Re: TLA: ACL, MCL


>
>> Call me a whimp, but I'm scared, so writing this is therapy to some
>> degree for me! It's all I've been thinking about since last Thursday
>> and I probably won't sleep a wink tomorrow night, the night before! I
>
>Good luck Gilbert. I'll be thinking of you. As a person who's had
>way more surgery than anyone ought to, I feel for you. On the bright
>side, the anesthetics are worlds better than what I had with my
>first operation in '63 when I was 5YO. You'll hardly know that they
>did anything to you.
>

That's what they said. I told them about my hernia surgery at 13 years
old and the vivid memory of waking up on the table in the O.R. right
they finished, screaming my head off from the pain and then going
right back to sleep. They said not to worry, that won't happen again.

>> So here I go, wish me luck and I'll wish you luck and let you know how
>> I come out on the other end in a few days...
>
>Good luck. You're doing the right thing. Your worst day for pain
>will be the day after the surgery. Be careful after you get up. The blood
>rushes to the knee. It caused me to pass out once after my ACL
>surgery.
>
After I typed my post, I started to think about PARTIAL ACL tear and
if they'll find anything. I haven't had an MRI and it seems it would
almost be like a death sentence to go through surgery only to find out
that you need more. At least the doc hasn't been concerned a lot about
my ACL after damn near yanking me off the exam table several times,
pushing, pulling, pretty hard last week.

So where can one buy the barcalounger with the built in toilet and
well stocked mini-bar / kegarator for post operative patients? I'd pay
top dollar for one right about now! ;-)


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