Something About Nothing ... #12

[Sue M]

I had the right knee done almost two years ago
I’ve had numerous surgeries in my life and the tkr was in the top 5 for me for pain and recovery

I can imagine the pain and misery you went through!
I had the second pt session and gal called my doctor as I screamed when they moved my knee/leg
Was sent to Er and they found two blood clots
Also my thigh bone shattered when they put the metal plate in
Had one delay after the other
So took me 18 months to get back to normal

I use that word normal, loosely
lol
I’m holding off for the left knee replacement for as long as I can

I met a nice lady that told me she had one knee done and maybe it was 6 weeks later she had the second knee done
I can imagine the pain she went through!
She was brave and I am not

Sue, do you ever have issues or pain still at times with your knee?

You are now eligible for The kneester club membership.....

I’ve had several surgeries too and for pain the knee ranks #1. And mine went well. I can’t imagine what you went thru. Our medical systems are different. Here I believe you have to wait 6mos before doing other knee. I was horrified my friend in NY had both done at same time. She asked me and I told her not to. But she decided to listen to her doctor and did it. But afterwards wished she listened to me.

No I don’t have pain in knee. But I can’t kneel on it. That is quite uncomfortable. Surgeon did tell me about that in advance. He was an excellent surgeon. Every time I went in for a test, X-ray, blood, the technician would see what surgeon I have and always comment on how good he is.
I did the Disneyland canoes, last year lol, and had a difficult time getting out of canoe on to dock. But I’m not sure if that was the knee or my hip problem.

Are you still getting knee pain? I’m not brave either and so glad my other knee is good! Were you given the blood thinners to prevent clots? I had to inject myself for a month. Nurse had to talk me off the edge while she was teaching me how to do it!

 

[Sue M]

Pool lizard, has a certain ring to it lol

I go miles and a solid half hour out of way to avoid I-95/Washington beltway. Have never seen anything like it, especially the poorly marked/designed exit system

Need to remember to call DTV and add HBO going to be hard to live up to the all the hype Hope the wrap up all the loose ends & no heart tugging Hodar moments!

Took mom for 3 hip injections, last probably 5 years ago. may have changed protocol

Great rate on rental, have none booked yet as the first number is still a 3 Pretty sure Uber would win out if that doesn’t change



One club I hope to avoid.

Yes it does have a certain ring to it, lol. And in a few weeks will be adding beach lizard to it!
So sad GOT is ending. And hope it’s better than last season, which I thought felt too rushed.
Glad your moms injections worked. And lasted so long! My fingers are crossed.
Yes, happy with rental price but keep checking. Sometimes I’ve seen a further price drop a week before. I only need it for Ft. Lauderdale portion of trip, and to get up to Orlando. Once there I’ll return rental after check in. With a stop at Publix of course! I don’t want to pay rental price plus daily resort parking fees for just a couple of off site things. Uber for those will be cheaper than keeping the car for 10 days on site.

We decided to see Endgame Friday night instead since no one has any conflicts and we don’t have to get up early the next day.
I just counted and B has 31 days of school left. Wow!
Do all seniors have to have community service? At B’s school it is only required for certain organizations such as Key Club or National Honor Society.
Our prom lasts until 12:00 and then the school has an optional (Though I understand most kids attend) after prom until 4:00. The after prom is held at the school. Several rooms are decorated and they have food, games, and I think more dancing. It’s a great way to keep the kids safe and out of trouble.

Gotta get to work. Have a great Thursday everyone.

Our high school had a certain # of volunteer hours required for grad.

 

[macraven]

I’m lucky and don’t have knee pain at this point
The knee will always be a bit swollen I was told and I can live with that

If I kneel on that knee, I feel nothing
It’s just numb so guess I’m lucky

Yes was on Coumadin daily and checks twice a week for 4 months

The best part of that I had some restrictions on my diet and lost weight
Lol

I was told the hip pain I was having would leave once my knee was healed up
And it did
I got lucky with that

Is it your hip on the leg where you had the knee replacement?
Hope your injections give you relief!

 

[Lynne G]

Charade, yes, all our seniors had to have a community project that they presented on. Little one coached a pre-school soccer team in the Fall. They were such cute kids. That were her project. She also volunteered a hospital. Since grade 9, kids are required to have so many hours (points) of community service.

Sue, glad to hear your almost ready for your trip. I hear ya with rental car. So far, for my Fall trip, crazy prices. I keep checking though. And agree, 10 days parking daily cost does add up.

