Hanging Out

I am home and feeling good. Actually, right now I am feeling very good. Sorry for the TMI, but I got my monthly gift from Mother Nature so on top of knee pain I have cramps and hip pain. Everybody at the hospital was so nice. When I came to in recovery they told me I was a light weight (meds wise.) Then the nurse said, "OK I have to ask you something. Is your hair naturally curly?" I thought that was funny because of its timing but my curls are so irratic I don't think anybody would intentionally perm their hair like this. 

J was with me when my relaxing meds kicked in. I owed her. 2 years ago when she had her surgery I got such a big kick out of her giggles. She is not a giggly girl. I even took a picture. She did not take one of me. Once I got into the operating room things went fast. They had my arms out on two side boards. The oxygen mask was tickling my nose making it itch so somebody offered to scratch my nose for me by rubbing my mask on the itch. That was the last thing I remembered. Cool.

It felt good to get something to drink (hot tea and WATER) and they brought me cinnamon toast as well. I passed on the extra pain meds and they let me go home. Really I was home by 4. The hospital is minutes from my house.

At about 6:30 I asked Alan to go get my pain meds. Now I am feeling great. My knee is propped up with ice (not sure how it is doing any good with the wrapping) on my knee and a heated rice pack for my back craps.

All is great. I think the crutches will not be necessary for long as I am able to bear weight.

Tomorrow will consist of reading and movie watching. I think I am going to have somebody take me to YLS to get some help from Kelly J on my shawl. It is time for the edging.