:(

I swear, potty training is going to take away my sanity. It's slowly killing me.

I don't know how much more piss and shit I can take!

MRI results

I had just pulled an x-ray jacket for a patient Saturday when I walked past Dr. Jeff's office. Usually the docs aren't there on the weekend so I was totally surprised to hear "Patient: J___ S____ (my name)" and then a whole lot of dictation jibba jabba. I stayed around the corner to listen. But I did catch the words "tear" and "Orthopedist".

When he was done I went around the corner into Dr. Jeff's office and asked what he just said meant. He explained it to me, told me to take a copy of the report and to file my medical record for him (geez it's big!).

This is what the report says: "IMPRESSION: 1. Posterior and medial tear from its attachment to the tibia. Peripheral tear at the posterior medial corner. 2. Fussuring of patellar articular cartilage. 3. Moderate knee joint effusion revealing a suprapatellar plica.

HU? Well, thank God I know anatomy and went to my x-ray classes. Now I know I'm into no good from here. Well, not horrible, but not easy street either.

I'll need laproscopic surgery to repair my knee. It's hurt and now I know that it's not all in my head. No amount of physical therapy or staying off of it will help. Ice will, but only temporary. That has made it easier to deal with, knowing that I truly have a reason to be limping and in pain and feeling down about it and it's ok that it hurts, I'm not being a baby.

So I see the Ortho doc on the 4th of January. So we'll see then where to go from here.

I'm super sleepy so I SHOULD hit the sack. At least get off the computer and lay in bed. One more day (why did I pick Christmas Eve to work? Ug!) and please go by FAST.

Merry Christmas!

MRI

Today I go in for my MRI! Yay, because my knee is still acting dumb. Unfortunatly physical therapy didn't help, infact I think it made it worse! My knee is HUGE!

Anyway, hopefully this will tell the Doc's what is wrong and we can fix it.

Friday

Oh, I didn't realize I left for a while on such a sad note. Sorry to the two people who read this! :)

I have physical therapy on my knee to day. It doesn't seem to be working as my knee still hurts and is gigantic! But as soon as my insurance approves I will be getting an MRI and seeing a Orthopedist.

My fridge smell so bad I need to go clean it out. Ug that got to be the worst job in home making. Usually I ask E to do it, sigh, but I suppose I should just do it!

Ok here I go!

Have a good weekend!