I got to the hospital. So did Alexander and Ketki. We talked to a nice anaestheologist. (Is that a word? Blogger doesn”t think so.) I have decided not to have a hip replacement. If things change I could have one, he said, in reasonable time, not back-to-the-end-of-the-queue.
So that’s that,at least for the moment. On one point rather sore, but on the whole, delighted.
Among the nice doctor’s reasons for not recommending surgery to me was that I have — or have had — bronchiectasis. Nobody ever told me that. I’ve never even heard the word.
There’s finishing I must do on the baby shawl when I get home, but when that’s done, it’s not at all a bad idea to ring the yarn shop and ask about blocking (comments yesterday). There are still ends to be tidied away and — to my surprise - - a whole seam to be sewn. I knit the four borders at the same time, back and forth. Instead of joining them into a circle and purling alternate rounds
So I set to winding the new yarn from KD, and promptly made a mess of it. Of TWO skeins. I’m not blaming the yarn here — it was my mess. I wound the third skein, no trouble, and then went back and successfully untangled and wound one of the others. I’ll leave the final mess until I need it (or not) at the end of the knitting.
The two balls I have wound look to be slightly different colours. Surely not.
Wordle: I think four was the majority score today. Rachel was the star, with two. I was the dunce, with six. My grid was wonderful. My first starter word gave me ???, grn, grn, grn, grn. So I started guessing the first letter, and, as I just said, finally got it on the sixth line. Wordle players can easily visualise my grid. It was pretty impressive.
Good that you have determined, at least for now, that you will not have the hip replacement. It sounds like this gives you comfort and you are happy with the decision. On to your new knitting project! — Robin in California
ReplyDeleteIn the UK it is anaesthetist (USA anaesthesiologist?). I hope the worry in yarn colour was just an artefact on artificial lights.
ReplyDeleteJust twisting the yarn in a different direction might make it hit the light differently? You could always try a tiny swatch. Did the doc offer pain management? Chloe
ReplyDeletePeriodic flare-ups of breathing difficulty during to thickened tissues in the lung... but he thinks it might improve. Hmm. I wonder if the gas leak had anything to do with that? Probably not but it's a question you might ask.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, pain management sounds like a good idea.
Yarn - could you compare the wound-up part of the third skein to the others for a color check?
It is interesting how specialists work - the orthos don't think about the anesthesia aspect. I was told once by a friend who is a physician that the anesthesiologist is the most important to check out. If your lungs are currently compromised, that makes sense to put the surgery off. Shots in the hip for pain?
ReplyDeleteRe blocking. You could post the finished shawl to me. I could block it for you and post it back. Just saying.
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