Tuesday, June 5, 2012

17/365 - Knee Doctor

Breakfast and lunch was the same as it was yesterday except I added 1/2 cup of leftover potatoes to lunch.

Supper was an Amy's cheddar burrito, a serving of tortilla chips with cheddar cheese, Greek yogurt and taco sauce.

Snacks throughout the day were 5 mini cookies, a cup of grapes, a Snackwells cereal bar, and later Skinny Cow treat maybe.

Calories came out to 1729/1930.  And although I was busy all day there was no exercise to speak of.


I did visit the knee doctor today:

He was kind but extremely efficient and almost robot-like.  I’m sure he sees 10  of “me” a day and it was clear he was reciting something he says over and over.   I have arthritis which is, of course, caused by my weight but also from a crappy draw from my gene pool.  My knee caps are thin and something else in my knee isn’t formed normally.  What made the biggest impression was when he said on a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being the worst knee you could have, my left was a 6 and my right a 4.  This seems pretty bad for a 40 year old.  He said I was headed for replacement surgery sometime in my life.

Treatment is a cortisone shot, physical therapy starting Thursday and he recommends I see a diet doctor who uses this program which high protein pre-prepared meals, shakes, etc.

I should not continue walking for exercise which is was one of my favorite and easiest ways.  No more just putting on sneaks and going.  Only non or low impact stuff from now on.  And I’m not to wear cute shoes anymore, only big, clunky athletic ones.  I don’t have to avoid things like days at the zoo walking around all day but I would pay for it in pain afterwards.

I know it’s not the worst case scenario (only a 6!) but it all has me feeling just a little down and for sure I feel OLD.  The ultimate irony was when I turned my phone back on the fertility clinic had called.
When I sat down here my full intention was to look at the diet doc’s website but the clinic had emailed other egg donor websites and I went straight there instead.

How can I have arthritis and be trying to get pregnant at the same time?  It defies logic.

1 comment:

  1. It must be a blow to have your best form of exercise vetoed, exercise is hard enough.

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