Mac, glad to hear the knee is not giving you any more pain, and hope your foot is also not giving you pain. Hope all is well, and the cats too.

Just finished my lunchtime walk, and it was lovely. Sun out and almost don't need a jacket. Not that blue bird sky, but blue enough.

Tea needed, here comes the afternoon. Later homies.

ha ha. And I only had a candle ad one.

 

[Robo56]

Afternoon Sans family

Yesterday it took me forever to get home from Chattanooga
A truck took out concrete side barriers on the I 75 / I 24 split and closed that section of 75 down
I got stuck on the back road trying to get home

We were stopped in traffic on the turnpike before Orlando as they were doing construction on the pike. Then we were in traffic after Orlando, south of Atlanta and north of Atlanta and again before Chattanooga. We saw television news crews and cranes by a overpass that transitions I 75 to I 24.

Sister called and a portion the above overpass fell on Monday and a car hit. Have heard on news that person is going to be ok. Thank goodness it did not fall on the car.

They had I 24 shut down Monday and Tuesday then down to one lane is why all traffic backed up yesterday.

Robo, lol, love the comic. So true on Florida roads! I’m the one in the right lane on i95. Too afraid to go left where the crazy people are! May get brave and move to next lane but that’s it! We’ve just recently widened our freeways to 4 lanes in each direction, and some parts only 3 lanes. So looking at 6 lanes in each directing is a bit daunting. Why I prefer the Turnpike. Less cra cra.

The turnpike is usually not to bad, but construction made it pretty bad yesterday....it is shocking the terrible things people do when they are driving. Not only are they making poor decisions that can affect their own safety, but their poor decisions can have a massive tragic reaction to all who are around them.

Lazy day today. Not much going on. I need to bake some cookies to bring over to friend down the lane. She got home today from knee replacement surg. Poor thing. I had left knee done and it’s the worst surgery ever with pain. And a lot of rehab.

I had both knees done 6 weeks apart. 5 months of rehab....can’t kneel on them, no squating, stairs are an issue. If I’am up to long on legs swelling from knees down and painful. Had complications on right knee after surgery. Thankful I can do what I want within reason. Glad I had the surgeries as I was in pain 24/7 before it.

Were you given the blood thinners to prevent clots? I had to inject myself for a month. Nurse had to talk me off the edge while she was teaching me how to do it!

I had to do lovenox injections for 2 weeks after each knee. I’am a Nurse so giving myself injections didn’t bother me, but I had pretty badly bruised tummy from all the injections.

Sending prayers for your friend for a full recovery and good pain control. Hope you are doing ok after your knee surgery.


Mac hope your knee is doing ok......you were a real trooper after all you went through after your knee replacement.

Robo - I’d have been tempted to turn around seeing that mess!

I was tempted.

So, another lazy day ahead of not doing much...….although I am helping a friend organise her trip to Orlando in August....yes, August....first three weeks.....yikes!!! I`ve booked her a few things already and now she has changed her mind on some things.....I`m still smiling though......for now.....she does know she`s being a little difficult, but hey...she`s a good friend..

You are a nice friend Schumi to help your fiend with travel plans.

Good Morning homies! The warmer air is coming, and you know what that means? Yep, rain. Showers later today, and a rainy Friday is in store. But hey, 72 with that rain.

Afternoon Lynne

Robo, hope you safely got home quicker, after all that nasty looking traffic.

We got home late, but very thankful for safe passage. Thank you for asking. Hope you are all well.


Howdy to all the Sans family

















Laughter is good medicine.

 

[macraven]

 

[Lynne G]

Always appreciate funnies! Thanks for them Robo! Glad you got through that mess safely. Yep, I have seen so many that darn I am so glad I am still here, and car not hit. Some have been so close..... Oh, and one of our very main highways is going to be worked on for the next 2 years. Cattle shoots as news calls them. In other words, I am going to avoid, though means longer trip, as much as I can. I cannot stand driving in those lanes that has barriers on both sides. Cattle, why yes we are. LOL

 

[Sue M]

I’m lucky and don’t have knee pain at this point
The knee will always be a bit swollen I was told and I can live with that

If I kneel on that knee, I feel nothing
It’s just numb so guess I’m lucky

Yes was on Coumadin daily and checks twice a week for 4 months

The best part of that I had some restrictions on my diet and lost weight
Lol

I was told the hip pain I was having would leave once my knee was healed up
And it did
I got lucky with that

Is it your hip on the leg where you had the knee replacement?
Hope your injections give you relief!

