What's up Wednesday. . .

Meant to post this last night sorry. . .

Not cooking tonight.  We had taco Tuesday yesterday.   The hubbs is progressing along very well this week.  Therapy went great and he is getting around much better.  We went to Big T's baseball game last night,  they got beat but it was a good game.  The hubbs enjoyed being outside after being couped up in the house for a month.
We may be seeing the light at the end of this injured knee tunnel.  Lots of therapy in his future.   The physical therapist was very pleased with his progress in strengthening his quadriceps muscle.  You would not think a muscle that  size would atrophy in 3 weeks but it did. 
One more thing I will pass on to you.  My hubby is a type 2 diabetic.  His is genetic, a long family history of diabetes.   Until this incident with the knee I did not know that trauma and surgery can cause diabetes to go crazy out of control.  I learned this the hard way, experiencing it first hand.  Hubby was a controlled diabetic,  but after surgery his glucose went very high.  They started giving him insulin to get it back under control.  I did not know they would do that either.  He was controlled and did not use insulin.  The whole time he was in the hospital they were giving him insulin.  We were not told this was standard procedure for diabetics after surgery.   I was very concerned and called our family doctor and he explained everything to me.  Very thankful we have such a good family doctor that will take the time to speak to a worried wife.  
When a diabetic has surgery or any type of trauma it sends their glucose out of whack.  If they do not get their glucose under control  it increases the recovery time.  I really wish someone would have shared this with me, it sure would have saved me at least one  sleepless night.  There is a hospital in Arizona that has been studying the effects of trauma and surgery on diabetics.  A non diabetic patient can also have high glucose post surgery or trauma.  This particular hospital in Arizona has also been using insulin in non-diabetic patients to get their glucose under control after surgery.  

We are still fighting to get the hubbs glucose under control, I dread his next check up and A1C.   He was very well controlled before he fell and now I am just thankful he is under 150 for a morning glucose.  That is a far cry from the 400+ it was in the hospital but it is not as good as it was before the fall.   

The hubbs has not been eating pizza either, that was strictly for the kiddos.  Since he has been home from the hospital he has kept himself on a strict low carb and high protein diet.  

Here Comes Monday. . .

Like it or not here comes Monday.   We had a rather quiet weekend and my dear hubby is getting better with his leg.  Spent an exhausting Friday at the doctors office and I do mean the day.   They looked at the finger and the knee.   They took out the staples and he got a new brace that is more open than the last one.   The leg must still remain straight, no bending yet.   This also means no driving, just getting in a vehicle is a tricky task.  My dear hubby's brother was kind enough to take us in his truck so that he could stretch out in the very back.
After getting a new brace and more x-rays on the finger we were sent to hand therapy.   We spent three hours at the doctor and that did not include wait time.  These doctors are the best, they have taken very good care of my sweet hubby.
Several people have asked if we have gotten tired of each other these last two weeks of constant companionship.  I am definitely not tired of him and I do not believe he is tired of me.  He says he is not tired of me, he has not thrown me out or sent me away yet.   I guess this is a good trial run to see how things will be when he retires and our kids are grown and gone their separate ways.   I know a lot of people say that married couple grow apart through the years and I have always wondered about that with us.  We will be celebrating 23 years together, 22 married and I guess those things do cross peoples' minds every now and then.   I think we will be fine.  We do enjoy spending time together, we are still interested in the same things we were when we dated.  We carve out time for just us periodically, even if it is just a night watching a movie and getting take out.  We both enjoy being outside, working in the yard and garden.  Hubby is worried about not having a garden, he loves working in the garden and that may prove tricky this year.   I told him we would have a garden and that I would find a way to make it happen.
Stay tuned for recovery updates for the knee and finger and for garden updates as I figure out how to get that going.  It is going to be an interesting season ahead so, hang on.