Hi everyone, I wrote the other day asking for prayers as I blew out my knee and was facing possible surgery. I met with the knee doc and we decided to hold off for a few weeks. It turns out I not only tore the miniscus layers but I have a level 1 tear in the MCL not to serious , I have arthritis and lots of fluid. He said because my knee is so inflamed right now if he were to do surgery I would wake up and say "what the hell did you do to me?" he also said I would be in severe pain for approx 6mn....no thanks, I have enough pain with my back. So he gave me a cortisone shot and once I get the ok from my spine dr we will start physical therapy for a few weeks he said after 4wks of so if I'm still not feeling better then he would do the surgrey. It was so refreshing to have someone speak honestly, and give options, lots of explanations and a very insightful understanding of whats going on. He wanted me to start on an exercise back but I know for a fact my spine doc won't allow it yet I'm only 4months post op it will be several more months before that will happen as I have had so much done to me in such a short time, but hopefully he will give the ok to just do easy range of motion exercises. On a brigher note the coritsone shot really helped my hips go figure. I developed bursitis in them from all the years of wearing the back brace with the leg extention and having to walk funny so today I went out with my back and knee brace and begrudginly my walker as I was going furniture shopping and they don't have carts, anyhow my back hurt a little but no pain in my hips I can not tell you what this meant to me it was like christmas. We as humans at times tend to take the little things for granted, this to me was worth way more than any diamond and I got to tell someone off, terrible I know but I was in a mood lol. I have been trying to find a pain color for the inside of my house for 6months now I have over 30 test samples on the wall so last night decided to takeit in a differant direction found a color that I loved, went to Lowes to get a sample can of two colors as I wanted a contrast the guy mixes them up told him I was going to do a little shopping. Come back see my samples on the counter now I consider my queen of the screwed up samples again no one was available to help so I went behind the desk got the key opener for the cans opened them not even close the one they didn't even mix I'm pretty upset at this point so I take their mallet close the cans which caught some attention this lady comes over askes if she can help and I said yes these are wrong she replies, (and might I add way wrong reply for my mood at this time) she says well I'm not remixing them for you I said oh yes you are she says no I'm not I said I would like to speak with a manager I look down as shes saying it you guessed it shes the manager lol so I said then get me your supervisor she replies we are not remixing it I reply I guess you didn't hear me get me your manager, she leaves comes back 5min later telling me the manager is busy now I've done customer service my whole life and realize my attitude will get us no where so I turn on the happy face explain my situation she insists the one is correct I say your color blind this is supposed to be like a light moss color sounds gross buts its actually an off white with a hint of subtle green. after 15min of going back and forth she admits the one can WAS NEVER MIXED UUUGGGGHH, now I now I'm boring you but hang in there it gets better. So she reluctantly remixes the trial samples of paint my 31st & 32nd trial samples of paint she put all 4 cans on the counter the wrong and the right now I new where this was going so I kinda laughed and said don't get them mixed up she hands me the paint with a sample on one of the cans I'm thinking no way but am hopeful that when I get home it will have darkened to the right color, get home and woulden't you know it she gave me the one can back that had never been mixed and the other was not even close now I realize I should be putting this stuff in my journal but I wanted to share my pain lol as my painter is coming in less then 48hrs now as I've said I've been looking for 6months for the rights color I have gotten all the right furniture and art work I'm a hell of a bargain shopper nice stuff just waited till the prices dropped anyways I called him Wed night asked if he would please bring me some color books he brought me 8 you guessed it not one color I like,I blame this on my mom and dad as they sent me to parochial school until 7th grade so I wore a uniform now these are formative years so because I didn't get to go to public school and have to match things I have a heck of a time now lol. Now give me a room to put togather and decorate and I rock but this paint thing has me nuts so while everyone is miserable with aweful pain pity me and please pray for miracle that a paint color will be found in time lol. I hope each and everyone of you have a weekend and lots of tomorrows filled with rainbows,sunshine and all the happiness your hearts can hold. I will pray for you all that the pain you all experience diminishes. Thanks for letting me babble I needed that.
Hugs,Luv & God bless
Lisa