Number Nine

Surgery number nine was yesterday. I thought the surgeon was going to clean out my knee arthroscopically so it would no longer catch and lock up. That was a good idea.Everything went as planned - including me being STARVING by the time we got there at 1pm after not eating since the night before - until I woke up after surgery. That ' s when I found out the bad news.Well its a good news/bad news situation. The good news is that the surgeon fixed my knee so it will no longer catch - which is amazingly painful when it happens. The bad news is the repair is more complicated than the original plan. Instead of a clean out, he repaired my meniscus. This surgery is not usually done on people over 25 but I think since the tear was where it was repair was better than removal. However, recovery is four to five MONTHS instead of four to five WEEKS. A ' minor ' difference.And I have a giant brace I need to keep on all the time except when showering (and I can ' t shower until tomorrow). This brace is so big it doesn ' t tighten up around my leg except near my knee. And, and, and, and, and, and,.....This isn ' t the best picture but I took it lying in bed with my leg out straight in front of me. You will notice the TED stocking I am supposed to wear every day as well. Its still drying from when I washed it last night. It might take a few more hours to dry.I will say this is the first surgery that I woke up to a ' surprise ' since Number One in 1981 where it turned out it wasn ' t a ' goite...
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