I am laying on the couch icing my knee for the last time as a pre-op ACL tearer. In about 20 minutes I am leaving for the hospital. I am a funny mix of really excited, a little nervous and pretty hungry (I can't eat until after surgery). We went out to kabobs last night and saw "Prometheus" in IMAX 3D to celebrate my last night of walking for a while. I was thinking I should have seen it this morning because I wouldn't have an appetite anymore! Actually it was pretty good. Visually it was awesome and it was cool to see the origin of "Alien" but they left a lot open for a sequel and the acting was so-so. I am excited for the U.S. Open of golf this weekend and the NBA Finals tonight as I won't be able to do much else but watch TV and movies.
I'll be posting some pics of the damage and honking brace they gave me to wear. Hopefully it won't be too gross. From what I hear it should just be a small incision to remove my patellar tendon and then the two scope holes on either side of my knee. The worst part is going to be the swelling. I should be home around 6:30 pm tonight with a new knee! *Fingers crossed*
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Friday, June 8, 2012
One Week to Go!
I had my last pre-op PT yesterday which means one week until I get me new ACL! I am really excited and anxious to get the procedure done. I have decided to do the patellar tendon autograft so they will be taking a piece of my tibia and patella connected by a slice of the tendon and then replacing my torn ACL. Sounds great right? Actually there is some evidence that it is the strongest form of replacement although the recovery tends to be a little more painful. Let's just say it is the Mercedes of ACL replacement surgeries.
The only unknown left is whether I did significant damage to my meniscus. It is hard to tell how badly it is damaged although I can say it feel on par with my meniscus on the right which was only partially torn. If that is the case then I can start bearing weight and moving my knee right away after surgery. If I require a removal then I may need microfracture surgery to try to regrow the cartilage and that means no weight bearing for 4 weeks. Let's cross fingers and hope my doctor can save that thing.
I will be getting some anesthesia with my surgery but it should only take a couple of hours and then a couple of hours in recovery and I will be sleeping in my own bed (or maybe couch) that night. The worst part is that I am not allowed to eat the day of surgery and unfortunately I am not scheduled for surgery until 2 pm. Guess grumpy Chris will be making an appearance! Hopefully Mahsa won't kill me before surgery.....
Hopefully next post will be all sunshine and daisies, and if not, I have 50 Vicodins to make it that way!
The only unknown left is whether I did significant damage to my meniscus. It is hard to tell how badly it is damaged although I can say it feel on par with my meniscus on the right which was only partially torn. If that is the case then I can start bearing weight and moving my knee right away after surgery. If I require a removal then I may need microfracture surgery to try to regrow the cartilage and that means no weight bearing for 4 weeks. Let's cross fingers and hope my doctor can save that thing.
I will be getting some anesthesia with my surgery but it should only take a couple of hours and then a couple of hours in recovery and I will be sleeping in my own bed (or maybe couch) that night. The worst part is that I am not allowed to eat the day of surgery and unfortunately I am not scheduled for surgery until 2 pm. Guess grumpy Chris will be making an appearance! Hopefully Mahsa won't kill me before surgery.....
Hopefully next post will be all sunshine and daisies, and if not, I have 50 Vicodins to make it that way!
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