I am better than I have been in a long time. Successful total knee replacement,physical therapy AND for the 3rd time getting myself off opiates bc my fucking orthopedic surgeon told me,when I told him I was ready to dope down and get off the pills," I don't know anything about that...talk to your therapist." as he wrote me a script that was a cruel drop from what I had been on. I decided-fuck em. I got off the needle-this will be a breeze...almost. i mean the fear of WDs was worse than the actual WDs.
I work out at my Phys Therapy "gym" 3 x a week even though I have graduated from the mandatory 6 months phys therapy(also 3 x a week)prescribed by my Dr.
He did an amazing job. After over 3 years in a bed as my knee slowly&painfully deteriorated and became completely useless,I decided long before I went under the knife that I was going to once again defy the Drs and "experts" who told me not to expect much because of the ,severe,long term trauma my knee had endured these past 7 years since my accident. And I did. I am. I can bike 8 miles in half an hour-level 4. Then I do really painful stretches to keep my leg as straight as possible. Zero if flat-flush with the table. I am at 5 degrees...unless you look hard,you can't tell that it is 1/2 an inch from being straight and flat. The prognosis was around 20 degrees-15 if I worked hard. So I worked harder-still am.
I saved up some secret emergency $ my parents didn't know about and after a huge blow up I packed up everything I cared about and moved into a hotel for a month and into a really nice,cozy apartment in an equally nice complex-lot of family and single people. I can walk to the grocery store and several other stores just 1/2 mile away so I get that workout as well-Oh and my dog Floyd. He is little but he LOVES to walk so we do that 3 x a day.
I'll admit-I am lonely. My parents have control over my monthly check &the 3 years back disability and I have been asking nicely to please hook up my internet. I got tired of waiting so I just made my phone a wireless hotspot.
and here I am!
that sucks about your throat. There was a nasty case of strep at my nieces' daycare and it hit my family hard. my immune system sucks so I just stayed away.
GREAT home remedies for your throat:
LEMON JUICE-many singers(including myself before I lost my voice) will suck lemon slices right before going on stage.
HONEY-
VINEGAR-
BOURBON-if you are currently drinking
no shit-you mix all 4 together in a shot-start w/ a standard 1oz or 1 1/2 oz shot 1st-it is not the most pleasant shooter but it isn't the worst-it is just different.
after you gauge how you handle a regular shot you can step it up like i do! lol
and you can always just drink a shot of any of the above listed-alone,or mix and match. most people can't take the vinegar. I love it!
also-coldeeze lozenges-(they have zinc in them)
Zycam is also full of zinc and will knock that sore throat out too.
lots o water and vitamin C and you'll be good to go soon!
let me know how you're doing and if you tried any of my suggestions!
Much peace and love.............................skillz
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