And now for a pause in the action.

Some of you may be wondering why you you haven’t received my weekly blog post. A funny thing happened to me on my way through life. On a follow up appointment with my orthopedic doctor, I got blindsided big time. I was experiencing some pain in my left knee and the lower leg was swollen. He took one look at my leg, ran off, then returned with a needle that looked like a super soaker and proceeded to draw off what looked like a half gallon of fluid from my knee. A negative wag of his head followed by a few clucks propelled me into the hospital that evening and surgery the next day.

I had a form of staph infection in my leg. To fight and prevent spreading, I needed to have the artificial knee replacement, installed in 2013, removed, a “spacer” inplanted, and submit to rounds and rounds of interviense antibiotic treatments. After six weeks of this treatment they will check to see that i’m clear of the bug. There will be a twro week suspension of antibiotics. If I still test clear of the infection they will replace the knee and I will be free to roam about the country.

I’m currently residing at The Recovery Inn a first rate rehab facility in Appleton. I will be here until November 26th, possibly December 6, depending on treatments and the whim of my insurance carrier. My projected return to normal life is early January.

My return to blogging is now, although one finger typing on a mini I pad is tedious to say the least, I will prevail.

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