So I saw the orthopedic Dr again today and made clear to him my desire to take a non-surgical approach to my ACL injury. He seems impressed with my range of motion since I can straighten and bend my knee very well now, but he seems unsatisfied with my overall stability. The hard part for me comes with the fact that I am in the middle of a job change. I don't think I've mentioned it yet but I put in my notice at my old job and training for my new job has already begun. Last day at the full time job is Oct 4th!(I'm very excited about this). This makes things a bit more complicated because I lose real insurance on Oct 31st because the new job is only part time. That means I would have to have the surgery done in Early October. I just don't think I want to do that. It's been a rough few weeks since I tore the ACL. Since I am working both jobs now and I'm on my feet a lot. I'm not using the crutches anymore but I still can't lift a whole lot of weight. I feel really good with the progress I've made with my knee. I can't walk normally yet but it is getting closer every day. I can walk up and down steps now without stepping up one at a time. The more I read the more I think it is possible for me to return to a somewhat normal life without having the reconstruction surgery. It is hard to find examples or information on going the non-surgical route though. It seems like Dr tend to just have the surgery done and not really think twice about it. Either way I'm pretty much guaranteed to get osteoarthritis in that knee. Either way I'm in for a long recovery. I will never be able to play soccer again without the ACL. While this is a heart breaker for me, it seems easier than having the surgery at this point in my life. Even with insurance I would probably pay more than $3000 out of pocket. Recovery can take 6 months, and my wedding is in 6 months.
Here's to hoping I don't need the surgery. My next dr appointment isn't till Oct 31st but lots of therapy between now and then. I need to relearn how to walk.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Friday, September 7, 2012
Bad News
I received some devastating news today.
I guess it starts with the fact that I started playing indoor soccer again. Just recreational Thursday nights coed. Thursday a week ago I injured my knee. I thought I had dislocated the knee cap and went to an urgent care. They took an xray and saw no problems so instructed me to see an orthopedic. The orthopedic Dr then told me to go get an MRI (don't even get me started on our healthcare system). Today was the appointment with the orthopedic Dr to look at the MRI. I tore my ACL. Completely tore my ACL. The Dr thinks I'm going to need surgery to repair the damage. I can't even really think about it honestly. I made some appointments for physical therapy.
In other news..... My mom came over to help around the house since I'm on crutches and we used up all the peppers and tomatoes from my garden, her garden, and Dan's mom's garden that I had collected to make some hot salsa! It made 8 -8oz jars so I'm looking forward to trying that.
Also, at work the other day I caught a hummingbird. I caught a humming bird with my bare hand. It got into the shop around 11am and was zooming around in the warehouse. I tried everything I could think of to make it fly out of the building but it just wasn't getting it. (I even set up a light with pink gel in it to try to lure it lower so it would fly out). So around 6 pm it was time to go but we couldn't set the building alarm with it still flying around. I started to watch it, it definitely seemed to be getting tired. It landed on an Ethernet cable strung in the ceiling and just sat there cleaning itself and then was still. I grabbed a ball out of the desk and threw it up there. It hit the wire but the hummingbird didn't move. I found this curious. So I rolled the big ladder over and set my crutches down and climbed up the ladder so I was level with the hummingbird. It didn't move. I reached out and snatched it. It freaked out. It felt like a grasshopper trying to escape a clutching hand, but it made more racket than I thought possible for a bird that small. His face was all puffed up and his beak was open and he was just letting me know he was pissed off. Needless to say I hobbled back down the ladder and over to the open dock door where I let him go. He took right off so I have high hope he found some food and survived the ordeal.
Also tomorrow is one of my best friends wedding. I am super excited to be going. Incidentally she was one of the first people I called after I hurt myself. I wanted to let her know that I was going to be the girl on crutches at her wedding. Not just at the wedding I suppose. In it. The rehearsal was tonight and everyone kept asking what happened.
I guess it starts with the fact that I started playing indoor soccer again. Just recreational Thursday nights coed. Thursday a week ago I injured my knee. I thought I had dislocated the knee cap and went to an urgent care. They took an xray and saw no problems so instructed me to see an orthopedic. The orthopedic Dr then told me to go get an MRI (don't even get me started on our healthcare system). Today was the appointment with the orthopedic Dr to look at the MRI. I tore my ACL. Completely tore my ACL. The Dr thinks I'm going to need surgery to repair the damage. I can't even really think about it honestly. I made some appointments for physical therapy.
In other news..... My mom came over to help around the house since I'm on crutches and we used up all the peppers and tomatoes from my garden, her garden, and Dan's mom's garden that I had collected to make some hot salsa! It made 8 -8oz jars so I'm looking forward to trying that.
Also, at work the other day I caught a hummingbird. I caught a humming bird with my bare hand. It got into the shop around 11am and was zooming around in the warehouse. I tried everything I could think of to make it fly out of the building but it just wasn't getting it. (I even set up a light with pink gel in it to try to lure it lower so it would fly out). So around 6 pm it was time to go but we couldn't set the building alarm with it still flying around. I started to watch it, it definitely seemed to be getting tired. It landed on an Ethernet cable strung in the ceiling and just sat there cleaning itself and then was still. I grabbed a ball out of the desk and threw it up there. It hit the wire but the hummingbird didn't move. I found this curious. So I rolled the big ladder over and set my crutches down and climbed up the ladder so I was level with the hummingbird. It didn't move. I reached out and snatched it. It freaked out. It felt like a grasshopper trying to escape a clutching hand, but it made more racket than I thought possible for a bird that small. His face was all puffed up and his beak was open and he was just letting me know he was pissed off. Needless to say I hobbled back down the ladder and over to the open dock door where I let him go. He took right off so I have high hope he found some food and survived the ordeal.
Also tomorrow is one of my best friends wedding. I am super excited to be going. Incidentally she was one of the first people I called after I hurt myself. I wanted to let her know that I was going to be the girl on crutches at her wedding. Not just at the wedding I suppose. In it. The rehearsal was tonight and everyone kept asking what happened.
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