Under the knife
April 17, 2008 at 6:26 pm | In Tinkering | 4 CommentsTags: Knee
Went in for the surgery this morning bright and early and all went smoothly as far as I can tell. The procedure took almost an extra hour as things were pretty messy in there. The doctor gave Katie all the photos they took and they tell a lot. I had completely abraded a good sized chunk of what is supposed to be silky smooth cartilage on the bone surfaces. He drilled some holes in the bone to stimulate new growth in those areas. Bone and cartilage fragments all over the place were removed and the whole mess was tidied up.
Last thing I remember was hearing “take four deep breaths.” I woke up 5 hours later groggy and incoherent. In another hour I was home. I can bear weight on the leg already and slowly taking food in. They have got me in a brace and cryocuff which is a bag that continuously circulates ice water around the knee. Between that and the percocet, things are feeling pretty good!
Post surgical exam on Monday so laying low for the weekend. Pics up as soon as I can scan them.
Road to recovery?
March 25, 2008 at 8:24 pm | In Tinkering | 2 CommentsTags: Bitter, Knee
I woke up this morning feeling better than the previous two. The knee was stiff but seems to be making progress. Moving around was slow but steady, I even rode my bike to school (1 leg). MRI was uneventful and almost relaxing. Classical music playing in my ears, dim lighting, a gentle hum, nappy, nap.
Got a bit of swelling on that right one eh?
Apparently there is a piece of bone in there that we cant see. 1cm or so plus a bit of additional debris.
The referral doctor just called and said I managed to break off a chunk of bone under my knee cap and it is just floating around so it sounds like there are a few knives in my future.
Ortho surgeon visit tomorrow morning
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