This and That

[arisbe]

Ventured outside to go to the orthopedic fellow, who looked at my left leg and showed me that the problem is not in the knee, where I feel the pain, but in the hip. The hip I lay on for how many hours of surgery and how many hours of bedrest afterward. I will see a physical therapist twice a week starting Monday and see what happens. If I don't start getting my range of motion back, being able to tie my left shoe (when it is on my foot) for example, he will see what else can be done. And if the cyst or nodule which appeared yesterday in the palm of my left hand starts hurting I should call the hand specialist in his practice.

I somehow managed to overcome my mental and spiritual paralysis to the extent of making a start on my overdue project, and almost felt myself getting my groove back, as they say, before leaving for the doctor.

I find myself less obsessed with the job I wrote away for and the essay I allowed to be circulated and more with the coming disaster in Iran.

I fell asleep dressed a couple of hours ago, but the leg pain woke me up, and I had to put some food away in the kitchen and turn off the 'puter anyway.