Home

 

Here I am, quietly delighting in the peace of Home. As the surgeon predicted, the pain levels are receding. I have a little help in the mornings, but have my trusty crutches and a walking frame to help me.

Looking out at the garden I'm happy to see the red leaves on the Cherry tree haven't yet fallen, though it won't be long. There are lovely splashes of colour from groups of pink Kaffir Lillies which have found their own spaces in the beds. There is even a rose or two in flower.

I can't drive for 6 weeks but have lovely friends who pick up things if I need anything.

Onward.

Onwards

For a few days following a knee replacement operation, I'm staying in a very comfortable 'Assisted Living Residence'.

It is lovely not to have to think about making meals, and the Care here is kindly and compassionate. I will be home next week, on my own but with some help at times.

Walking is improving though I'm not running any races yet.

Pause

 

I will rejoin you all in a week or so's time, after my hospital stay.

Preparing for a hospital stay

 

I have never suffered a broken limb, so crutches are new to me. But after knee surgery later this month I shall be on two crutches for six weeks. That sounds a very long time.

I have seen a very charming Anesthetist, had pints of blood taken, been to 'Joint School' (yes, really), filled the freezer with ready meals, and ordered some essential equipment. One of which is a trolley, because as my niece told me 'You can make a cup of tea, but you can't carry it anywhere'. How sensible.

My surgeon told me, laughingly....'For the first two weeks you'll wish you hadnt had it done, in the second weeks you'll feel a little better, but at the end of the six weeks, you'll be glad you had it done.'

Hmm.

Not that I approve of the Disney illustration, but this did seem to sum up how I feel!