Well, friends, I have been back since Sunday, but I just have not felt well enough to blog. The weather was cold, damp, and rainy nearly the entire time I was at Daughter #2's.

My arthritis got really bad while I was there. It is some better now that I am in hot, windy, Oklahoma; but I fear knee surgery is in my not very distant future. I dread it so badly, but both my knees are getting worse by the day.

Arthritis is another malady that arose following chemo. That stuff is so hard on the body; but then cancer is a bit rough on the body as well.

I just can't sit at my desktop for any length of time. I am lying in bed right now using my laptop but even that is not very comfortable.

I will try to blog and read yours as I can; but I do NOT feel at all good right now. Arthritis won't kill a person; but it can make one wish he were dead sometimes.

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I had knee replacement surgery on both knees..one at a time. It was a very rough two weeks but then if you faithfully do the physical therapy it gets better. I hear that they don't cut through the muscle now and that it is much easier than it used to be. It has been seventeen years since I had it and it was worth it.

Sending a prayer that your arthritis flare-up calms down soon. I have fibromyalgia, and understand pain very well. Here is a bouquet of good wishes!
My stepmom had knee replacements 20+ years ago around age 60. She had one knee done one year and the second knee a year later. Best thing she ever did, she says. I can barely keep up with her!

I'm so sorry. Don't worry about not "keeping up" on greasy. I can tell you one thing: glucosamine doesn't help with arthritis.

comment by nittineedles on June 18, 2009 1:16 PM ()

Thanks, Marg.

reply by redimpala on June 18, 2009 2:29 PM ()

was wondering where you been.So sorry to hear this.This is very painful.
Hope that things will worked out there for you.
Take care of yourself.Nice to hear from you again.

I am so sorry to hear you are in such pain! I hope you have someone there who can help you out. I was wondering where you were, miss you!

comment by elkhound on June 18, 2009 7:49 AM ()

I moved back in with Daughter 1 and Grandson after she lost her job last summer. She is working again but she had to take a hefty pay cut, so I am staying with her, helping financially until she can get her salary back where she needs it to be.

reply by redimpala on June 18, 2009 2:39 PM ()

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}
Relax and take it easy for awhile. We'll all be here when you are well enough to return.