Once again I'm going to insert tags randomly
@MyAussieGirl so as not to make a chain of code.
@Mojo333
Montreal was GLORIOUS
@Layla but waaaay too hot for the clothes I'd brought, which of course I was stuck with. I didn't think it would be humid too, but it was downright
@birder sticky. It was marathon weekend, and they cancelled the marathon due to heat, but left the half and the 10K.
The huge gigantic wonderful thing about it was that my hip continued to amaze me the whole weekend-- I walked miles on pavement every day, and the rest of the time was sitting immobile. My hip remained strong and loose and SO HAPPY! I just can't get over how fast this hip is going compared to my other one. I even did a little jumping-for-joy thing one day and only realized afterwards what I'd done. It did speak up on that, but I only jumped twice, so I don't expect any harm done, and anyway I was cleared for all activity, we remember!
But I was NOT doing all this drug-free. I've been trying to wean the advil while continuing the tylenol. I went back to the max dose for the entire trip, to stave off swelling and inflammation-caused pain. Saturday night late I was a little swollen and wished for ice but it was shower time, and I wished for ice Sunday night too but I'd taken off my jeans because I was so hot from walking around fast and couldn't be bothered. I am icing now, you betcha! I got to semi-elevate each night, sitting in an armchair, feet up on bed, while calling hubby. Verizon has this cool "TravelPass" that you sign up for, meant for short trips. The first time you use your phone for call, text, data, in a compatible country, it triggers a 24-hour session of "use your own call and data plan in this country for $5". After 24 hours is up, the next call/text/data does it again.Not bad!
Saw friends, ate dinner at one's house-- it was exactly like one of those dinners you see in movies where the food is delicious and beautiful and bountiful, and the company is laughing and telling stories, you know those wonderful movie dinners. Since everyone there except the hostess's husband is or was an orchestral musician, my big takeaway from that meal is, no matter what level of orchestra you are in, you think exactly the same of your conductors! (very little, for the most part). Went out to eat with various combinations of friends two more nights, walking everywhere and Keeping Up for the most part!!! I could not believe my hip was so happy!!!!!! I also walked to see Notre Dame Basilica, which unfortunately wasn't professionally lit for photos, but when it is, WOW. I'd turned pages for a Montreal Symphony concert there back in 1975. Went to church Sunday at an Anglican church, Christ Church Cathedral, an easy walk from my hotel, and the sunlight in the stained glass made for good picture taking after worship was over. Sat on a highly uncomfortable wooden pew for 90 minutes except walking up for Communion, and yet was able to walk easily on getting up! More amazement at hip! (I also fixed their toilet, which really needs a new flush lever assembly, so I really only fixed it for the next person after me, but hey.)
Did I mention, I was really in love with How Well My Hip Served Me All Weekend Long?!?? My Cobb Hill boots turned out to be exactly right. No blisters, and bouncy enough to not jar my hip. I used to go barefoot all the time until 2007, when we moved to a coastal house loaded with mold. My feet turned black every day even after I'd put in central vac, and used it, then swiffered every floor (all hardwood or vinyl or tile) and, AND!, wet-mopped them all after that. And still my feet would turn black from the mold floating around. I will say, hardwood is really pretty if you do that to it every week. But I was so glad to move back here where the house is not moldy, and consequently I don't have to be so obsessed with weekly cleanings. I remember some months after my fist hip, going back to the hand-damp-wiping of the baseboards that I did while cleaning, and the new hip was wanting to act as the good hip-- so I guess my left one (new one here) was already complaining loud enough to bother me while stooped over dusting baseboards. So I've really lost a good six years here, two before the first one, and four after that. Wow.
Other hip-ish news-- the scab on the open sore at the top of the incision dropped off Friday night after showering. I'd brought a whole lot of bandaids for that very purpose, but it dried up to a new scab overnight, so I didn't ever need a bandaid on it, the boyshorts are doing their job! My "zingers", which I didn't have at all for the first hip, began localizing to right at the incision on this trip. I guess that's good news?
Once again, I'm going to wean off here. I just cannot stand to give it up, because I love you all so much, but coming one just once for one person's thread means 15 minutes, and a full session is a couple of hours. I have to get on with life! That said, we are going on vacation staring Friday, and our major activity is dong nothing. So I may be here a lot!When I'm not walking into town and back (2 miles) just because I can!
@cpollock @gwenc @snickers and @ all those I've missed, I do apologize for running away, but it means life is happening at full speed, as it hasn't in years!, and I feel great!
United States
. When I came here from there, the first thing I noticed was how HOT and HUMID it was. Next thing, everybody is soooo sloooowww...well, now I'm slow too and old besides and a new hip double besides!)
I have done all three, but the bike was when I was 21 and stupid...
Montreal walking
