Thursday Jan. 14, 2010: Thank you, Duck!

Thank you, Duck, for leaving a comment. I am glad I'm not just talking to myself although I have been known to:)
Knees are continuing to ache as are feet again, which I think I related to walking funny because the knees ache. Who knows??
Big happenings going on since I last posted. We will be picking up the Subaru Forester on Saturday morning. The Jeep has been cleaned out, 10 years worth of emission test result papers thrown out, about 6 years of expired car insurance ID cards from AMICA, some pens, a 2006 phone book, a CD of unknown origin, all gone to the trash. Unfortunately, no money was found.
On another front, I am unexpectedly going to a small family reunion in The Azores in March! A little concerned for my knees but they'll live. Now if I could just not think about the plane part of the trip!

Thursday Sept. 24, 2009: The other knee

My non-replaced knee has been acting up. I am getting the same pouffy spot on that knee that I used to get on my replaced knee. The medial bottom corner is aching off and on and the whole knee doesn't feel so great lately. So today, after Henry told me that if I want to get anything done to the knee, to get it done before the end of the year while we have reached our out-of-pocket max. It obviously is not at the point of needing any kind of replacement but is in need of some kind of medical intervention. I am thinking either a cortisone or maybe even a round of Supartz. I would hope that the latter might work this time because the knee isn't as bad as it could be. So I made an appointment for a week from today with the rheumy PA to discuss what to do. I'll be leaving work early (with permission) and might be able to run home first to change clothes before heading over there. We shall see.

July 27, 2008: To Boston and Back

We drove to Boston yesterday, getting slightly lost because of the incompatability of GPS and the Big Dig, paid $3.50 for the privilege of driving through Logan Airport by accident, but we did get to Andy's place eventually. After checking everything out, we went into central Boston and had a great lunch at Durgin Park, which included Yankee Pot Roast and Indian Pudding. We took the T around town (public transportation) which isn't good for bad knees. But we did go to the Boston Public Library and Symphony Hall but couldn't go in.

June 11, 2008: Sad News

We got up this morning to discover our cat Shadow, who would've been 13 next week, died during the night. Not sure why although he had gotten slightly wheezy again in the last few weeks. This picture is of Shadow, in one of his "fad" spots to sleep, a spot where he liked to nap during the day for a few weeks.

In the meantime, I worked 5 hours yesterday and 4 hours today, which was especially tough. Between thinking about Shadow and being busy and having pain in the neck customers, my knees, especially the right one, was really achy by the time I got home. I'm glad I'm off tomorrow and Friday but I do have to work 5 hours on Saturday, from 1-6PM in the same "Better Casuals" department I was in today. After today, seriously considering not returning there after recovering from surgery. I will have to find some other job that doesn't require being on my feet all the time.