A few more pictures from The Knee Day

Leaving for surgery!

Just waking up... I look like death warmed over.

Out with the old...

And in the with the new... a new ACL, that is. Lots of excitement has been happening over here in Yokeland, but the most time-consuming project of late has not been Ryan's ten-page paper on international dispute resolution for law school, but my left knee adventures.

On the last weekend of February, Ryan and I, along with some friends from church, headed up to Tahoe for a weekend of skiing. The day was looking beautiful and sunny, the snow was AMAZING, and as I went off a ski jump, nothing looked better... except a torn ACL, MCL, and meniscus when I crashed after that ski jump. (If you aren't up on your knee anatomy, click here... http://www.scoi.com/kneeanat.htm) I convinced myself it was nothing, but after meeting with the orthopedic surgeon, and learning the extent of my injuries, I broke into ugly sobs, and immediately tried to figure out when a 4-6 week recovery from knee reconstruction would fit into my schedule.

I guess April 13th was the day. I was wheeled into the OR (although I don't remember a blessed thing) and woke up with a nice new ACL.

Well it's not that nice. While my pain level isn't bad (maybe a 1-2 on the pain scale), I've been frustrated to not be able to have more flexion and extension. I was able to get outside today (all trips to the grocery store should involve an electric wheelchair and a run down to the ocean to feel the breeze.)

Maybe I'll be dedicated enough to blog about this ACL journey...

but don't hold your breath.