4/13/11 A Day of Rest

Apr 13, 2011

I took today off. I followed my diet restrictions, but other than routine house cleaning and going to pickup some meds with Don, I didn't do much walking. My knee was so painful last night both the front and the back that I was awake every 2-3 hours crying in pain. Percocet and Lortab didn't work. Flexeril helped some along with a topical analgesic (Pain-A-Trate by Melaleuca).   So I took today to just rest. I don't want to have to go back to the orthopedic doctor and tell him I ruined his work with too much exercise. So I rested.   Tomorrow I will get back on track with the exercises and go slowly to build up again. Start with 5 reps each instead of the full 15 and not overstretch my knees.   Joe's back at the college. Mike is at work this afternoon and Don is at work. It's just me and the dogs  and the cat.  So I am watching MY movies and relaxing. Maybe I just needed to slow down. Too much stress yesterday and the evening before. 

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