At the end of March David joined the Japanese Army. Unfortunately his career came to a halt with a medical discharge! About 2 weeks into basic training his knees were very painful. He went to the base doctor, who took x rays, couldn't see anything, gave David some strong pain killer and sent him on his way. The next day David did a 10K hike in full gear. His knees were so bad after that that he couldn't walk. He was taken to the large hospital in the city where he was given an MRI. He has stress fractures, one on the knee, the other was on the inside of the tibia, which why it didn't show up on the x ray. The doctor said that with rest it would take 6 weeks to two months to recover. But David couldn't rest. So even now 5 months later he is still in pain, he can't run or jump and is wary of riding his bicycle. He came home and got a part time job while deciding what to do. He is working at a local 7-11. He said that a lot of his co workers are foreigners so he is helping them with their Japanese!
Saturday was David's 26th birthday! Christopher bought him some books and Mikey got him some games. I wanted to cook a nice meal but I'm also having problems with my knees and standing for any length of time is very painful. I'm going to the doctors this afternoon to get stronger pain medicine!
David doesn't like his photo being taken, we managed to get a few silly shots!
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| David with a bag on his head! |
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| with one of the cats |
David really loves the cats and is very good at taking care of them. But the other day he grabbed one of the kittens and wiped the sweat from under his arms on it. The other cats came sniffing around and started to gag on the smell!
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| Selfie and a selfie of Fred |
You and your sons should get out in the sunshine and absorb Vitamin D. Even better would be to plant your bare feet on the ground (not asphalt or concrete). If your knees are so bad that walking is out of the question, sit in/on a chair. These will help with healing and also with inflamation. Ucon or tumeric as it is called in English, is a great anti inflamatory. So is rosemary. Sorry I cannot spell today. Inflamation often causes pain. Tumeric is bitter, but even so, I take about 1/4 to 1/2 a teaspoon full and drink water to wash it down. The bitterness is a small price to pay for the relief I experience. I read that rosemary is better than tumeric, but if you want to use it, it probably should be ground into powder for better absorbtion or steeped into a strong tea infusion. Hope this info helps.
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