday, I went to my doctor, he gave me a script for another sleeping med. 50 mg, He told me if one didn’t work take two. I slept not even a Monday night. Took Two Tuesday night. not much difference. The doctor also told me he was going to refer me to a psychiatrist!!! LOL
I have 6 weeks till surgery. I will attempt to finish that trailer. I am on disability pay till 5/14.
I have been riding the bike a lot. I have it on the front porch, nice out there right now.
I haven’t taken my boots off yet! OH I could feel the difference in leg lengths!!! I thought it was a ¼ inch difference! I found rubber mat in the shop, so I cut out a piece of 1/4”. it was too much. No biggie there is 1/8” too. That worked pretty good, I don’t feel as limpy walking.
So the soreness I feel is the soft tissue around the knee. I haven’t heard them say anything about the nerves causing trouble yet. That pain could be there up to a year, says the male PT. it’s no wear near the pain the old right knee is doing now.
I can do things I haven’t been able to do, a new something everyday!! Like getting your left foot into the vehicle, I think it was November when I started to lift it in! I talked to a friend who’s had one knee replaced 3 years ago and I was telling him about having to help get my leg in the Dakota. He said been there!
I want to thank All who helped me get this far!!