I took it slow today.
I paid attention to how I moved.
The only physical challenge was to cobble together a couple of light and install them in Southern Belle's Chicken Tractor. That involved working in a small space with awkward positions but wasn't particularly stressing of my knee.
This is a "used" chicken tractor that she picked up for $50. It has a footprint of 12' by 6' and has no accommodations for birds roosting or for people to enter-and-exit for maintenance. I cut a flap in the the netting to let myself in and stitched it shut after I was done.
The timer is set to turn the two, 800 lumen bulbs on at 4:00am and turn off at 9:00am.
The next upgrade is to add four, 4' long roosting bars at 1', 2', 3' and 3'. Headroom is an issue.
After installing the lights, I drove to Meijer's, a local department store chain, and purchased a compression sleeve for my knee. It feels pretty good right now.
Please also remember that we are not (if you'll pardon the expression) "spring chickens".
ReplyDeleteIt takes us longer to heal, and stressing a joint before it heals can make things quite a bit worse.
Second Neon here. My problem is when I start feeling decent off to the races I go.
ReplyDeleteHeal up buddy, a few days AFTER you feel better rest.
Otherwise, you can be the local weatherman with that "feeling" in your old injuries.
BTW I hope you power washed that recycled chicken tractor. Inoculating your new chicken with someone Elses old diseases isn't clever.
I do the same thing when recycling old rabbit cages. Amazing how long old poop diseases can wait for years for a new host.
Agree with yesterday's comments by grumpy old mac about DMSO and woody about eagerly expecting another story or two from you. DMSO healed my bone on bone knees' loss of cartilage from osteomyalacia. Dr. Mercola and midwestern doctor both highly recommend it for a number of ailments. Snowbird
ReplyDeleteDMSO is even better when used in addition to linament, castor oil, lidocaine, and/or menthol pain relievers. it acts as an carrier to get into cells reducing inflammation.
ReplyDeleteafter application wrap in plastic wrap and 'sweat' it out.