recovering

the knee surgery went really well yesterday. dr. b said there was a little more damage to the cartilage than he anticipated originally. he said i will probably have to have knee replacement later on in life though.

overall the pain has not been that bad so far. i'm a little more stiff today than i was yesterday. that's probably b/c of the good drugs from the surgery helping with the stiffness. i've got some exercises to do to strengthen up my quad muscles. i figure i'll do the exercises with both legs since i have arthritis in my left leg as well.

good news is i can do water aerobics in 2 weeks. he said as long as i don't have any open wounds, i can participate. he said to pace myself and not overdo it at first. this weight loss journey is really going to kick in a higher gear once i start back with the water aerobics. i'm so excited!!

i had my yule flip peppermint blizzard from dairy queen last night. it was good and it hit the spot. i tracked my points for weight watchers and didn't go over. :) that's a good thing. btw - if you're tracking points, the small blizzard i had was 14 points. to some folks that's a lot of points, but i'm a fluffy girl so i get more points until i lose some more.

well, i'm going to go now. one of the cats is scratching at the door trying to get to the back of the house. i might sign on later if i'm up to it.

kisses....

p.s. thanks, beverly, for your well wishes. i'm feeling pretty good right now. the percocet helps! :)