Gertie Originally uploaded by KenCalvinoI can sit in front of the computer for about 2 or 3 minutes then I have to get up and go put my leg up. So it's taken me about an hour to get to this point! At least I'm not screaming with the pain any more -...

It really has been a hell of a week. My leg is still really painful and the focus of all my attention at the moment. I'm hopeful that things will be better in a couple of weeks. Gertie has taken my limited mobility all in stride. She's happy to crawl...

I'm beginning to think I could write a book on the subject of pain. I thought my back pain was pretty bad - then this. I feel for anyone who has gone through achilles tendonitis - it takes the idea of pain to a whole new level. Pain killers are working...

I woke up this morning with my leg still really bothering me so I decided that it couldn't wait another day - off to the emergency room. Five hours and bunch of tests later and I'm told I have an acute achilles tendonitis. I don't know if you've ever...

I was up at 5:30 a.m. this morning to begin the process of packaging up fruitcake and getting it sent out. About 3 p.m. this afternoon I had everything loaded up in the car and was off to the post office. When I got home there was a lot of clean-up. A...