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Knee Issue Update
Apr. 11th, 2016 06:33 pmI had the follow-up visit with my orthopedist about my knee MRI, and the news is good & bad: my left knee has a torn meniscus and will need surgery to repair.
On the good side, it's a textbook example of a tear, the procedure is routine & performed as an out-patient procedure, and being relatively young & active, my recovery should be rapid. I will need crutches for at least a week which will make a visit to the trailer at Roseland Resort a bit of a challenge but we'll wing it. Pumping the clutch on the Cobalt will also be problematic. Dancing may be an issue for a while too.
Surgery is set for May 24, about 1pm. It will be performed under a general anaesthetic so I will have one of the guys standing by to haul my drugged & gimpy ass home following. I already have a prescription for painkiller meds to have on hand for the days following, although I still need to contact my regular physician for a full array of blood tests in the 30 days prior to the surgery.
In the interim, I can't run or jog, and there are no leg days at the gym for me. Still, I can walk, square dance and take the stairs with only moderate irritating pain. Calls such as wheel around, courtesy turn & chain the square are severely problematic for my square dancing, but I'm learning some quick step workarounds to make them less challenging.
By the time of the Toronto IAGSDC in late June, I should be good as new.
On the good side, it's a textbook example of a tear, the procedure is routine & performed as an out-patient procedure, and being relatively young & active, my recovery should be rapid. I will need crutches for at least a week which will make a visit to the trailer at Roseland Resort a bit of a challenge but we'll wing it. Pumping the clutch on the Cobalt will also be problematic. Dancing may be an issue for a while too.
Surgery is set for May 24, about 1pm. It will be performed under a general anaesthetic so I will have one of the guys standing by to haul my drugged & gimpy ass home following. I already have a prescription for painkiller meds to have on hand for the days following, although I still need to contact my regular physician for a full array of blood tests in the 30 days prior to the surgery.
In the interim, I can't run or jog, and there are no leg days at the gym for me. Still, I can walk, square dance and take the stairs with only moderate irritating pain. Calls such as wheel around, courtesy turn & chain the square are severely problematic for my square dancing, but I'm learning some quick step workarounds to make them less challenging.
By the time of the Toronto IAGSDC in late June, I should be good as new.
