This is it-TKR DAY

It's finally here! TKR DAY-in a half hour I leave for the able hands of Dr. Shelby Carter and the miracles of the Stryker Triathalon titanium knee.

I am being unusually cossetted. Tim insists that I shouldn't do anything- I think we're both afraid of anything that could get in the way of the surgery.

From here on out, life will be different in such a good way. In exchange for a truly awful scar, I will have a leg that is straight. I will walk up stairs, take the dogs for walks, leap tall buildings and take Salsa dancing lessons. While the actual operation piece is something I'm refusing to dwell on, the rehab and reactivity piece is something I am really anticipating with joy . Have you seen those compression stocking? So not a fashion statement. The more I concentrate on rehab, the sooner I can trade them for something more trendy.

I've pulled the camera out. Regardless of how unflattering it may be, I want one picture of this "BEFORE" so I will have the comparisons for the next leg of the journey. I'm not scared, but I am getting hungry and it's going to be a long time before I get to eat. Someone else undergoing surgery this morning said she was sure she wouldn't want to eat and couldn't imagine thinking about food. I can't remember ever not thinking about food. On that note, I'll sign off on my last bent knee day. Heeeeeeeeere we go!!!!