Wow, I only had a month of injections. I can feel when I kneel on it, very uncomfortable. I do have some small numb spots. Hip is on other side. I had X-rays. It’s Bursitis/Arthritis. The injections are giving some relief, but it isn’t 100%. Stairs still difficult. I’ll try a couple of slides at Volcano Bay but think most of my time will be in wave pool and lazy rivers, lol! The new family raft ride at Typhoon Lagoon is great! You get on at ground level and go up the conveyor belt while in the raft, brilliant!

Charade, yes, all our seniors had to have a community project that they presented on. Little one coached a pre-school soccer team in the Fall. They were such cute kids. That were her project. She also volunteered a hospital. Since grade 9, kids are required to have so many hours (points) of community service.

Sue, glad to hear your almost ready for your trip. I hear ya with rental car. So far, for my Fall trip, crazy prices. I keep checking though. And agree, 10 days parking daily cost does add up.

Mac, glad to hear the knee is not giving you any more pain, and hope your foot is also not giving you pain. Hope all is well, and the cats too.

Just finished my lunchtime walk, and it was lovely. Sun out and almost don't need a jacket. Not that blue bird sky, but blue enough.

Tea needed, here comes the afternoon. Later homies.

My daughters both volunteered at a Day camp to get their hours in! Yup trying to get ready for trip but life keeps getting in the way!
Glad you’re finally enjoying semi blue skies. It was a nice day here, bonus. Was supposed to rain. But I didn’t get out much. Had podiatrist appt in morning, then had to make a few stops for groceries, drug store, WCB to drop off a claim then come home and bake some cookies to bring over to my friend today that got home from hospital for knee replacement.

 

[Sue M]

Afternoon Sans family




We were stopped in traffic on the turnpike before Orlando as they were doing construction on the pike. Then we were in traffic after Orlando, south of Atlanta and north of Atlanta and again before Chattanooga. We saw television news crews and cranes by a overpass that transitions I 75 to I 24.

Sister called and a portion the above overpass fell on Monday and a car hit. Have heard on news that person is going to be ok. Thank goodness it did not fall on the car.

They had I 24 shut down Monday and Tuesday then down to one lane is why all traffic backed up yesterday.


The turnpike is usually not to bad, but construction made it pretty bad yesterday....it is shocking the terrible things people do when they are driving. Not only are they making poor decisions that can affect their own safety, but their poor decisions can have a massive tragic reaction to all who are around them.




I had both knees done 6 weeks apart. 5 months of rehab....can’t kneel on them, no squating, stairs are an issue. If I’am up to long on legs swelling from knees down and painful. Had complications on right knee after surgery. Thankful I can do what I want within reason. Glad I had the surgeries as I was in pain 24/7 before it.



I had to do lovenox injections for 2 weeks after each knee. I’am a Nurse so giving myself injections didn’t bother me, but I had pretty badly bruised tummy from all the injections.

Sending prayers for your friend for a full recovery and good pain control. Hope you are doing ok after your knee surgery.


Mac hope your knee is doing ok......you were a real trooper after all you went through after your knee replacement.




We got home late, but very thankful for safe passage. Thank you for asking. Hope you are all well.


Laughter is good medicine.

I’ve never seen more horrific accidents than I have in Florida. Really dangerous drivers there. Too much brawn and not enough brain! Once going in the early morning to Alligator Alley, we were heading to St. Pete Beach before WDW the 95 was down to one lane. Horrible accident. Just car pieces across the road. Most of the accidents I hear of when we’re down are on 95.
I plan on hitting Turnpike entrance closest to Deerfield to Orlando. Is there any construction on my route? Didn’t they just finish major Turnpike construction?

Wow after hearing about you and Mac, I think mine went really well. No complications, I can squat, no swelling. Stairs are difficult but think it’s more hip issue than knee. I just go up one at a time.
I’m glad I did the surg too. My last trip before surgery was Universal. I actually postponed surgery so I could go in trip, lol. I was in so much pain by day 3 my daughter was pushing me around in a wheelchair. But we got to ride Gringotts twice in a row (before it was incl in EP) because our vehicle came out the wrong area, not where wheelchair was! Bonus!
I was glad our room at Portofino was close to boat.

 

[Charade67]

Just popping in for a quick hello before going to bed. DH leaves for Vegas tomorrow. I will probably spend most of the day cleaning, so I don’t have to worry about it for the rest of the week.
B and I leave for Orlando a week from tomorrow.

