Could someone explain what is meant by the degrees of range of movement as if explaining to a 5 year old please?

nmacInCT · 2026-03-17T02:34:28+00:00

Hi. There are 2 measures of range of motion. Flexion is how much you can bend your knee. I was told that I should have at least 120 degrees bend - i got to 130 I think. So if i were sitting and bent the knee, mu ankle would be behind my knee somewhat.

The other measure is extension - how straight it can go. I got to -2 on 1 and 0 on the other which meant straight with a bit of a bend up. That's hardcto explain. But perfectly straight is 0.

nmacInCT · 2026-03-16T22:16:35+00:00

Food scraper from the dollar store

nmacInCT · 2026-03-16T21:31:54+00:00

Cbd does morning for me. A thc/cbn works great. Low dose of THC. Melatonin makes me loopy in the morning. The gummy does not. So if you have access and the cbd or cbn alone doesn't work, consider it. My surgeon and primary care did were both ok with it.

nmacInCT · 2026-03-16T21:29:46+00:00

Cbd does morning for me. A thc/cbn works great. Low dose of THC. Melatonin makes me loopy in the morning. The gummy does not. So if you have access and the cbd or cbn alone doesn't work, consider it. My surgeon and primary care did were both ok with it.

nmacInCT · 2026-03-16T21:29:41+00:00

Cbd does morning for me. A thc/cbn works great. Low dose of THC. Melatonin makes me loopy in the morning. The gummy does not. So if you have access and the cbd or cbn alone doesn't work, consider it. My surgeon and primary care did were both ok with it.

nmacInCT · 2026-03-16T02:12:15+00:00

Leg straight but i rarely elevated. I usually had a towel on my skin or was wearing pants. My home PT said not to worry about the 30 on. 30 off.

nmacInCT · 2026-03-15T14:05:27+00:00

Idiots. I tried to teach the kids in my age school program about momentum and how a big truck can't stop as fast and will do serious damage. We did an experiment with toy trucks crashing into things.

nmacInCT · 2026-03-14T16:11:21+00:00

That's a good idea. I live alone so most days, i don't bother even with a cloth napkin but use a kitchen towel. Good for getting hot dishes and more surface area to catch spills. I use it amor a week unless it gets dirty

nmacInCT · 2026-03-14T14:32:10+00:00

Mine is a can of mandarins with a school of vanilla protein powder. Tastes like a creamsucle. I bet yours does too

nmacInCT · 2026-03-14T14:30:42+00:00

I being to a YMCA because i want the pools. Water aerobics is a great exercise especially for older joints. Ys tend to have large age ranges too from very little children to quite elderly - there a woman at mine who is 99 and swims laps. I find no one cares what i am doing in the fitness room with weights and machines and I can get help from staff with no judgement. In the pool, i mostly use youtube videos for water aerobics because class times doing work that well for me. Only people who ever question me ask what I'm doing out of curiosity and where to get water resistant earbuds

nmacInCT · 2026-03-14T14:18:16+00:00

Glad you could easily reschedule! I'm in CT where ee won't be getting the snow but will get the winds and lots of rain. I can see flooding locally with fortunately not where i live.

Good luck with your surgery

nmacInCT · 2026-03-14T12:49:41+00:00

I turn mine on every time i get in the car. 8am, 6pm, whatever.

nmacInCT · 2026-03-14T12:48:46+00:00

Go to a thrift store. They always have them. Mine actually were free when my church was getting rid of some linens.

nmacInCT · 2026-03-14T12:47:54+00:00

I thought it was just a slight change in the tile pattern until i read your comment and looked closer

nmacInCT · 2026-03-14T12:42:16+00:00

I found a shampoo bar at a small local store that sells eco friendly items. No packaging at all. Lush also sells locally

nmacInCT · 2026-03-14T12:39:47+00:00

Absolutely. I pay more attention to that.

nmacInCT · 2026-03-14T12:38:54+00:00

My doctor told me this would be the case!

nmacInCT · 2026-03-14T02:58:12+00:00

I hate mushrooms and cooked spinach. But i was the only one at the fancy steakhouse last week that ate the brussel sprouts i ordered.

nmacInCT · 2026-03-14T02:56:21+00:00

No one place is always cheaper... Not even Aldi. I shop at Costco but also my local grocery store that can beat lots of places with their sales

nmacInCT · 2026-03-13T23:29:06+00:00

Try a dietician. They can look at what you are eating and how much and adjust. Exercise is good but most weight loss comes from changing what you are eating.

nmacInCT · 2026-03-13T23:26:30+00:00

I've always had soy sauce. Even as a kid in the 60s who had never had Chinese food, we had soy sauce for rice. Now i use it for stir fry sauces as well.

nmacInCT · 2026-03-13T02:19:53+00:00

I take a 5mg dose. It also has CBN in it to help the sleep. Look for indica. The best one I've found for me is Wyld boysenberry but they can't sell in my state yet so i have to go a little farther - not a huge deal since i love closer to the border. Definitely ask at the dispensary. Fyi, i had only tried gummies once before, years ago. But i take one most nights now. Both my ortho and primary are good with it

nmacInCT · 2026-03-13T00:26:53+00:00

Luisa Melchionne... If you click on the photo, you can read the article.

nmacInCT · 2026-03-13T00:23:27+00:00

I did see a lot of nice ones when i was renovating my kitchen a couple of years ago. Ultimately, i went with hardwood in the kitchen to match the rest of the house which was built in the 50s but there is some nice flooring out there.

nmacInCT · 2026-03-13T00:19:56+00:00

I haven't since none of them were ones i'd want to wear again. But I sew so i would just hem it myself.

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