I had a doctors appointment this morning to discuss the possibility of getting surgery done on my right knee in order to repair the torn meniscus in there.
After discussing the options, we both decided that it would be best to go ahead and schedule the surgery to have it repaired.
My surgery is scheduled for Friday the 10th at 9:30 in the AM. I have to be there by 8:30 to discuss options as far as being put under during the surgery. One option is a spinal block and the other is a general. I will be taking the general...gotta get my beauty sleep in you know.
The doctor will scope out my knee and take care of the meniscus issue and also do a once over and general cleanup of the knee area.
Of course all of this depends on what he finds once in there. I am not expecting any surprises and he should be able to get in and out within 1 1/2 hours. Then off I go to the recovery room to wake up from my happy dreams.
The doctor will give me a script for some pain meds, a new set of crutches and then send me on my merry way.
The doctor made it sound as if I would only be using the crutches for a couple of days and the sooner I put weight on the knee, the better off I will be but that is only after a couple of days of non weight bearing.
Hopefully the recovery time will be short and I can get back to my normal routine within a short period of time.
2012 Cancer Society Relay For Life on the OBX
Once again Veronica, I and the rest of the TJ Maxx Team Maxxinista's For Life group, from the local store, will be heavily involved in this years Cancer Society Relay For Life event set for May.
I just found out the other day that our team won the Spirit Trophy Award which is quite the honor since we were up against 112 other highly dedicated and enthusiastic teams.
Last year I donated a couple of items for a raffle that our team held.
This year I plan on doing more.
The theme for our team is "Share A Heart". So in honor of that theme, I will be baking my well known cookies. They are well known at least within the local TJ Maxx store, where they have quite a following and have been requested on numerous occasions.
Because of our theme name, I will be calling my cookies...."From The Heart" cookies. All of the Love, Warmth and Comfort within each and every cookie.
Because of the number of cookies that we will need to pull this off in a positive way, I will be starting my cooking day rather early and figure that by the time it is all said and done, I will have baked anywhere between 300-400 cookies.
We will be putting 3 cookies into heart decorated cellophane gift baggies. Each baggy will sell for $1 each with all proceeds going to the Cancer Society.
There is plenty of time between now and baking day for me to stock up on ingredients when I find them on sale at out local grocery stores.
On another note...I have decided to go ahead and get my right knee repaired...torn medial and lateral meniscus. I go back to my doctor tomorrow morning and schedule the surgery for sometime shortly after Feb 9th.
I decided to go ahead and get it done. I found myself babying my knee and holding back on a lot of things that I enjoy doing out of fear that I would do more damage to it. I was originally planning on getting the surgery done next Fall, after we returned from our cruise.
I did not want to take any chances on damaging my knee prior to and during this cruise. By getting it done now, I will still be able to do everything I want during the Summer months and not have to worry about my knee when we go on that cruise.
There will be lots of walking and some rugged streets and terrain to cover while at the various ports in Norway, Iceland Ireland and Scotland, so I want to make sure that my knee is in good enough shape to handle the extensive walking that we will be doing.
I just found out the other day that our team won the Spirit Trophy Award which is quite the honor since we were up against 112 other highly dedicated and enthusiastic teams.
Last year I donated a couple of items for a raffle that our team held.
This year I plan on doing more.
The theme for our team is "Share A Heart". So in honor of that theme, I will be baking my well known cookies. They are well known at least within the local TJ Maxx store, where they have quite a following and have been requested on numerous occasions.
Because of our theme name, I will be calling my cookies...."From The Heart" cookies. All of the Love, Warmth and Comfort within each and every cookie.
Because of the number of cookies that we will need to pull this off in a positive way, I will be starting my cooking day rather early and figure that by the time it is all said and done, I will have baked anywhere between 300-400 cookies.
We will be putting 3 cookies into heart decorated cellophane gift baggies. Each baggy will sell for $1 each with all proceeds going to the Cancer Society.
There is plenty of time between now and baking day for me to stock up on ingredients when I find them on sale at out local grocery stores.
On another note...I have decided to go ahead and get my right knee repaired...torn medial and lateral meniscus. I go back to my doctor tomorrow morning and schedule the surgery for sometime shortly after Feb 9th.
I decided to go ahead and get it done. I found myself babying my knee and holding back on a lot of things that I enjoy doing out of fear that I would do more damage to it. I was originally planning on getting the surgery done next Fall, after we returned from our cruise.
I did not want to take any chances on damaging my knee prior to and during this cruise. By getting it done now, I will still be able to do everything I want during the Summer months and not have to worry about my knee when we go on that cruise.
There will be lots of walking and some rugged streets and terrain to cover while at the various ports in Norway, Iceland Ireland and Scotland, so I want to make sure that my knee is in good enough shape to handle the extensive walking that we will be doing.
Just Joined Pinterest
Veronica has been participating in what I would call a "sharing network" called Pinterest.
She talked me into joining. So what is Pinterest??? Pinterest is a web site that you can create "bulletin boards" that can comprise of almost anything that you want...likes, dislikes, travel, photography , favorite places and spaces, art, crafts...just to name a few.
Pictures/photographs are used to share your theme or ideas with others.
These pictures/photos are pinned onto your "board" and others can view them and re-pin them onto their board(s).
The whole idea is basically to be able to share thoughts, ideas, likes and dislikes with others using the pictures/photographs.
If people like what you are putting on your bulletin board, they can "follow you" and you can do the same if you like what someone else has pinned onto their board.
I created 2 boards on Pinterest....Travel, Photography and Favorite Spaces and Places. I am using many of the photographs that I have taken over the years and have decided on which board I want them to be on.
If you have a moment please stop by and take a look at my boards. Just click on the following link to get there....
She talked me into joining. So what is Pinterest??? Pinterest is a web site that you can create "bulletin boards" that can comprise of almost anything that you want...likes, dislikes, travel, photography , favorite places and spaces, art, crafts...just to name a few.
Pictures/photographs are used to share your theme or ideas with others.
These pictures/photos are pinned onto your "board" and others can view them and re-pin them onto their board(s).
The whole idea is basically to be able to share thoughts, ideas, likes and dislikes with others using the pictures/photographs.
If people like what you are putting on your bulletin board, they can "follow you" and you can do the same if you like what someone else has pinned onto their board.
I created 2 boards on Pinterest....Travel, Photography and Favorite Spaces and Places. I am using many of the photographs that I have taken over the years and have decided on which board I want them to be on.
If you have a moment please stop by and take a look at my boards. Just click on the following link to get there....
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