Knee recovery and my yearly sabbatical
So my knee surgery went pretty well.....
The doctor is confident that it's going to heal up very well, and that eventually, I'll be able to fence without a knee brace. (That would be a first.)
When they got into my knee, it was immediately apparent what had been causing my pain for all these months. Apparently, your kneecap is supposed to sit in a "dish" sort of thing. My kneecap, however, was perched on the upper rim of my "dish". This was causing in to slide out of place, and was causing my pain. He ended up cutting some stuff in my knee in order to move my kneecap 2 cm, and make it sit back down in my "dish". I know 2cm doesn't sound like a whole lot, but when you think about the general size of your kneecap (which is really only about 5 or 6 cm total), it is kind of a lot.
So the healing is going pretty well. The swelling has gone from melon sized, to approximatly a grapefruit, and the soreness gets a little bit better every day. I'll probably still have a bit of a limp for a while though.
The hardest part is that I really want to fence. I know I can't do it now, or really even make an attempt for at least another 2 months. *sigh* I feel like a useless lump at the moment. I guess it gives me plenty of time o concentrate on my refereeing skills in order to get my rating up.
This weekend, I'll be taking my yearly sabbatical to Asheville, NC for the Bele Chere Festival. No husband. No child. Just me and my three closest friends in our mountain getaway. The festival, and really the majority of the the town is full of a bunch of hippies and lesbians, and their art, their music, and various other things to see and do. It's one of those fantastically relaxing and mellow places, and I wish I could go every weekend. *double sigh*
Anyway, there's the update on my recovery.
The doctor is confident that it's going to heal up very well, and that eventually, I'll be able to fence without a knee brace. (That would be a first.)
When they got into my knee, it was immediately apparent what had been causing my pain for all these months. Apparently, your kneecap is supposed to sit in a "dish" sort of thing. My kneecap, however, was perched on the upper rim of my "dish". This was causing in to slide out of place, and was causing my pain. He ended up cutting some stuff in my knee in order to move my kneecap 2 cm, and make it sit back down in my "dish". I know 2cm doesn't sound like a whole lot, but when you think about the general size of your kneecap (which is really only about 5 or 6 cm total), it is kind of a lot.
So the healing is going pretty well. The swelling has gone from melon sized, to approximatly a grapefruit, and the soreness gets a little bit better every day. I'll probably still have a bit of a limp for a while though.
The hardest part is that I really want to fence. I know I can't do it now, or really even make an attempt for at least another 2 months. *sigh* I feel like a useless lump at the moment. I guess it gives me plenty of time o concentrate on my refereeing skills in order to get my rating up.
This weekend, I'll be taking my yearly sabbatical to Asheville, NC for the Bele Chere Festival. No husband. No child. Just me and my three closest friends in our mountain getaway. The festival, and really the majority of the the town is full of a bunch of hippies and lesbians, and their art, their music, and various other things to see and do. It's one of those fantastically relaxing and mellow places, and I wish I could go every weekend. *double sigh*
Anyway, there's the update on my recovery.
posted by Karen @ 10:07
1 Comments:
At 7/31/2006 1:25 PM,
Elizabeth McClung said…
I hope your knee healing goes well - I had both knees operated on when I was 19 so I know the whole "how did my knee get to be the size of a melon" look - and still can't watch a knee injury on TV with out an involuntary wince - but I went from double knee brace hobbling to running marathons brace free - horaay for knee surgery! Hope your healing comes quickly!
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