Author: Steve

Just don’t be in a hurry descending.

So says the Texas Lantana.

Made the round trip to Corpus for the one week followup on Judy’s knee.  The doctor took the last bandage off and pronounced the recovery to be right on track.  The lines he drew to keep the skin lined up when he put everything back together are still there, so it looks a little more dramatic than it will in a few weeks.

This revision is more painful than the original knee replacement was.  Still hobbling about.  Using the walker for longer forays, but mostly free of it around the house.

He’s been a little off the last couple months.  Appetite has fallen and he’s lost a couple pounds.  Lots of tests, and we’ve finally come up with something.  His Vitamin B12 is way low.  Don’t know why it’s low, but that’s treatable.  Just give him some B12 shots and see how he responds.  He got the first one today.  He already has been looking like a happy active puppy, when he’s not asleep, so we won’t be able to tell if he’s getting better by watching that.  We’ll watch to see if he starts eating more soon.  Henry is getting on in years, but of course we want to hang on to this little guy as long as we can, as long as he can be comfortable and happy!

They’re comfortable walking shoes.  But wait a minute.  They kind of look like Seattle Seahawk colors.

I’ll be sure to wear them on our next trip to the Pacific Northwest.  For Colorado, I might go with the hiking boots.