I arrived at the hospital at 7am this morning and was in a car on the way home by 11. I couldn’t believe how quick it all went!
Doc says that the back of my knee cap showed a lot of wear and tear, so they cleaned that up. They shaved down my cartilage, and also removed my planka (?).
He had mentioned the planka before. I guess it’s a band of tissue on the inside of my knee. I’ve been searching all over the net since I got home and can’t find anything about it.
I can already bear some weight on it. The doc had me pretty numbed up when I left, so I was thinking “Damn, this is gonna be easy.”
Then I got home and the pain meds wore off.
I guess I’m going to have to use that Vicadin. Oh well. Either way, I’m putting weight on it already, although they want to avoid that for a day or two.
I’m doing well otherwise. I woke up and the first thing I thought was “I’m wicked hungry!” Guess that means all is well. I’ve been eating fine all day, so I’m happy.
I’ve even been able to keep to my diet. I get the stitches out next week and then see the doc again the week after. A little PT and I’m good to go. Time to do the other one after that I guess.
Thanks for all the well wishes though, folks. It means a lot to me.
