Well, due to a work glitch not as good as it was a couple minutes ago. But knee-wise a very good day. I don’t need a knee replacement. Yesterday I dealt with the tedium of obtaining medical care from my provider, traversed the network looking for help, feeling abandoned. My primary care physician just went on leave; I had no idea who to contact in her place. The orthopedic department does not order x-rays, they receive x-rays! My hip surgeon does not deal with knees, etc. It was so dispiriting. I am old enough to remember when my doctor knew who I was…and cared. But yesterday the system worked, calls were returned, I actually received same-day service. X-rays taken and results received in one day. Not that, as I was told “anyone would contact you to tell you about it.” But I found the results online and the results were good. The relief! The peace! The sense of life opening up! This hip replacement is going to be nothing. I can’t wait. Wish I’d looked into the knee months ago. This is a reminder that it’s always better to ask than to speculate, a lesson that especially applies to health matters for this believer in miracles and alternative medicine. It’s not always a bad thing to go to the doctor…or in this case, the medical center. I took a day off from physical therapy and lay in bed watching Netflix with a clear conscience and even somehow a sense of righteousness. It was great.