An operation in two acts

Today I had a big breakfast, walked almost 3 miles (at a snail's pace) which took over 2 hours, then I presented myself at the Interventional Radiology Dept. at Kaiser for the procedure. Actually, today I discovered that this procedure is done in two parts. The first part, done today, was to insert yet another drain. When the draining is complete, the doctor will 'sclerose' the area that was draining. It is expected that the draining will have dropped to almost nothing by Friday morning, and that I will spend that morning there having the second part done. If the draining continues at a fairly high rate, then the 2nd part will be put off until the draining stops altogether. In anticipation of an infection from the drain, I am being given a 3rd round of antibiotics.

The really good news it that today is the first time in weeks that my right knee and leg worked normally during my walk. Now I just have to quicken the pace a bit. I'd like to get back to a 15 min. mile so 1 hour will be a complete exercise session. Soon enough.