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At 8:00 this morning I was standing tall at the orthopedist’s office.
Okay, standing is a relative term… it was more like listing 45 degrees and hopping around like a rabbit on a 3 day bender.
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But you’d hop too if your right knee looked like this:
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A little swollen… no?
The good news –
My xrays came back clean, no fractures, no bone spurs and no signs of arthritis.
The bad news –
The doctor thinks I tore my meniscus when I stained the deck. Fluid and swelling set in, which weakened the joint. Then the other day when I stepped off the porch I probably damaged my ACL and possibly my MCL. Not good.
There’s no way to tell for sure until I have an MRI which they couldn’t schedule until next Thursday.
So a weeks worth of ice, elevation, ibuprofen and gentle range of motion exercises.
And whining.
Don’t forget the whining.
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Yes, there might be some of that kind as well.
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River's world..... 
I’d say you deserve a little whine and a lot of wine.
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Thank you. I shall gladly fill that prescription…
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Ugh. And all because you just wanted the deck to be pretty…
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Proof positive beauty comes at a cost.
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I’m sorry for your trouble. At least you don’t have to wait months for your MRI, like you would, here. I hope things improve for you.
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Thanks. Months for an MRI? And I thought a week was bad.
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OMG!!!! “I probably damaged my ACL” You damaged your “A Chorus Line”??? N-O-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0!!!! Won’t even get into the MRI & MCL but the ACL?!?!?! Drink as much as you want!!!!
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Sadly, my chorus line is flat on the couch and under ice.
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Ouch! I too have messed up my knee before. At least red wine is good for the heart!
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And the soul…. yes!
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I hope this is something that is easy to treat.
By the way, I read that as “So a weeks worth of ice cream.”
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I would much prefer that cure!
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I hope you have a speedy recovery!
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So do I. Thanks!
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As speedy a recovery as you want…while wining…yes, I spelled that correctly! Make your husband refill your wine glass so you can rest that knee!
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My husband is the worst nurse ever. Truly. I’m pretty much on my own.
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Oh no 🤦🏼♀️ I’ll say prayers. Take a sip. Elevate.
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Thanks. I’m doing both… like a good patient.
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🙂 good!
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Bottoms and knee up! 😉
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For the near future, yes.
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Ugh. Best wishes with that.
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Thanks. It’s a slow healing injury so there will be a lot of whining involved.
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I just tore my lower abs/groin and am on rest orders, so I get that feel of having to live a sub-optimal life for the time being.
Admittedly, abs aren’t as bad as knees, so I’m wishing you all the best with your injuries. Get well soon!
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Any injury that forces us to lie on the couch all day requires patience. Thank god for Amazon book delivery. I think I’ll be financing Jeff Bezos’s next Lear jet in no time flat..
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I just had an MRI. Bad news – they don’t let you drink wine during the procedure. 😦
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That’s beyond cruel.
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Oh dear. You’ll have to get your hubby to do a deal of no hoarding freebies while you’re incapacitated. Hope the anti-inflammatories help with the pain.
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They haven’t so far, but freezing it with ice is soothing.
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Strong pain killers? Although you’d have to give up the drink so…
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Ironically, I’m narcotic resistant. Found that out when I had major surgery and the morphine didn’t work. Neither did fentanyl. That was seriously not fun.
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Oh right, I remember that now. Sucks for you.
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Maybe just take it all off from the knee down? Recovery becomes a herculean task once you hit your golden years (or amber years, depending on your point of view)
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Another few weeks of this pain and I may have to consider amputation.
As for golden, or amber? I was thinking more along the lines of 💩.
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So you are thinking less color, and more smell?
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Judging from my husband’s elderly uncle…. I’d say that’s spot on.
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I’m sorry sweetie. I know how joint stuff hurts. Sprained my right hip when I was 17. Paying for that now with random “I think I’ll pop out of joint while she’s out walking and about a mile from home!”
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I hate being immobile!
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