new knee

I started this day angry and upset that I have to go back to work. Here it is evening and after prayer with our Father I have become happy about going back to work.

Today was my 6 week checkup after my right knee replacement. The doctor asked if I was in pain and I said YES, with every step that I take. I asked him if that was normal and he giggled and said yes. That actually lightened my mood a bit. Truth is a welcome thing. Here I was thinking that I was abnormal in my pain. The doctor said that it wasn't my new knee that was hurting but the muscles attached. He said it would be better soon. He said it takes 6 weeks to create a scar and I have made it that far. I would keep reaching milestones..

Dr. Stitt did not give me what I wanted when I asked for more time off of work. He said that I needed to get something else on my mind other than this knee. I think/thought he was wrong of course. Which is why I wrote that first sentence. I did not want to go back to work. I dreaded the thought of going back to work.

Dr. Stitt told me that he did replace my knee cap after planing off 8mm (or whatever measurement he gave me).

He said to elevate my leg for five minutes every hour that I am awake. I must get my extension correct for my leg or I will be walking crooked forever. I need to fix the one in the left leg too. So I won't have so much trouble when it is replaced. He said that I need to keep working on the flex too. It is at the bare minimum and I need more so that I can do more.

So, I need to remember to keep elevating. I've done it twice today. Hopefully tomorrow I will do the every hour.

I miss my grandchildren. I miss walking freely. I want strength so that I can do what Christ has me on this earth for!

I've been binge watching Outlander. There was a quote on Season 2 Episode 1 that spoke of a boy needing a father and a father needing a son - even if they weren't blood. I have always wished that I had more children. Well, there is no time like the present! I may not have the energy for a baby or a toddler but I most certainly have the energy for an older child or a teenager. I'll wait and see what God's will is but that dream has certainly been calling me for many many years.