I don't know what happened, my knees have a mind of their own, and sometimes that is a good thing. Had all my staples out yesterday and was so scared of my scar might open that I basically had the nurse cover my entire scar in Steri-Strips. Didn't want to push bending my knee so I only did physio once in the morning and took a couple walks.... Woke up this morning to my once a week addition of new exercises, my physio wanted to see how my bend was coming along, so I cautiously dangled both my knees over the edge of the bed and ... no pain. I let them dangle there for two minutes waiting for the stabbing pain to appear on the inside of my left knee… But it didn't. I mustered up the courage to push my knee back a little further and still no pain! Hallelujah, whoop-dee- do!
I've been looking in to the longevity of joint replacements in people with osteoporosis. My research so far shows that taking bisphosphonate drugs greatly improves how long the replacements will last. Bisphosphonate drugs slow The osteoclast cells that take away old bone in the bone building process. I am just about to turn 32 and have shied away from these drugs as you cannot be pregnant after you take them for 4 to 5 years and I wanted to leave that window of motherhood open, but I think I am ready to settle into the idea that the only babies I will make in my lifetime are art babies.... Choices, choices.
I have had my joint replacements because of degeneration from rheumatoid arthritis. I got an email yesterday from the arthritis society, September is arthritis awareness month in Canada and they have asked me to be this years female spokesperson. I'm not sure what it all entails except that I will be telling my story in some TV radio and print interviews. I'm definitely up for the job. As everyone on this forum knows having a positive attitude is what gets people through disabilities, surgeries etc. but people don't generally talk about what a positive attitude actually is. I believe a positive attitude stems from our beliefs about ourselves and the perceived value of our role in a family or community - I really want to talk about how the difficulties of mobility and pain test us and bring out our strengths,such as imagination, adaptability, being able to roll with the punches and humility. I think anyone who has suffered from mobility issues begins to realize that a large part of our identity is wrapped up in how and why we move - From dancing to our personal gait, the ability to cook for ourselves and others or being able to care for our pets etc. etc. The loss of mobility can also be the loss of identity and how we come to deal with this creates character and immense inner strength. A positive attitude comes from Learning we are more than just our bodies, we are delicate and formidable beings regardless of the physical. Our bodies are a vehicle for expression and there are an infinite number of ways we can express our selves. we must learn to take care of the part of ourselves that is separate from our bodies as well as the vessel that carries it. It is easy to stay positive when we know how much more than just a physical being we truly are.
Something like that.
Bye for now
Canada
"You can reach me by Railway... I don't care how you get there, get there if you can." That's a beautiful song written by Brenda Russell, and sung by Oleta Adams. I'm not sure if she was singing about coffee, but it makes sense when you haven't had any. 
you should feel a bit better with your bend. Your re-hab
