I’m back to doing my walks in the morning and I’m starting out slowly. My feet hurt pretty badly afterwards but I expect that will get better as I get used to my walks. [Note from the future, it did get better.] The day was overcast and there was a nice rain later in the … Read more
This morning my girlfriend Chris had a lab blood draw, the first in a series. To regulate one of her post surgery medicines she needs twice weekly blood draws for 2 weeks. This was her first journey down the stairs of the house since we got back from Rochester and thus her first venture outside. … Read more
My girlfriend Chris seems to feel slightly better after her surgery. The changes are slight but she isn’t feeling worse and is getting around a little better each day. Thinking back to when she had her hip done, it could be a month before she is very comfortable. While she continued to rest and be … Read more
My girlfriend Chris spent most of the day doing what she called “being boring” and I called “recovering from major surgery”. I went grocery shopping and made red sauce and meatballs for dinner. I’m building up some leftovers to make cooking easier when I’m busy during the week. During some times when Chris was “boring”, … Read more
My girlfriend Chris woke up feeling somewhat better from yesterday and we made plans to leave the hospital. We timed leaving to when her next dose of pain meds would start which the nurses were more than happy to accommodate. Hospital discharge went smoothly and quickly and by early afternoon we were on the way … Read more
I headed back over to the hospital in the morning and stayed there for the rest of the day with my girlfriend Chris. She went through her physical therapy fine including practice going up and down stairs. However we all decided it was a good idea to stay one more overnight. She is very uncomfortable … Read more
We knew from the night before that my girlfriend Chris needed to be at the hospital at 6:30am for her check in for the knee surgery. We slept well except for the hotel fire alarm going off at around 11:30pm. We gathered a few things and went outside and sat in the car until we … Read more
My girlfriend Chris and I got up early and drove to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester on coffee alone for her pre-op appointment at 7:10am. She is having a knee replacement tomorrow. After the hip replacement in January this is both routine and not routine. At least we know what to expect. The appointment went … Read more
Up at 3:30am to shower and go off to the airport. I never know what to expect and have seen some busy Monday travel days. As it happened there was almost no line at bag drop and almost no line at security. The flight was similarly uneventful and I took Lyft to my girlfriend Chris’ … Read more
I went to Berkeley to visit my daughter Catherine. We had a really good brunch at a place called Cafe M. I had a “Benedict” with house made corned beef and Catherine had an enormous huevos rancheros dish with pulled pork. We had a really good talk about her future plans and hurdles she is … Read more