Day 3

Got the first appointment of the morning at the orthopedists office. My doctor was great. Talked with me for at least 40 minutes. He actually saw my brother 3 years ago when he broke his collarbone in a not so glamorous sledding incident. On orthopedic surgery resident also told me that he is a very good surgeon and very conservative. I believe his group specializes in sports injuries and treats some of the UofL athletes. I can't remember if they did the basketball or football team. He explained the injury, talked about the literature out regarding pain management, post op healing time, risks, and long term results. He also mentioned that none of his repairs have ever reruptured, although I wonder if any surgeon admits to having one rerupture? We scheduled the surgery for Wednesday afternoon, a couple of days sooner than expected. Dr. Y wanted me to rest for 4 days so hopefully I will only be off work for one day! He did tell me that I will be in a very uncomfortable cast for 3-4 weeks, and then a boot for another 4 weeks. When I'm in the boot I can start putting weight on my foot and after the boot comes off I can start some therapy. He also told me to get a knee scooter for work. I think it will help me get around nicely. I left the office by 9:15 am and was informed that I needed to get an x-ray, MRI, and lab tests before my surgery tomorrow. I was sent to Jewish Northeast off Old Henry Rd. This hospital was super nice and had about 5 people working it seemed like and only about 3 patients. I registered, was taken to diagnostics to wait for my MRI and waited for at least a half an hour. A tech finally came and informed me that they were overbooked and I was actually supposed to go to Jewish South. I was extremely irritated because from what I could tell, I was the only person in the waiting room and nobody had gone in or out for at least 10 minutes! So off we head to Jewish South to get the MRI and blood test. It was not bad at all getting everything done and the blood test was super fast because wifey's cousin worked at Jewish South and helped speed the process up a little for us. I must say I'm starting to get a little nervous about this all. Even after playing every sport under the sun, this is the first major injury I have ever had. I've never been under anesthesia of any kind or certainly never had an injury that required anything more that some 'tussin, band-aids, and a lecture from mom. I worked until 7 tonight and will be working a half day tomorrow. I suppose keeping busy and not thinking about things will be good for me.