Went to Doctor Sterret, down in Vail yesterday and went through my MRI from before the race where I thought I had rehurt it. The MRI looked good, but since there is a lot of fluid in my joints, there is something mechanically wrong. Sounds vague? That's because it is. Since I got a repair on the meniscus already, on the inner back corner without much bloodflow for healing, the problem could be one of many things. The repair could have not worked at all, meaning they would "trim" my meniscus back smooth. A stitch could have broken loose, creating a floater (fancy terminology, I know). That would just need to be removed. The worst case scenario is if it did heal and there is a new tear, which would mean another repair, six weeks in a straight leg brace and a really pissed off athlete. Either way, the doctor need to go in and take a look, so I am scheduled for surgery on the 25th... wish me luck!
January 16, 2011
Doctors visit
Went to Doctor Sterret, down in Vail yesterday and went through my MRI from before the race where I thought I had rehurt it. The MRI looked good, but since there is a lot of fluid in my joints, there is something mechanically wrong. Sounds vague? That's because it is. Since I got a repair on the meniscus already, on the inner back corner without much bloodflow for healing, the problem could be one of many things. The repair could have not worked at all, meaning they would "trim" my meniscus back smooth. A stitch could have broken loose, creating a floater (fancy terminology, I know). That would just need to be removed. The worst case scenario is if it did heal and there is a new tear, which would mean another repair, six weeks in a straight leg brace and a really pissed off athlete. Either way, the doctor need to go in and take a look, so I am scheduled for surgery on the 25th... wish me luck!
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