Monday 25 February 2013

This time tomorrow I will be recovering after my knee surgery........................

I am under the knife tomorrow... so hopefully my knees will be pain free pretty soon.

I hope I am not walking like this Black-winged Stilt when it's all over.

The surgeon says I will walk out of the hospital on Wednesday morning... but says I can't drive for five days.
So will I be walking still in pain?... time will tell.


I also hope my knees will still be bending the other way.

 A bit of info.
What you see and probably think are the Stilts knees are actually it's ankles... it's knees are hidden in it's feathers.

The last time I had an operation and was anesthetized I was only seven years old.
 I hope it's another 50 years before the next time.

Linking to Our World Tuesday and Wild Bird Wednesday
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29 comments:

  1. MadSnapper25 February 2013 at 20:33

    good luck, and i to hope your knees bend the opposite way of these birds

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  2. Carole M.25 February 2013 at 20:35

    all will be good 'Drew; hopefully the removal of the calcification if I remember rightly will make for a change for the better for you. You'll breeze through it! Love the stilt photos too. Best wishes.

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  3. Bob Bushell25 February 2013 at 21:00

    Good luck with your op, and the Stilt, wow, it's bended his/her knees in back and forth. I'll be here when you finished your op!!

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  4. Horst in Edmonton25 February 2013 at 21:09

    Good luck Andrew, hope everything goes well and you come out feeling like a new man, knee wise that is.;-)

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  5. TexWisGirl25 February 2013 at 21:16

    i sure hope all will go well! bless you!

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  6. Heather Wilde25 February 2013 at 21:32

    We will be thinking of you and are just a phone call away if you need driving for a feathery fix xxxx

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  7. John J25 February 2013 at 22:16

    Hope to hear good knee knews when you're discharged.
    Good luck!
    JJ

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  8. Unknown25 February 2013 at 22:23

    Hope everything goes OK!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  9. The Herald25 February 2013 at 22:35

    Best wishes Andrew, I'm sure you'll be up a running in no time...[;o)

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  10. Anonymous25 February 2013 at 23:14

    Wow! Beautiful nature photography for OWT ~ Sending lots of distant healing reiki energy for speedy recovery from knee surgery ~ Great post for OWT ^_^

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  11. Mary Howell Cromer25 February 2013 at 23:18

    Oh lovely, sweet and comical all rolled into one!!!

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  12. Karen25 February 2013 at 23:20

    Hope all goes well for you.

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  13. Brian King25 February 2013 at 23:57

    Handsome, dainty little water bird! Nice shots! I hope your surgery is a success and you recover quickly!

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  14. Frostbite and Sunburn26 February 2013 at 01:05

    Good luck with the surgery - and you'll hopefully be bouncing around soon - taking more lovely pics!

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  15. John @ Beans and I on the Loose26 February 2013 at 01:16

    Wonderful pictures. Sending good vibes over the pond to you.

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  16. Michelle26 February 2013 at 02:01

    All will go well! Stay positive!

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  17. NatureStop26 February 2013 at 05:12

    Am sure all will go well for you.

    Shantana

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  18. mick26 February 2013 at 05:31

    Good luck with your knee operations! Stilts are beautiful - great photos!

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  19. cieldequimper26 February 2013 at 07:17

    Nice anonymous spam...

    Hope all goes well!

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  20. Indrani26 February 2013 at 07:18

    All will be fine soon!
    Great series of shots!

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  21. Dana26 February 2013 at 14:01

    I hope all goes well for you. Beautiful shots!

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  22. ShySongbird26 February 2013 at 15:19

    I do hope all goes well Andrew and that you are soon fully recovered and with a knee as good as new! Love the amusing tie in with the photos :-)

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  23. Sallie (FullTime-Life)26 February 2013 at 15:53

    Hope you're recovering well by now. The birds are lovely and the information about their joints was interesting.

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  24. HansHB26 February 2013 at 16:27

    Nice photos, lovely for WBW!

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  25. DawnTreader26 February 2013 at 18:05

    Nice photos... Hope all went well with the surgery and that you will be back on your feet and able to bend your knees (the right way) soon.

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  26. eileeninmd26 February 2013 at 20:54

    Andrew , I hope you knees surgery went well and is successful. Wishing you a quick recovery. Love the Stilt photos!

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  27. Neil27 February 2013 at 03:18

    Beautiful Stilts good luck with the knees.

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  28. Stewart M27 February 2013 at 10:49

    Hope the knee recovers well - you may have to stick to garden birds for a while!

    Nice pictures

    Cheers and thanks for linking to WBW.

    Stewart M - Melbourne

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  29. genie28 February 2013 at 17:58

    After reading how your surgery came out before looking at these shots, I had a special appreciation for the bent knees of the birds...or do you call them knees. The last shot looks like he is going the jig. genie

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