Recovering!

Thank you for prayers for my knee arthroscopy and for healing. They must have helped because I managed to stay awake throughout the 1 1/2 hour procedure, watching the monitor most of the time to see what was being done. Though I must admit I had to close my eyes every so often. The worst moment was when I saw the doctor's clippers and HEARD the clipping! Another time to have my eyes closed.

I tried to pray the Jesus Prayer during the knee twisting and cutting. What is interesting was at one point, the doctor told me, "Whatever you're thinking, keep thinking that." That seems to be an affirmation of the effect of prayers. Maybe I was more relaxed then; I don't know.

So far it has all been better than I expected. The second day (Thursday) was the most painful, but I had also been told that that would be so. Each day I am feeling better. However, today I was so energized that I walked too much with crutches, and so now my knee is hurting again. My husband rigged up a seat by the computer, so I can sit with the keyboard on my lap.

Thanks to Songbird's suggestions, I have been reading Julia Spencer-Fleming books ever since I got back home. I'd checked out two of her mysteries from the library before the surgery, and then dear CB has gone to the library twice to get two of her other books. Surprisingly, I am even reading them in the order that they were written! (You can see the titles I've read by looking at my sidebar under "Books I've read in 2008.")

Today MJ (who came home from college for the weekend) bought me the last two books at Barnes and Noble, because the library doesn't have these copies. I figure I'll donate them to the library when I've read them. I am so enjoying reading mysteries as I recuperate; I am not much of a tv watcher and haven't managed to log onto the computer until today. I had almost forgotten how much fun it is to read fiction!