Surgery was 2 weeks today...WOW

Time flies for sure and in a blue haze too while on these pain meds. I am slowly taking less every day but it hurts more than last one. I think my other joints which are over compensating are hurting more too. I feel very swollen and tight with lots of tender spots. Today the nurse said my blood pressure was high, which it was, as I take it daily and today I peaked too from the pain. I went 8 hours with out pain meds and let it get too intense. Part of me just hates popping pills but I am grateful for them when needed. Itchiness,constipation, foggy brain and all. The upside is I sleep deep for the most part. I have to lie on my back and sleep with a triangle shaped large foam "pillow" between my legs which has straps to strap me in, ensuring I do not move or cross legs or dislocate hip. I don't use the straps. I am not a back sleeper and my heels go numb-ache and ankles swell and hurt really bad. I have to get up several times a night to move and rub the sore spots. I can lay on my good side for a few minutes with the pillow-wedge between my legs and other support pillows. I can not wait to sleep on my side again. OK enough complaining.

A cold front is blowing in and they are calling for snow throughout the week mixed with rain. This happened last November too. We did not get our leaves up due to an unseasonably cold and wet-snowy month. Douglas got most of the leaves up today but there are still 5 maples with leaves. Oh well. We do the best we can. Some just stay over the winter and act as mulch !!

We had a nice visit with the folks yesterday. Mary brought Bee Bim Bop and we chowed down. Dad drove up on his new Harley. Yes I said that right. The Ducati was too uncomfortable and BMW too. He said this is his old man bike and Mary can ride on the back, which she loves to do. His Ducati friends are giving him a hard time. He sold his Triumph too. Now he just has the Rukus, scooter and Harley. I look forward to going on a ride this spring. Maybe a weekend up north? We travel well together and I love to ride. Last summer I would go over and take his Rukus for a ride around their woods but not on the road. The old days of being able to ride by myself are gone but I can be a side rider.

All in all it was a wonderful weekend and I even walked down to the garden with the walker. I was amazed at how much is growing. Not after tonight though. Doug picked a lot of herbs and greens. Time to let it go to the earthworms for winter. I hope you all had a good weekend too!! More later in the week. Nap time.