My darned knee has made it impossible for me to enjoy life lately. I hope it doesn't last forever. I miss playing badminton. I miss malling. I miss being able to go down the stairs. I miss swimming. I miss walking for hours. I miss being able to cross my legs. I'm already lamenting at the thought of not being able to walk around Bangkok next year. 🥹
My legs get tired very easily lately. I think it's because I've been trying to walk a lot. I was advised to strictly avoid any twisting or turning motion that could impair the surgical site. I didn't know that was part of the recovery process until I went back to the gym and told my coach my knee hurts whenever I try to pivot. He told me it will probably take 90-120 days to recovery fully. I cannot wait. Hope I don't injure myself further in anticipation.
My easily tired legs have made it difficult for me to work too. I bought foot stools to elevate my legs better, switched to a dining chair because it's lower, and have to sit at the edge of the chair to avoid pressure on the thighs. It barely helped. Sometimes I would work on the bed, where it's more comfortable for my legs. But that means working a single screen laptop. And I'm barely productive that way.
I promised myself to do focused work this week but I had a really bad migraine for 2 days. It was a struggle to look at the computer. I just wanna throw up and cover my eyes all day. It's crazy. It's an unproductive week for me.
On a brighter note. I'm 70kgs today, or 160lbs by the scale. Lightest I've weighed in recent years.
Also, second half of our 13th month pay was credited today. I'm not too excited about it because the whole sum is taxable for me so I was deducted a freaking 25%. Argh. Thankfully I managed to set aside some for my savings, a fancy steak dinner for my birthday this weekend, and lunch and dinner celebration for both my families. It's the first time in the longest time that I'm celebrating my actual birthday with my family and I'm quite looking forward to it. Hopefully traffic isn't too bad.
Drove my husband to emergency earlier because his allergies are worsening. We haven't gotten in touch with an allergologist yet but he's been checked by the ER doctors, his derma, our gym coach who's an ortho, and tomorrow - a dentist. No wonder he's not getting well no? 🤣
Oh well, happy weekend!