 

[Sue M]

Just popping in for a quick hello before going to bed. DH leaves for Vegas tomorrow. I will probably spend most of the day cleaning, so I don’t have to worry about it for the rest of the week.
B and I leave for Orlando a week from tomorrow.

Always easier to clean when everyone’s out of the house! Yay for 1 week countdown. I can’t wait to say that! And can’t wait to get away, been a stressful few days.
Countdown 18 days!

 

[schumigirl]

 

[schumigirl]

Happy Friday all...…..

Another beautiful sunny day here....cool when not in the sun though.

Our boy made it home safely last night, got all his laundry done this morning and out on the line.....shirts, shirts and more shirts......but, he had a good two weeks.....

Not much going on......still trying to get a new driveway sorted....got another guy coming out this morning for a price.....let`s see if this quote isn't the cost of a house!!!! We know it`s a large job, but even so.....they seem to think of an already huge number and triple it!!!

Kyle asked for my home made chicken mac n cheese tonight.....so have chicken thighs cooking in the oven to use in it later....looking forward to that tonight.

Have a great day......

 

[macraven]

I was expecting to come here early and see Schumi write ..... the bacon is done
(And come on over)

 

[Lynne G]

' Hello Homies. Hope you are all going to enjoy today, and relax with your cup of choice, tea for me.

Yeah, no bacon for me this morning either, Mac. Guess the cats got you up? Hope you have a longer, good night sleep tonight.

Woot to Charade's countdown. Yep, making the house livable before leaving for vacation. I think that's a box checking thing must do before leaving.

Schumi, nice to have DS home, and such nice weather. Me, on the other hand. Thanks for the fun minions for Friday.

Ping, ping, ping. It's raining. Noisy, and just enough to make a wet sounding road, use of windshield wipers, and dark, dark, dark. 45 too. Yep, poor winter coat, still needed. But, it's a Friday.

oh yes, I am very glad it's Friday. yep, it deserves a smile, and

oh yes, and flirting with almost 70 both days. (yeah, I know, rain showers chances both days.) Any one want to bet? LOL


and a he he, Easter's coming:

 

[Charade67]

Cold, gray, rainy day today. I guess it’s a good day to stay inside and get some cleaning done. Had to run by Walmart this morning. I picked up some snacks and drinks for the after prom. I als got a few things I will need for the Orlando trip.

I would love to go back to sleep. But I guess I will start cleaning the kitchen.

 

[Sue M]

Schumi dinner sounds good, comfort food. My daughter loves Mac & cheese. I keep thinking I should make it, but husband hates pasta. Both daughter and I love it! I should make a dinner with lots of leftovers for Mr then the next night make Mac & Cheese for dd and me!
Kyle is lucky to have you to do his laundry, lol. Since my daughters were 16 they started doing their own! But then I was working too.

Bacon? Did someone mention bacon? I’ll be right over Mac!

Lynne and Charade, joining you in grey rainy day. Have to go into town for an appt. Mr coming with me since I’m pathetic finding my way around the downtown core!

 

[schumigirl]

No bacon this morning mac.......dull old toast and marmalade.......marmalade was home made though (not by me) and it was lovely........but prefer bacon....... That’s tomorrow........

Thanks Lynne...........

Oh mac n cheese is always a popular dish in our home......we all love it.....and add chicken and few red peppers and it’s a real treat.......5 cheeses and then more on top.......lush!!!




Sun is still shining and although it’s quite cold, it’s pleasant sitting in the garden room enjoying the sun beating in.....

Just finished ironing as all the laundry I did this morning was all dried nicely with sun and the breeze.......and all put away now too.........

And finally........got our long awaited driveway replacement sorted out!!! Company who came this morning had a reasonable price for the job, still more than we’d like to pay, but it is such a large area.....so suck it up Nancy is our motto......he’s coming back Monday to have us choose the look and design and sort out dates. That’s a lot of upheaval with this being done!!! Doubt it’ll be done before we get the new car May 1st! But, at least we have someone organised now.

Looking forward to dinner tonight.........

 

[Charade67]

DH had been dropped off at the airport. I am currently multi tasking. I am doing laundry, paying bills, and texting with B's friends mother about plans for tomorrow night.

Schumi, I am a bit envious of your new driveway, I would love to have ours repaved and widened just a bit. We will probably get around to it eventually.

 

[Monykalyn]

Ms Charlotte says “hi”