thanks everybody!
everything went well, and she's home sleeping right now :)
good to hear, thanks, ian!
I hope she recovers ok. I know how painful the process of healing from reconstructive knee surgery can be. Play the Rocky IV soundtrack for her while she does physical therapy. That's good motivation music. :o)
Does she have to use that machine that bends her knee for her? That's what I used for the first 3 weeks after surgery while I was home from work.
Thanks :)
She's in a full leg cast for the next week or two, so she's not doing anything yet.... we'll see what kind of therapy they have her doing once it comes off
Oh. I guess since it was the knee cap and not a muscle or ligament, that it needs to sit for a little bit. I didn't have a cast. They stapled the wound shut and I was told to put it in the knee-bender machine right away. Taking a shower was brutal. I slipped once...I think I screamed like a little girl. Haha...
Wow, that sounds horrible... :( I hope she can tough it out..
She had the ligaments on her knee fixed up, and also part of the bone of her shin moved. She's got screws now!
I have screws too. It's always fun going through a medal detector. I guess the cast is there because the shin was fixed too. Man, she really got roughed up! If it heals properly it'll all be worth it.
What an evil comment "if it heals properly"
Well, there are instances where the doctor screws up.
Do the screws really give you trouble in metal detectors? The Dr. said it wouldn't...
I had mine done before 9/11, 11/3/00 to be exact. So maybe before that they didn't care if they were metal.
OMG IAN, im so sorry....i didnt even see this musing. Im stoked to hear that all went well tho!!!
My regards