Serendipity On-the-Go

What's That Mean?

Courage: *The heart as the seat of feeling, etc; disposition, nature. * What is in one's mind; purpose; desire, inclination. *The quality of character which shows itself in acting despite fear or lack of confidence.
Zaftig: Of a woman having a full rounded shape.
Watershed: *The line separating waters flowing into different rivers, basins, or seas. *A turning-point in affairs, a crucial time or occurrence.
Serenity: Contented tranquillity of mind, temper, countenance, etc.; inner calm; tranquillity or peacefullness of conditions etc.
Passion: *The sufferings of Christ between the night of the Last Supper and his death. *SUFFERING (obsolete). *The state or capacity of being acted on by external agents or forces. *EMOTION, emotions as distinguished from reason; intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction. *Ardent affection; LOVE; a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept; sexual desire; an object of desire or deep interest.
Hedonism: The doctrine or the theory of ethics in which pleasure is regarded as the chief good or the proper aim. Frequently now also, devotion to or pursuit of pleasure.
Labyrinth: *A structure consisting of a complex network of tunnels, paths, etc., thru which it is difficult to find one's way, a maze. *A complex or confusing situation; an intricate system; a complicated arrangement.
Mesmeric: Pertaining to, characteristic of, producing, or produced by mesmerism; hypnotic, fascinating.
Quagmire: An awkward, complex or hazardous situation.
Metal: *Material, matter, substance; especially earthy matter. *Molten glass before it is blown or cast. *Hardened clay, shale; rock met with in the course of mining.
Wisdom: Knowledge, especially of an abstruse kind; learning, branches of knowledge.
Antinomian: *One who holds that under the gospel dispensation of grace the moral law is of no use or obligation because faith alone is necessary to salvation. *One who rejects a socially established morality.

Monday, August 20

Electro-Shock Therapy for Knee Pain

No, really!

Part of my physical therapy is to have electrodes placed on either side of my knee cap and turned on until I can feel the shocks tingling my skin. I have this done for 15 minutes while my knee is wrapped in an ice pack.

Eventually I may also have the same type of electro-shock therapy on the quad muscle in my thigh to help bring it out of atrophy.

Sunday, August 19

Kinetec's Kinetic Motion Machine Remote

The number on the far left is how straight (in terms of degrees) the Continuous Passive Motion Machine makes my leg (-10). The number on the far right is how many degrees my knee is going to be bent (90). The middle number is where I am in the program (-2).

Friday, August 10

Not Too Bad For 10 Days Post-Op

Fresh Steri-Strips & No More Stitches!

I went to the doctor yesterday to have my stitches taken out. This was the first time I'd been outside my apartment in over a week. Very exciting stuff.

The process of cleaning the area, removing the stitches and redressing the incision with fresh steri-strips was both nasty and fairly painful. But with that done, my doctor sent me to get x-rays. We looked at a before and after shots of my knee and the bone that was broken and screwed into a new position. All looks good and he is very happy with my progress thus far. Hurrah!

But better than the fresh air and the kudos from my doc, even better than the new Rx for painkillers that he volunteered to write before I even mentioned it, is that I was cleared to stop wearing the cumbersome & uncomfortable immobilizing brace around my apartment.

I am still on crutches (although I can bear weight on that leg up to 25 lbs.) and still have to wear the darn thing when I am going out and about (cuz that is so frequent). All things considered, though, not too bad for 10 days after having major knee surgery.