For those not on the book of face, my ACL surgery today went well. Along with replacing the ACL, he found some arthritis (sigh), but the surgery was a success. I got home around 2. Not gonna lie, I'm not feeling great, and this is going to be a very long, hard recovery, but I'm deeply grateful for ND, who has been helping me do things like get the 15 feet from the bed to the bathroom and bringing me water and ice cream (and actual food). The weirdest thing right now is that they did a nerve block on the back of my leg, which means it's entirely numb. My foot feels like a meat slab attached to my ankle, and I can't wiggle my toes, which is deeply disconcerting. I definitely feel the pain on the front, even through the 800 mg ibuprofen and 10 mg NorCo. The block will wear off in about 24 hours, which I'm both looking forward to and dreading.

So far, no sign of Evil Knee, but it's early days.

ETA: Also, whatever anesthesia they gave me was some good-ass stuff. I have a clear memory of pre-op and going into the OR and getting settled on the gurney and waving to Dr. N when he arrived and then NOTHING until I was waking up. I don't even remember the oxygen mask going on.

Glad to hear it went well, Pix, and wishing you good ongoing recovery and pain control ~ma.

May the Evil Knee be available as needed. Recovery~ma in abundance.

I hope the recovery goes well and quickly, Pix.

Hope recovery is as easy as it can be, Pix, and your knee is only evil towards those who deserve it.

I just realized I forgot I meant to do a home test after work. Doing it now. Glad I got a few tests to have lying around in case I needed them!

Negative. I’ll take another one on Saturday per the instructions

Oh, I hope your knee comes along very well and has a redemption arc where it is a Knee For Good.

My shoulder is all stitched up and it feels weird because it is exactly as if somebody has been sewing my skin together, which, in fact, happened.

That said it was a relatively normal day and those have been in short supply. I'm really glad we didn't rush back down to LA again this weekend. It would've been wrecking.

I'm optimistic about JZ's clinical trial (and I wasn't about her next round of traditional chemo). But, lordy, the travel's going to be tough.

Knee~ma, Pix!

We've been having some much-needed landscaping done around our house, including finally getting the fire pit Dylan has been talking about since we bought the house almost 13 years ago now. The past two days the landscapers re-sodded the yard, with the result that it is now so level and perfect and green it looks the Mariners' outfield on Opening Day. I swear the local robins and crows are baffled by it--I've spotted them pacing carefully across the new grass as if mapping the sudden change of it all.

Ah, welcome Spring with the smell of new grass. Enjoy. I used my firepit a bunch last summer and it was so relaxing.

That said it was a relatively normal day and those have been in short supply.

Yes, you may have to try and schedule normal days for recovery between the travel and treatment days. I'm sure you are both exhausted.

Yes, you may have to try and schedule normal days for recovery between the travel and treatment days. I'm sure you are both exhausted.

Starting to bounce back. I'm glad we didn't go down this weekend though I'm eager to get JZ into this trial.

Also, it's been a few weeks since she's had an infusion so she's got more energy and I'm able to get some weight back onto her before we start up again.

I have to make new travel plans today for next week.