Let me start this installment with good news. My daughter is in contention for a promotion within her group. Yes, after such a short period, and over many that have been there a while. Second, while my son had hired into a company as an intern, they have hired him full time with full benefits and profit sharing. I guess as a proud Dad, I'm thumping my chest a bit...
Wife's knee has healed well, she was back in physical therapy and doing well when, she had a series of falls in a few days. And one of them was serious. She damaged her T1 vertebra and is back in a soft "Miranda" brace. She has some pain and we are waiting to see how it settles before doing much more. SHe still hasn't had the T4 issue resolved, and hope to get somethign soon. Her nutritional issues, well, its a "horse to Water" thing and I can lay it all out, but if she doesn't take it... But thats another topic for another time.
Me. A few weeks ago I was climbing off one of our big trucks, and my right foot slipped off the step. My left foot was still on it and all my weight went through the knee and leg as I flexed well past my own limits. I might have even passed the design limits! BUT!!!!! thanks to all the work I did in PT and since to gain and keep the ROM I have, I walked away without issue. It was sore for a day or two, but not enough even for aspirin. A co-worker saw it happen and thought for sure I was in trouble. And was surprised I walked it off.
I mentioned some months ago my weight is up. I spent time in the gym, and have watched what I eat, but my weight still went up. I saw my doc this week (OK, she is a PA but a darned good one!!!), she agrees that the Lyrica for my shoulder nerve pain could be ther culprit. So, I am back to neurontin/gabbapentin. Not happy, but, I need to do something. I have NEVER been this heavy. And I am now on a BP med too. Yea...
After putting our Mastiff girl down in February, we had all but decided we weren't getting another dog. Well, my sister asked if we were interested in a rescue dog... And we thought, prayed and cried about it... And, decided to take the dog offered. Well, one thing after another became too much to deal with and we didn't get the dog. But the seed was set, and sprouted. We found a dog locally, almost three weeks ago, and we picked up a puppy. SHe is a Bull Mastiff/Boxer mix. She shouldn't be anywhere near as big as our previous girl was (200+ pounds and 34" at the shoulder!!!!), we expect her to be about 80 pounds and 20-22" inches. Guess you could say we downsized. She is sweet and energetic and will nap on me in my recliner. She is learnign pretty quick and will be 10 weeks old tomorrow. Does fairly well on the leash too. Forces me to be active. And she is learning to dial back a bit for my wife. I just hope she doesn't highlight all the reasons we shouldn't have done this. I'll add a pic of the dog soon...
I really don't have much to bring things much more up to date. Life is a mixed bag, and we all do what we can.