Gary's heart test

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Yes, Gary is quite a character! He LOVES to tease and no one is safe from his humor! He never met a stranger either so he can talk to ANYONE!

We have a little bit of more good news - well good and bad, but.... oh well, you'll see

I can't remember if I posted that he hurt his knee while he was on his month of fishing. I don't think I did. Well, he was fishing in the river and he left a pole laying down there accidentally. When he realized what he'd done, he was hurrying back to get it. There were lots of other people down there and he didn't want it to disappear.

The river bank is very steep and he was thinking about the pole, rather than the rocks he was stepping on and he fell and twisted his knee. I had to take him a cane to walk with for the next 3 weeks. He had a lot of pain all the time. I called an orthopedic practice last Monday and got him an appt this Wed. His diagnosis was torn cartilage. The doctor recommended physical therapy and then if that doesn't work, cortisone injections and if that doesn't work, then surgery. Of course, with all his other health conditions, no one wants to operate on him (thankfully).

He started PT today and his knee is actually significantly less painful this evening!!! He didn't even use his cane when we went out for dinner! He's been taking pain pills - 1 or 2 a day - but hasn't taken any today. I sure hope PT continues to improve his knee, cuz I sure don't want him to have to do surgery.