I had a standing desk for fucking years.
Working at stainless steel counters in kitchens.
Listening to vigilantes talk about the dangers of sitting.
I think of my knees.
A lot of you have tattoos that tell your cooking stories.
These two scars are mine.
A cook's old knees.
***
I was 46 the first time I saw an orthopedic surgeon.
He put my x-rays up on the lightbox behind his desk.
The back of his leather office chair facing me.
Shaking his head.
Told me they both needed replacing.
But I was too young.
***
I waited seven years before I had my first knee done.
Expensive gel injection…Traumeel lotion…Epsom salt…electroacupuncture…cortisone shots.
Needles in the knee.
Let’s talk about the pain of ink.
***
I’m not going to bore you with the details.
But I’m always up for knee talk.
***
From 2009 to 2021, I lived with pain.
Twelve years. The last two were the worst.
Going up and down stairs was murder.
***
Being free of it has been a big relief. My spirit's lifted.
The only drawback.
The metal in my knees triggers the security sensors.
I have to go through a double check at the airport.
Working at stainless steel counters in kitchens.
Listening to vigilantes talk about the dangers of sitting.
I think of my knees.
A lot of you have tattoos that tell your cooking stories.
These two scars are mine.
A cook's old knees.
***
I was 46 the first time I saw an orthopedic surgeon.
He put my x-rays up on the lightbox behind his desk.
The back of his leather office chair facing me.
Shaking his head.
Told me they both needed replacing.
But I was too young.
***
I waited seven years before I had my first knee done.
Expensive gel injection…Traumeel lotion…Epsom salt…electroacupuncture…cortisone shots.
Needles in the knee.
Let’s talk about the pain of ink.
***
I’m not going to bore you with the details.
But I’m always up for knee talk.
***
From 2009 to 2021, I lived with pain.
Twelve years. The last two were the worst.
Going up and down stairs was murder.
***
Being free of it has been a big relief. My spirit's lifted.
The only drawback.
The metal in my knees triggers the security sensors.
I have to go through a double check at the airport.
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