weigh in today (m)

It's Friday.  As in TGIF.


First appointment of the day is with the knee surgeon. He literally wrote the book on menisectomies.


He tells me I will, indeed, need the surgery.  He takes a piece of paper and rips a straight line on one side.  "This is a simple tear of the meniscus." Then he takes the paper and attacks it like Edward Scissorhands, ripping it vertically and horizontally, then crumbles it a bit.  "This is the type of tear you have...large and complex."


We book the surgery for eight weeks from now. 


Meanwhile, he alleviates the pain with a shot of cortisone.  He asks me if I mind if he takes some fluid out of the knee as it is quite swollen.  I want to make sure I hear him right.  "Take fluid out?  OUT?" I ask.  "Yes, OUT" he says.  I explain I'm getting weighed in right after this appointment and tell him to feel free to drain my whole body.


I head out to WW, excited to see Elaine again.  She's in Florida.  I get on the scale.


Down 5.8 pounds.  Total to date: 44.2 pounds.