Very Exciting Day

Today is a very exciting day.  You may not think so, but I do.  For those of you who do not know, I have been in pain for two months.  My right knee has been a source of occasional pain for several years.  I have been told by the doctor that I will need knee replacement in a few years.  Two months ago,  I was walking to my car and was struck with excruciating pain in my right knee.  That pain lasted for two days.  I went to the doctor, who conducted some tests and then sent me to an orthopedic surgeon.  He conducted more tests and determined that both cartilages in my right knee are torn. 

Today I will have surgery on my knee.  That's exciting???  Yes, it is.  Even though the pain has been handled with a combination of medication and very little activity, it has still been exhausting.  There have been times when I have sitting on the couch an just started crying--not from pain, but from being tired of being in pain.  Being limited is boring and morale crushing.  Think about not being able to do anything and not feeling like it anyway.  I don't know how anyone could do this for any length of time.  It makes me look at people who are permanently disabled in a new light. 

When the doctor told me he was scheduling surgery, I felt better immediately.  Why?  Because there was hope.  I don't know how much longer I could stand the pain if I knew there was no hope of getting better.  Finally, today I will feel better.  After a short recuperation I will be back up to speed.  I can resume my old life and do the things I love, like cooking, baking, writing and teaching. 

Praise God for hope. You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety.  Job 11:18.

Feeling Good About Feeling Well

I have been absent from the scene for a while now.  I tried to blog when I could, but there were days that I just did not have the strength to type. 

It all began about two months ago when we sold our home of 35 years.  We were moving into a temporary home until my husband retires.  The plan was to move what we absolutely needed to the rent house and move the rest to storage close to our retirement home.  It was going great until my husband hurt his back.  Then  guess who had the privilege of doing more than her fair share.  You are right.  I did.  Of course it didn't take long for my back began reminding me of my age.  However, I don't have permanent back damage, so I took Advil and worked through it.

We moved into the rent house the day after Thanksgiving.  Still had a lot to do at the old house, but we were in the new house.  It seemed like every day I went to the old house and worked to move something or clean something.  We were scheduled to close the transaction on December 1.  That date was delayed by problems with the buyer's sale of his old house.  We were probably given five different dates before we finally closed on January 5 of this year. 

Meanwhile we had purchased two adjoining pieces of property from two different individuals with the anticipation of building our retirement home.  The delay of closing our old house delayed the closing of the properties. 

Finally, last Thursday we closed on the properties.  Now we can relax, right?  Wrong!  Friday I hurt my knee.  It was so swollen and painful, I seriously considered going to the emergency room.  I took something for the pain, iced my knee and suffered through.  I was unable to lie in the bed and spent three nights in the recliner.

Yesterday I saw the doctor, did an ultrasound and received prescriptions for swelling and pain.  This morning I am not pain free, but on the way.  I would say that today I am uncomfortable, but not in pain. That is a great feeling.  I will take uncomfortable any day.

Thank God for healing.