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Julia if all else fails call or PM me. I'll tell you what a nurse advised for a relative who was having a very difficult time due to chemo. Too crass to post.
Eileen
You say with the neurostimulator you had no knee pain. When you were pain free what were you able to do that you couldn't do before. I am asking because I am at a point where I don't have knee pain at rest. I used to . I also don't have pain walking long distances on level ground or walking up moderate inclines. However I do have pain with weight bearing activity. I cannot climb stairs or over rocks etc . I want to be able to take some of the hikes I can not take now because of obstacles in the trails, such as rocks, and ledges you have to climb up and over. Going down a rock I can manage but not coming up when I have to put weight on my knee and push/pull myself up. Just wondering if the stimulator would help with that. I have had tens units in the past for my back and I know the stimulator is similar just more advanced and implanted so it is permanent.
Just wondering
It's actually a neurostimulator ... it's something put in the back that stimulates the nerves in the back. When I had the trial version, I didn't have any knee pain. But because I had the cardiac episode, I have to get clearance for surgery now.
Good morning ladies
Unlike Laureen's day yesterday we had storms. AGAIN. BUT....it did cool things off. We were actually back in the high 60's low 70's. I think it is supposed to be cool today as well and then back up for the weekend but sunny.
Braved the storm yesterday and went to the senior community center for line dancing. They converted the old library into a senior center and offer a variety of programs for adults 55 and over. The beginning line dance class is a faster paced class than most beginner classes which is great for me. I get bored easy.
I am on my way to the Y for my last class with my personal trainer. I feel competent to use the machines on my own but I will probably not do many of the weight lifting moves he taught me because I am afraid to do them without a spotter. My hubby offered to spot me but we don't always work well together. If he can be a spotter and not a supervisor, maybe. He tends to like to supervise and I am not his employee.
I am doing fine with my food plan but I still struggle to get in all the water I need. I keep trying. One day I will get there.
Yesterday I got in all my steps. If it is cool this afternoon I will walk in the park. That and my weight class today should get me to goal. May try the yoga if I get done with the weights in time.
I guess that's it for me.
Jeannie enjoy your grandkids
Laureen enjoy your time with Juni
Hey Laureen,
I am mostly and around early too. We had to make a late run down the mountain (2 hours one way) to pick up our grandkids. They called and said school was over for the summer and they are already bored so I ran picked them up.We didn't get home until after midnight and I was exhausted. The girl is going to work with me and the boy with my DH.
Breakfast today is loaded oatmeal. Snack cucumbers and bell peppers.
Lunch will be tuna salad on crackers.
Dinner...since the grands are here, cheese pizza. I will go with the cheese. LOL.
Gotta get up and around.
Ladies, eat smart, move smart, and meditate....Give your body a nice few minutes rest.
So I am starting us up for the 2nd day in a row, I am an early riser and I think because I am east coast probably up earlier than the rest of you. . .
Yesterday was a pretty good day, the sun made it's appearance and what a difference that makes, sadly we are going to have a totally rainy weekend, which means I will have to figure out how to accomplish my grandma duties with Juni, as my daughter, Angela and her husband, Rich are moving into their new home this weekend and I have grandma duties, but because of the dogs, can't bring Juni here, as her parents are nervous about the breed and size of my dogs (Rottweilers), I get it and will honor their wishes, as Juni is almost 9 months old and well, better safe than sorry, as she crawls all over the place now. . . probably take her mall walking and then figure something out. Oh and my daughter got a job at a local hospital on the cardiac and neuro unit, she is a nurse and transferred up here last year from Florida, where she was a nurse in oncology for 4 years and a AMA for one year, which she hated, she said she prefers dealing with patient care and loves nursing, she actually won a Daisy award her 2nd or 3rd year which is a nationally recognized award for nursing.
Anyway, I had a good food day yesterday, got about 8,000 steps in and today have a plan that includes an omelet made with asparagus, a salad and some tortoleni and dinner will be the question mark for now, snacks to include fruit and nuts and possibly low fat cheese.
Wishing you all a very good day!
Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Hi Eileen:
I am waiting for my appointment in June to see the knee surgeon...we are considering "duralane injections" to create a gel pad since my knees are bone on bone. ($500.00 per knee)
Can you please elaborate on this neurostim implant? I have never heard of it.
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Well, hello Laureen and my OFF family:
Long time no see. Glad to see you again.
Yes, I know all about weather-related headaches. I have them a lot.
I have been seeing a new chiropractor the past two days. The other guy I liked, but he wasn't in my network and I couldn't afford to pay out of pocket, especially now that my deductible is paid and my care is free. (So happy that is so because my recent hospital stay, plus the ambulance ride, wasn't cheap, but it was all paid, other than $54.60 to the ambulance company.) The new chiro is a young guy who does things a little differently. He is stretching out my hips on this table ... I call it the rack. Not really. He also did a couple of acupuncture points on my elbows that were supposed to help my knees. When I left, they felt good ... after walking around the new Meijer, not so good. Oh well ... I tend to overdo it when I feel good. He is having me come three times a week to see if we can get my back feeling better. He knows the guy who does the neurostim implants at my ortho group. I have to wait until I get cleared by the cardiologist to get the neurostim, though.
So today we found out at work that we will be training on the new content management system in August, one of two papers getting it early. Lucky us! More training. We've already been going through training the past several weeks. Now there's more. And then they'll probably lay off several of us anyway. Well, no use worrying about it. Just closer to retirement.
The new Meijer is wonderful ... I didn't get through the non-food areas of the store and not even all of the food areas but was still very impressed with the rest of the store. I love this chain ... we had them in Grand Rapids. The grand opening is Sunday but I have to work and I'm not getting up at 6 a.m. for it.
Good to see all the "old-timers" ... Sorry I haven't been around lately but have been busy with work/home stuff (it's different having a roomie ... my brother, in case you don't know). We went to Golden Corral for dinner last night. Not my choice, but my brother was paying. The salad bar was good ... I filled myself up on that, fortunately, and there wasn't much I could eat of other stuff ... all fried. The steaks didn't come out until 4 p.m. (we were there for the senior early bird special). I didn't even try any dessert, not even ice cream, because I was feeling sick after a little bit of fried food. Should've stuck with the salad bar.
Anyway, should get back to work. Or see if there's anything for me to do.
Julia, Google power pudding; it's what I was given in the hospital for constipation after my first knee surgery. Guaranteed to make you go. And it's not bad tasting, either. It's a mix of applesauce, prune juice, mineral oil, bran ... can't remember everything. But I ate a bit of it and an hour later, bam, I went. And I was taken stool softeners and fibercon too, and couldn't go. But see, they're used to knee replacement patients being unable to go because of the pain killers.
