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My 21 Hours Alone and 'Knee Knews'
Well, I took Kayley and Katrina to Kayley's house about 7 pm last night. Katrina wasn't thrilled about going. She was having a missing mom moment, but I told her she really needed to go because I had a long day ahead on Thursday and that she wouldn't want to be tagging along with me. She called about nine o'clock and said her ankle hurt and that Kayley wanted Katrina to give away one of her Care Bears to her sisters baby and Katrina didn't want to do that. After I talked to her a few moments, she said goodnight and went about her business. Between 7 and 9:30, I did dishes, made a list of things I needed to do, got the trash and recycling together, answered emails and watched a little television. I went to bed about (9:30 and read a book until about 11.
Today I was up at 6. I took Katrina's goggles to her at Kayley's house before driving to Bedford for my knee MRI. I was quickly checked in and after filling out questions about metal in my body and past surgeries, I was ushered back to the MRI trailer. I thought I would have to put on a hospital robe, but I guess because it was my knee, I got to lay down in my street clothes. My knee was placed on a padded thing. I was given headphones that were tuned to the radio station of my choice and was told it would take 25 minutes for the MRI to be complete. During that time I was not to move. I was also given a little bulb thing that I could squeeze if I needed to be brought out of the 'tunnel'. I didn't have to go all the way in, which I was grateful for. I can see how it would be very hard for a claustrophobic person. I listened to the songs and tried to ingore the itch under my nose and the fact that I felt like I was going to sneeze and the fact that my right arm was falling asleep on me.
When I was done, they pulled me out and let me go. I headed to the local library. I had heard they had redone the library and put in a coffee shop. I was thinking Starbucks...silly me. There was a canister of tea, a canister of coffee and then some things to choose from like: biscotti, trail mix, cheese danishes. You paid the librarian, she then gave me tokens to put in the token jar (not sure why they do it that way). When I got to the library, I had to wait for about 25 minutes because it was only 8:35 and the library didn't open until 9. They have a lovely garden and I enjoyed sitting in it and playing solitaire on my DS lite.
I worked on My What Color is Your Parachute Book for awhile. Some interesting things are coming out. Working in an attorney's office, working for an employment agency, working on a newspaper or for a book publisher, working in a museum...these are some of the top things that came out of my work today. About 10:30, I packed up and headed to the Nissan place in Lynchburg for an oil change and tire rotation. That took about 40 minutes. While there I played some more solitaire.
Then I heade to Givens, a local bookstore that serves sandwiches, pastries and coffee. I got a venti chai, a yummy portabello mushroom sandwich with onions and tomato and lettuce on french bread, some tortilla chips with spicy bean dip and a to die for almond cookie. I read, ate my lunch and waited for my mom. She had a 12:00 Dentist appointment and didn't think she would be able to eat when she was done, but wanted to come meet me. She got there a little after 1 and we visited until a little after 2. I had a Mexican Spiced Mocha...that was tasty too. And I have had more caffeine today than I would normally have in a week. After our visit, I headed to Forest for my Dr. Appointment.
His words after talking with the MRI reader were 'basically, you have arthritis and your knee is full of junk...' Basically, the bones that come together in my knee are rubbing together and slightly out of joint. There is 'junk' (torn cartilage, bone dust or chips, that sort of thing). I have an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon in August. It will probably involve suctioning out the junk and then there are a couple of therapy options from there. My doctor told me I would probably need knee replacement surgery due to the arthritis, but they usually don't do that on someone so young. I am thinking...hey, I want a working knee while I am still young enough to enjoy it!
I stopped by CVS and picked up a couple of prescriptions, then I headed to get Katrina and Kayley for another night of fun.
Not the worst or best way to spend 21 hours alone, but it was productive:)
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sounds like a nice day - library, garden, studying,
a nice lunch and time with your mom
sori your knee Ill keep praying about it
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Oh honey I'm so sorry you are going through this. My mother went through the whole knee ordeal that even included a knee replacement. If you do as the Dr's say you will be fine. Best of luck to you!!
{{{HUGS}}}
Oh man. The food and coffee sound nice, but the knee... too bad. Funny though, I am envying your MRI. To lay for 1/2 hour and do absolutely nothing? Sounds heavenly! ;-)