by PJColando | Aug 18, 2026 | blog post
As you may/may not recall, I had my second total knee replacement surgery six weeks ago. As is typical, the main pain avoidance med, Oxy, was prescribed… for a week. I’ve recently learned that the nationwide average of this post-knee replacement surgery...
by PJColando | Nov 25, 2025 | blog post, rant
I’m feeling nostalgic and more a little picqued. Twelve weeks post knee replacement, I long to resume my healthy lifestyle activities to accompany the cessation of pain. Weekly I participated in water aerobics, yoga, and tai chi, activities recommended by health...
by PJColando | Apr 22, 2025 | blog post
What can cause you to double over with laughter? What incites a snicker or a full-throated guffaw? What evokes repeated chuckles, signaling happiness for all who can hear you – and if they can’t hear you, your body language reveals all? Bust-a-gut laughter...
by PJColando | Jun 11, 2024 | blog post, Purpose
My orthopedist chuckled when I uttered the phrase that serves as the title of this post. That day I was in his office to get cortisone shots, rather than surgery, as a reward for my steadfast efforts to prolong the capabilities required for daily life: walking,...
by PJColando | Apr 23, 2024 | blog post
Babies are born without kneecaps. They don’t appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age. This puts in perspective the fact that my knees grumble at their overuse. They’ve been performing repetitive tasks for almost 70 Years, absent in my preschool...
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