Slept 5hrs. To bed 253am. To sleep 300am. Awake with alarm 800am.
293.4 lbs
B 815am: 2 water, coffee.
L 243pm: spinach salad, 2 serving (170g) poached shrimp in garlic & lemon, 2 water
D 827pm: chili, 2 multigrain garlic toast, 2 water
Sn 1047pm: 1 banana, kiwi, 3 cranberry almond cookies, coffee, 3 water
101.28g Protein, 1382 calories. Sodium way too high 2547mg
Saw Doctor this morning. I have osteoarthritis, and I need 2 complete knee replacements. My Doctor is referring me to an Orthopedic Surgeon right away. He is not referring me to a Rheumatologist, as it is too late to slow the progression, with lifestyle or arthritis medications. But continued weight loss and non-weight bearing exercise will prepare me for surgery and make recovery better.
(X-Ray tech report had many detailed paragraphs describing the osteoporosis damage to hands, feet and worst is both knees. X-ray Tech repeatedly used words like: marked severe degenerative progression, complete loss of joint space, bone on bone, flattening, extensive osteophyte, lateral shift, etc. The Summary read: "Profoundly severe degenerative changes in both knees, significantly greater on the right.
I have to start physiotherapy sessions in 2 days to start trying to get some atrophied muscle strength back, I have to buy a recumbent stationary bike, and go swimming in preparation for the first knee surgery, likely be scheduled for Feb 2022. I also have to loose another 20 pounds before surgery.
Doctor also submitted request for a handicapped parking pass, as after exercise sessions I will be in a lot of pain and will need to use a walker to get to & from my car.
I am scared, but I am stubbornly determined to do everything they ask me to do. It is going to be a long haul by the time I have recovered from the 2nd knee replacement, but I do see light at the end of the tunnel, and a better life ahead with less constant pain.
