Goodbye, cupcake.

It's just over 2 weeks until my surgery and I've been doing a lot of research on the surgery and, more importantly, the recovery. Now, digging through all the blogs, articles, and books to find the best method has been overwhelming.
When I first hurt my knee and found the bloodclot, I was on ridiculous amounts of medication. Ok, it wasn't as many pills as my Grandma takes, but for a girl who doesn't take anything more than an occasional advil for a headache, this was a LOT. And that medication tore up my stomach. Diagnosis: gastritis. Great. This has truly made me aware of how damaging these medications can be to my body so I started researching alternatives to medication. Granted, the Percocet will be my BFF for the first few days, but I don't want to rely on pills when I don't absolutely have to.
This brought me to research foods that are naturally inflammatory and I was a little sad to learn what they were. In a nut shell, everything delicious. Gluten is a natural inflammatory, so everything I love to eat is everything I shouldn't. Donuts, cupcakes, pancakes, bread... this list just makes me sad.
But, sadness aside, I really believe this will help in my recovery. So, starting March 1, I am going gluten-free and poor Mark is forced to join me on this journey. Wish us luck!

ACL, it's been swell

Well, here we are. right before surgery. I have spent large amounts of time reading other people's blogs about their experiences with ACL reconstruction surgery. So, in an effort to help someone else or just to beat my own boredom after surgery, here is mine.