TKR -2

Really? It's been that long since my last blog?  Seems holidays might do that.

So I'm 2 days away from getting a new knee and I believe I am either the calmest person in the world or just ignorant (shut up Clark).   I was doing great and read a wonderful post about a guy that was back riding his bike after a TKR 2 month ago. Then he said it was the hardest physical thing he had ever gone through in his life.  DID HE REALLY HAVE TO INCLUDE THAT?

So tomorrow we start to rearrange things in the house. Moving nightstands and lights closer, removing throw rugs and so forth.  got a walker from the Senior center, crutches and a cane.

BUT - Daddy - how do you play the game? 

Now what do I do to play the game

Last year about this time I was walking to a Badger Basketball game with my good friend balderdash and he asked about my health.  I said I was doing GREAT!  zero issues.   Then in spring I dedicated this year to really getting my legs strong as my knee was always a concern.  Nothing major, but I had always had a loose knee cap.   8 months later  I'm about to go through "the hardest physical thing he had ever gone through in his life" 

Luckily, I'm only a pound over my max perfect weight range, I do have SOME muscles in my leg, I'm not bow legged or knock kneed and and no OTHER health issues. 

Procedure is 11:45 Thursday and takes about 75 minutes . . .but no rush I say.   One night in the hospital (reminds me of a song "One Night in Paris" by 10CC WOW had not thought of that album for like 40 years).  That song was actually a template for Queens "Bohemian Rhapsody".  The album reached #15 in America and #3 in the UK.

ANYWAY - The knee in question has run out of cortisone but no real pain, just swelling.  I'm doing my PT in Columbus.  Seems Prairie Ridge has a pretty good TKR process using Conformus knees as opposed to the Dixon off the shelf knee in Madison.  Oddly Conformus knees are only used in smaller hospitals as they take more time and are digitally printed . . or something. As opposed to the WalMart  knee I'm getting. 

So the choice is a digital knee from a hospital that does only a few or a Dixon knee that has literally been done a million times by the larger hospitals.   

I've been trying to get into the best condition I can be in . . or at least thinking that way and then . . .  I catch a cold.  "F" ME!  SERIOUSLY?  NOW?   I believe I am on the upside of the cold after last night - BUT - I was just told to come in and we shall see "what anesthesia wants to do".  sigh!

As I type this I see the pecking order of the bird feeder is all about size.  chick-a-dee's then Junco's then sparrows and finches then 3 kinds of woodpeckers then cardinals and a flicker and NOW - 6 crows.   A hawk was hiding in the pine tree for a while.  Birds are FREAKING out  LOL

Interesting.  6 crows but one crow is always in the tree above the other 5 crows.  They take turns.

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Remember - we are NOT going into a new decade tomorrow.  There was no 0 AD, so day 1 or 2020 is not a new decade.  day 1 of 2021 is the new decade if you want to get technical.

NFL - The Packers beat the Lions twice and NEVER EVER lead either game with time on the clock.  Both games were last second field goals.

The biggest upset of the year was the Dolphins beating the Patriots and unlike the Packers the Pats did not rest ANYBODY (insert evil LOL)

Carson Wentz and the eagles - BRAVO.  Wentz threw for 4,000 yards and not one receiver had over 500.  If I did not hate the Eagles so much I would root for them.  So so many injuries that there was a waiting list for the blue tent!  PICK A NUMBER.

Beat up Seattle is being carried by Wilson and beat up Philly being carried by Wentz are playing each other next week.  Eagles are -5.5 favs

Then the Packers where of all the QBs in the league he had the biggest drop off between the 1st and 2nd halves of the year.

Five team have a legitimate chance to get to the Super Bowl.  In order,  Baltimore, Kansas city, San Francisco, New Orleans and Green Bay 24%).  No other team has a greater then 5% chance (and Donald trump has no way to beat Clinton).

That's it - I'm worn out.