Randall Update: Full Discloser. (Posting both in the DIS and Facebook, because some of you guys don’t go to the other place.)
The knee is doing very well. The incision is fully closed and healing fine. I am going to physical therapy three times a week and am walking unassisted. If I do say so myself, I walk pretty darn well now that both of my legs are about the same length. One of cooler things I do in PT is walk in an Alter G. This is an anti-gravity treadmill, when I get zipped into it; it fills with air and lifts me up until I am at 100% weightless. I then adjust to a % of my weight and walk.
Speaking of weight, the Doctor told me that with the previous damage to my leg, there was not much material left to work with. If I wanted this new knee to last a long time, I needed to lose weight. I took this to heart and joined Weight Watchers three weeks ago and as of last Saturday I have lost over 15 pounds since my pre-surgery weigh in, 12 pounds officially in WW.
As you may remember, I was let go at the end of March from my job. Took a quick trip to Disney and then came home to do four surgeries in two months. The knee was the last of them. I wasn’t really looking too hard for a job, but I needed one to keep up my Disney fixes. Well, the day before my knee surgery I got a call from one of my vendors from my last job looking to see if I needed a job. I told them yes but knee surgery. They asked that I call them back when I got out of the hospital. I called them and we set up an appointment for them to come to the house to interview me. Some of you know what happens here. I posted over in the Pub about the appointment and was given the advice to wear pants. If I remember correctly the time to meet was 2pm, well a little before 1pm I get a text asking if they could come now as they were in the area already. I text back, “Sure come on over, just give me a few minutes to put on pants” thanks guys. The interview went well and I felt I was doing ok. Then came those two dreaded questions. First was “What is your strength?” I told them what I felt it was. Then the interviewer looked up from his writing and say, “You know the next one, What are your weaknesses?” And without missing a beat, I said “Kryptonite and Lois Lane!”
Yesterday I got the offer letter, less vacation from my last job, but more money! I start July 13th.
Until next time this is your Disney friend Randall signing off…
