It's been a rough couple of weeks … lost two days from work last week … come to find out I have SEVERE arthritis in BOTH knees … bone on bone … candidate for knee replacement … went home last Tuesday from work in pain … woke up on Wednesday with category 10 pain in my left knee – couldn’t stand, let alone walk on it … had to get a cane from my folks just to get to the bathroom and back (I know … TMI). Then went to the doctor who sent me to an ortho specialist and had xrays taken and come to find out I have NO cartilage in either kneecap … the doc said I must have a very high pain tolerance as the conditions of my knees should have been really bad the last several years … I told him I’ve had knee pain, but nothing too severe and I just figured it was old age setting up shop … so this will be something I’ll be dealing with in the months ahead … not sure I’m ready to go under the knife quite yet … depends on how often the knees “flare up” and how much pain I can tolerate.
Getting old sure ain’t for sissies !!!!
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Still going through my recipe collection and putting it on my blog (for all eternity)
Here's a quick recipe - one of my daughter's favorite appetizer spreads. Salmon!!
1 cucumber, chopped finely
1 14 oz can salmon (drained and deboned)
1 8 oz pkg. cream cheese (room temperature)
1 pkg. Good Seasons Italian Dressing Mix
Mix all ingredients and chill for at least one hour. Serve with cucumber slices and crackers.
1 comment:
Sounds yummy too.
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