Just about ready!

Well, just about all the preliminary items have been taken care of. Yesterday we spent just about the whole day with "STUFF!" In the morning, we attended a class about what to expect and where things happend now with a joint replacement. Most of it was old hat for us, unfortunately, but it was a good refresher course. We did get to go up on the orthopedic floor and see the new digs where the post-op activities will be. The whole deal has changed in the last 14 or so years. There is a lot more "do it now" involved presently than there was then. There is very little time to sit still and reflect on it because you're up and busy the next morning post-op! The average stay is now three or four days! That's a lot different than the first total replacement she had in '75! There, she stayed in bed in the hospital for almost two weeks before they'd even let her up for more than going to the bathroom. Now, it two weeks, you're supposed to square dancing and doing cartwheels!! Well, that may be a small stretch of it, but absolutely NO grass will grow under any part of you! One of the reasons for the early up and out is to get you out of the hospital where all those sick people are! There are, gasp, GERMS where there are sick people and they don't want you exposed to that any longer than absolutely necessary. The only thing left to do now is the last minute lab retakes on Sunday before the operation on Monday. The afternoon yesterday was devoted to preregistration and the early lab work.

Now the concentration will be on making our nest comfortable for when she comes back post-op and Geocaching. Tomorrow and Saturday we will be finalizing our plans and preparations for the "Hip"py event we are hosting Sunday afternoon. We had dinner Tuesday night at the cafe where the event is to be held. Our only concern is that the meeting room may be just a little to small, but there is room to spill over onto the outdoor patio. Sure have had a lot of cachers sign up that they are coming. We look forward to meeting a lot of new friends. We already know some of those who have signed up to come. It will be good to see them again!

The area we are in here in Plano seems to be a hub for just about every kind of food you would have any desire for. Last night, we ate at a great Mexican Cantina, night before was a very American grill (50's style), lunch today was at a great little Asian place. I had a great dish of Pad Thai noodles with all that Thai spice! Tonight we ate at home! That will happen on an increasing frequency. We have to make our food run to the grocery store tomorrow. The kitchen in the apartment is small, tiny, miniscule, not large, and could even be called minature!! Cooking here is definitely going to be a one-person deal! Guess I know who that will be, particularly post-op! LOL! Guess Nurse Joe will fill many shoes over the next few months!!! Like I've said before, this ain't our first dance so nothing is new to us!! I will admit to being somewhat younger on the earlier occasions, though!!

Until later,

Cheers!