Hi,
@glidefloss! Sipping my first cup of coffee again, about to start our breakfast tacos in a bit. I had started a response on your latest post, kept getting interrupted, adding, & then, today.... it’s gone! So, starting again.
And you are just One week away from your second TKR! You certainly sound well prepared. I’m taking note on your high protein foods you listed, that is one thing I’m continuing in our diet, and so many things I find are high in sugars, so I really like the ones you listed.
You mentioned being ready for the “ unexpected”. I think this TKR has taught me that whatever surprises come, we manage to deal with them. I recently had a tooth break off at the gum line. The only practical solution is to replace it with an implant, which also meant removing the remaining part, installing the first mechanical structure, then waiting 3 months to permanently finish the job. Like that infection.... deal with it.
In the meantime, I’m trying my hand at starting some of my garden & flower plants from seed.. exciting! I’ve been getting some expert advice from my 80 year old sister, who grows a Large garden every year, starting most of her plants from seeds. We are walking daily ( except the past few WINDY days here, the wind plays havoc with my allergies!). My daffodils are blooming, & our large tree out back is beginning to show buds. Our beloved Farmers Market began last week, and I found fresh chard, which we have already enjoyed, & saw many of our old farmer friends there. It was delightful. I had a glass of wine at our celebration dinner , & Sunday, Margaritas at our daughter’s home for another Birthday & Anniversary celebration. All little celebrations.
I had a feeling that you used Panorama! My husband did a lot of research online while I was still resisting the surgery, & found them. They are Wonderful ! My surgeon is Dr Kinder. I can’t say enough good about him and his staff. I could always get answers to my questions & concerns, even in off-hours through their “get well loop”. Generally though, it was one of his PA’s, they were all very knowledgeable & capable. We opted to do my PT locally, we have a very good facility about a 5-minute drive from our home, and have both worked with my particular PT several times over the years, and, she has done a lot of TKR recoveries. But we considered the Panorama facility if we couldn’t get the added appointments we needed, after my cleanout surgery, although a 30+ minute drive....
I can’t believe your two kids are in Berlin! What a small world sometimes. Our son has been in Germany for 20 years. He loves living there, and loves his work. He lives in Leipzig where he works at an institute that specializes in immunology research. His girlfriend, who is from Italy, lives in Berlin, where she works for Zeiss, they produce optical lenses. They met shortly after he’d finished his Postdoctoral stint in Munich and she was an undergrad student there. Later, she came with a group of students to Leipzig for something at his institute, & they met there. The rest is history.
. She’s a lovely person .... and, an incredible cook! When they visit ( recently for 2 weeks), we eat Very well! He loves to cook as well, & they cooked for us while they were here. Yum! We had to “ share “ them with our daughter & her family.... she lives in Denver with her husband and our grandson. It gets pretty crazy when we’re all together! We’re a close family. We see our son most years several times, but Covid made it less, and this is the first time his girlfriend was able to come since it began, as non-US citizens have only recently been allowed in. It was a wonderful visit.
My 6 month anniversary of my TKR was yesterday! About 5 for the cleanout surgery. I’m going to post a little update on my progress like some others I’ve seen here, they are always reassuring and encouraging. Hopefully, I can get onto my own thread, my husband helped me figure it out. Computers are Really not my thing, although I Do appreciate all they make possible... google, texts & WhatsApp with our kids, printing recipes off the web...and, this forum! But I’m sure glad to have a husband who worked many years in programming & design, who can help me navigate it all when I need help.
OK! It is now Friday morning, gonna finish this before it goes into the black hole, as I sip my coffee, then go start some breakfast. We plan to tackle cleaning out our office, badly needed today, very over due. Who knows what surprises & lost things we may find in there?
. One last thing I meant to mention in regards to your recovery. I noticed you have Tramadol in your “arsenal”. It did help me with pain & did not make me pass out, so was effective with the pain. But, it Did give me pretty bad nausea. I remember
@benne68 told me that Zophram helped her a lot. Being the bullheaded person I am, I figured I could tough it out, I didn’t want to take anything else. I should have listened . When I was in the hospital with my infection, my nurses gave me zophram. Really helped. I had a sublingual form which worked almost immediately. Consider adding this to your arsenal to have on hand in the event you might need it. I’m learning to not be so stubborn.( ..she says, as her husband & kids are chuckling knowingly in the background).......
It is a Beautiful Colorado day out, sunny, & I think the crazy winds have moved on. Do enjoy it, and have yourself a lovely day! Only 6 more days now, I’ll be watching & cheering with other friends here from the sidelines!
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