MAMA, why is your leg up in the air where I AM SUPPOSED TO BE SNUGGLED?
Well, mama is in an elevated stage right now, haha. That is, her right knee is, up and iced to try to get rid of the liquid (what a jerk!) that appeared suddenly and normally has to be taken out at some point. But it’s not a good idea to go out now, to doctors’ offices and waiting rooms (!) so she’s doing the RICE method–Rest, ice, compression and elevation, hence her position on the bed with her foot on a tall mailing box that’s covered with MY soft duvet!
Still, I am the one who is supposed to be on the bed between mama’s knees in my nice comfortable place and now I DON’T FIT.
I’m boxed out, so to speak, but let’s hope this liquid finds its way back to where it came from! Any suggestions are welcome…
The doc says that taking out the juice is always a little bit traumatic to the same place in the knee, so if mama can do it at home, much the better.
And I thought we were having another tasty risata for dinner….darn.
Oh no! We hope your mama’s knee is feeling better. But if it’s not…she really should see a doctor about it.
Oh, the doc knows her well, haha. She has had five different times in which she had 3 shots over three weeks of the magical Synvisc…a MIRACLE injection that lasts (for her) up to two years!!!!
It is wonderful, mama says, but she’s not at that point now, and the RICE method worked well.
She is exercising too much we think…mama can’t get over the fact that she is not 40 any longer!!!!
Oh NOOOOOOOO – but if the doc and you wore masks – ?! Mama has no ideas – but maybe the internet? That has to be painful for sure. Maybe the drugstore has something they could suggest? We are just spinning in the wind since mama has never had this. There must be some home remedy – ? Oh My. Hope it goes away SOON!!!!!!
The home remedy is RICE….works, mama thinks, but we’re in for rain all week so she won’t feel so bad not having walks out in the beautiful spring that has blossomed.
We sure hope that knee gets all better and back to normal soon!
Boy, you and mama, both.
I hope your mama’s knee is better soon. I bet some healing purrs would help.
Great idea, Ellen. I stay close to her knee and really turn on the purrs.
Oh LouLou – we are sorry about your Mama’s knee. Maybe she could turn the box n it’s side and you could go into the box.
The RICE formula should work. Purrs to get things back to normal knee size for Mama. And you.
What a smart idea!! But would I sleep in the box? Hmmm…