Back from the doctor

Okay, here is the long awaited update.

The doctor said he doesn't want to jump into surgery just yet. Because of my age. Which I'm not thrilled with. I know I'll be back for another surgery but hopefully in 20-30 years. But, I figured I'd try his methods for a while and see if it actually helps.

So, he did a cortisone shot today. I hate needles. So, I was not thrilled. It hurt like hell. But, ideally, it should work for a few weeks. That will, at least, get me through my sister's wedding in 25 days.

Along with the cortisone treatments, I'm being sent for physical therapy. And I'll be hitting the pool at every chance I get. Hoping that weight loss will help ease the strain on my poor knees.

If the cortisone doesn't work, he'll do the gel injections. Kind of an artificial cartilage. That should work for a few months as opposed to weeks. Again, ideally. But, this whole thing has been far from ideal so we'll see.

If all that fails, THEN we do surgery.

I'm not looking for to the long process of "Try and see." But, I'll go with it for a whole. He said that people have responded to these treatments combined with diet and exercise and ended up going years before needing surgery.

I'm thawing out some chicken for dinner. My biggest thing is cutting the fast food. I need to print out a bunch of recipes and plan meals so I don't have the salt and junk.

I may try and go for a swim later. I'll see how bad it is when this numbing agent wears off.

It's a good thing my manager has been so sweet. She has been giving me short shifts while I go through this. If the cortisone helps, maybe I can ask her to add a few more hours on.

I'm in for a long road. But, I'll do whatever it takes to make this stop. Even if it means getting needles in my knee. *shudder* I'm so glad my honey went with me. He held my hand during the whole thing. I lay down on the table and instantly started shaking. I kept tensing up which just made it hurt more and I was squeezing my honey's hand until I was afraid I was going to break his fingers.

Mom went with us, too. She asked a lot of questions. And was a big help because she was nice enough to drive.

Well, I guess that's all I have to say about this for now.

I'm going to get some writing done, hopefully, and enjoy my day off.

Have a great day!