Pre- and Post-

It has been a busy time since I last posted. That was Friday, Jan. 3rd. After breakfast out and then grocery shopping, I had a haircut appointment that day. On Thursday we had both had dentist appointments. 

On Saturday we spent all afternoon visiting with our friend Jeanne, who is now in assisted living. We took our 97 year old friend Dede with us. It is difficult for both of them to get around so they hadn't seen each other for a long time.

On Sunday I started putting some Christmas stuff away, then watched the Seahawks while a made a big pot of beef stew. 

I was very glad to have that stew feed us this week so far. On Monday I had a pre-op physical exam with my primary care doc in the morning and then with my podiatrist in the afternoon to have my ingrown toe nails dug out again, always a treat. :-( In between the comings and goings I got more Christmas decorations packed up. 

On  Tuesday I had an appointment with my orthopedic surgeon. Knee replacement is scheduled for January 24th. He was running very late, so, with having to wait for post op meds to be filled, a 15 minute appointment took all morning. 

In the afternoon we took down the Christmas tree and packed up all the ornaments. 

I was glad there was stew again for dinner. 

Today, Wednesday, Jan 8th, I had a phone wisit with the intake nurse at Swedish Orthopedic Center, got information for pre and post op do's, don'ts, and proceedures. Then I watched a video of the Swedish Joint Journey Seminar. I think I know everything I need to know now about my surgery. 

For exercise we packed up all of the Santa collection.

Goodbye!

Now Christmas is all put away inside and the pottery collection is back on the shelves. 

We still have lights up outside though. That will get done when our "help" comes. That would be Jake and Isaac. Post-Christmas continues. 

But today is Isaac's 22 birthday and we are due soon to meet up with the family for his birthday dinner out.

Tomorrow is unscheduled. And I think there might still be enough stew left over for one more dinner. Yay. I plan to rest a bit, and maybe go for a walk. We are enjoying a break in the rain.