Been a while since I've blogged anything. Trust me, there's a couple of excuses that I like to call "reasons" which I believe will not only prove my hiatus to have been legitimate...but necessary. Come along, let me tell you a story.
Approximately 2 weeks from yesterday, I had knee surgery. And no, not your typical run of the mill arthroscopic procedure or a cleaning of debris out of there...I'm talking ACL Reconstruction. The stuff of legend. So what do they do in an ACL Reconstruction? I'm glad you asked. What they do is take a little piece of tendon/ligament from another joint in your leg (patella or hamstring) and use it to replace the torn ligament that was your ACL or anterior cruciate ligament. You can also get one from a cadaver. I chose to have mine replaced using a patellar tendon b/c its supposed to the most stable/strongest option. I'll spare you the gruesome details but my entire procedure took upwards of 4 hours.
Honestly, the WORST part of this whole thing has been getting over the anesthesia. That stuff AINT PLAYIN. It took me forever to come out of the mini-coma this stuff had put me in. And when you finally do, you're crazy tired, dizzy, and nauseous. Ugh...I hate that. I manage pain pretty well so I can honestly say it hasnt been TOO bad for the most part. There were some moments were a slight movement may have elicited a blood curdling response but thankfully those were few and far between. Also, Doc hooked me up with some painkillers that would either put me right out like a tranquilizer gun or (as I got used to them) make me slightly delirious and prone to saying ridiculous things. I called them my "scooby snacks" b/c after I took one, I'd be ready to go find ghosts. For those that know me, I'm already prone to saying ridiculous things but I'm telling you it was diff this time b/c I didnt need to be in a silly frame of mind to conjure it up.
At this point, I am 2 weeks into the 9 - 12 month-long process of rehabbing my knee. For any of you that have rehabbed anything after an injury, you KNOW how much it sucks. This is gonna be a painful process for sure
Another reason is how much fun I have on twitter. Its very easy to write your thoughts, read others, and converse with friends. Also, I follow some news tweets to help stay up on certain things. I recommend it to all.
9 comments:
Bummer. :( My roommate in college tore her ACL. . . THREE times. Not entirely fun.
I don't deal with anesesia (sp? I give up. Everytime I asked spell-check for suggestions, all they came up with is "ANUSES?") well either. . . that has always been the worst part of surgeries for me!
Hang in there!
Got damn how the hell you hurt your knee?
Get well my dude, need you out here on the blog scene!
-Ed.
Rehabbing is a process. Just take it one day at a time and I guarantee it will go by fast!
I'll be praying for you.
Good luck. Rehabbingis is a B. Push yaself but be careful to not push too hard, u dont wanna erase all the good work you put in
@illinigirl
Three times!?!? Christ! I've had surgeries and all b4 but this has been the WORST.
@ETSF
Basketball. Its pretty much how I've gotten every injury I've ever had.
@all
Thanks for all the well wishes.
Nine to twelve months? Geesh. Sounds like a marathon recovery session. Feel better soon.
I'm just surprised you let Doc Rivers prescribe you anything! And the fact that you actually take it! That's what really has me concerned.
Leave it to your closest friends to say the most random ish, instead of get well. LMAO
You've been gone? :-P
I'm glad your recovery is going well though it shouldn't have taken you this long to schedule the surgery.
And oh, I still want my Scooby snack.
Gosh, there's a great deal of useful material above!
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