Wow, it's been awhile... *warning. Icky pictures in this post!*

It's been nearly a month since I last posted... Lots has happened!! I worked out a few times, survived the Fourth in Keyport (Was SOOOOO Tired, but it was a great time!), worked ESY (definitely a workout in and of itself...), did Yoga with Shanna, which was great!!, and went to Hawaii.

Unfortunately for my developing routine, I fell in a lava tube in Hawaii and tore up my knee pretty well....

 

Was patched up by Rangers at the Volcano Park, and then went to a small-town ER.

 

A whole 4 bed ER with wonderful nurses and a doctor originally from Texas.

 

  I got numbed up,

 cleaned up, 

 

and patched up. Was given antibiotics and pain meds, and told to NOT go in the ocean. I felt like I had steak tartar for a knee, and would not like to tempt any nearby sharks with my lovely knee.

 

I slowly and painfully healed somewhat, and after a trip to the local health clinic, my wound was deemed "Beautiful!" and I was allowed to go in the ocean on my last day!! As long as I kept taking my antibiotics and kept it clean. I was definitely ok with that, and the swim was wonderful!!!! Even if my knee looked icky at the end of each day of walking around... I had new bandages and ointment and it is healing from the inside out.

Unfortunately, though, kneeling is OUT of the question for awhile. And I shudder to think of what pool water will feel like on it... I baths and showers aren't comfortable at all right now, as my nerves are still pretty raw and confused. So I think I will be riding the recumbant bike at the gym and hopefully getting Chris to walk with me outside. The major irritants (for me) are done blooming, so I should be ok walking in the great outdoors. I have to be careful to not push it too much, though. At Marja's wedding yesterday, I did a lot of Twin Wrangling with the boys. And today I am paying for it with aching and burning in my knee that is radiating. Too much pulling on new tissue. Not fun at all. I need to make a doctor's appointment for myself to make sure it's healing well and to follow up on my CPAP and allergy stuff. For now, the plan of care is  Ibuprofin, antibiotics, lots of yogurt, and trying to stay off my leg. Setbacks suck. But I've got lettuce in the fridge. A nice salad with strawberries on it sounds really good right now...