Been ages since I posted, and I went something like 6 weeks not even accessing or reading LJ. Sorry, all, but "real life" can be kinda annoying at times
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I'll not make light of the surgery, the knee is NOT good, and he was absolutely flabbergasted when I sauntered across the exam room without pain. He didn't think it possible for me to ever saunter again! Apparently somewhere in the knee there's supposed to be this smooth curvy bit that bulges out in this pretty arc. Also apparently, it looks as though something took a large bite out of my arc, and I have this cavernous, craterous hole where no such hole should be. He told me that he drilled tons of holes in the cavity and really got the blood flowing,non hopes it would spur my body to remodel some and at least make the hole more shallow... Scary stuff, truly!
As for the lifestyle changes, well, I went out to the Cheesecake Factory last night. Had appetizers, dinner, and dessert. At least half of everything came home with me. I only wanted or needed 3 bites of my cheesecake, but WOW, did I enjoy it! Didn't even have more tonight, but will tomorrow.
Methinks I NEED to hear about your new blog! You are an excellent cook, and so much is so healthy! And the bits that aren't are Delicious!!! I can still have decadent things, i'm just trying to have fewer and appreciate them a lot more!!
shewhobringsflowers.wordpress.com - it's in the infancy stages right now, but it's a place to stash the recipes I'm working on/with, and hopefully eventually gardening and other stuff as well. I read a lot of cooking/sustainability/ecology blogs, and realized it was a decent way to keep a log of some of the weird stuff I do to amuse myself in the kitchen and around the house.
yeah, knees are tricky, and it sounds like that one was pretty close to toast. Glad you're up and moving so well - knee replacement surgery does work if people take both it and the rehab afterwards seriously, but like most major surgeries, it's best to try and be as healthy as possible without it for as long as you can manage. (which I periodically need to remind myself - if I don't keep on top of my core strength, I'll end up having to have back surgery way too soon...)
Finally found a few minutes to read your blog and wanted to say that it's absolutely lovely! I look forward to reading your further kitchen/gardening adventures. I'm sure you'll come up with things that are simply wonderful!
What I'm finding so interesting is how many recipes I'm finding that both sound wonderful and are either vegetarian, or so close to vegetarian that they could easily switch over. Need to still find the time to actually COOK some of these things, but I suspect that I shall, one of these days. Thought of you the other day when I made amilyn's carrot/ginger soup. Totally vegan and DELISH! Do let me know when you guys will be in town, as I've a recipe for a lasagna that I'm dying to try out, and am hoping to share with you. (features butternut squash and chestnuts)
Per the doc I'm really supposed to be horrified about my knee, but all I know is that when I bother to walk "properly" then it doesn't hurt. This makes me ALL kinds of happy. Still working out the knots and kinks I got by walking poorly for so long with the injury/recovery/ankle-injury, but another session with David should work most of them out.
Surgery SUCKS! Hope you manage to avoid it as long as possible!
As for the lifestyle changes, well, I went out to the Cheesecake Factory last night. Had appetizers, dinner, and dessert. At least half of everything came home with me. I only wanted or needed 3 bites of my cheesecake, but WOW, did I enjoy it! Didn't even have more tonight, but will tomorrow.
Methinks I NEED to hear about your new blog! You are an excellent cook, and so much is so healthy! And the bits that aren't are Delicious!!! I can still have decadent things, i'm just trying to have fewer and appreciate them a lot more!!
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yeah, knees are tricky, and it sounds like that one was pretty close to toast. Glad you're up and moving so well - knee replacement surgery does work if people take both it and the rehab afterwards seriously, but like most major surgeries, it's best to try and be as healthy as possible without it for as long as you can manage. (which I periodically need to remind myself - if I don't keep on top of my core strength, I'll end up having to have back surgery way too soon...)
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What I'm finding so interesting is how many recipes I'm finding that both sound wonderful and are either vegetarian, or so close to vegetarian that they could easily switch over. Need to still find the time to actually COOK some of these things, but I suspect that I shall, one of these days. Thought of you the other day when I made amilyn's carrot/ginger soup. Totally vegan and DELISH! Do let me know when you guys will be in town, as I've a recipe for a lasagna that I'm dying to try out, and am hoping to share with you. (features butternut squash and chestnuts)
Per the doc I'm really supposed to be horrified about my knee, but all I know is that when I bother to walk "properly" then it doesn't hurt. This makes me ALL kinds of happy. Still working out the knots and kinks I got by walking poorly for so long with the injury/recovery/ankle-injury, but another session with David should work most of them out.
Surgery SUCKS! Hope you manage to avoid it as long as possible!
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