Ugh,.. surgery??

“As some of you already know, my right knee/leg has been giving me problems. I FINALLY have an ortho appointment on Monday...

Perfect timing: my knee keeps giving out now. It started on last weekends hike up at Harriman. Every now and then it would give out and I'd almost collapse, mainly on inclines, but sometimes just on flat ground as well.

As of yesterday it's started to be a constant pain. I can't move it someways, I can't bend it fully because it hurts so bad and even just sitting here, it's painful.

I think I may have a torn medial meniscus. I'll most likely have to get an MRI done on Monday.

Figures that batman luke is coming home on Tuesday and we had a 4 day hike planned starting this Friday and now I can't go : (
Guess we'll just have to car camp... better than not getting out at all.”

“Ouch! Good luck on Monday.”

“thanks”

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“Hope it's just tendonitus or something that some meds will help, Scorchy. Feel better and take some anti-inflamatories. Ice it too, it helps alot.”

“sorry to hear this scorchy, Its such a bummer when an injury can prevent doing the things that ya love.”

“getting old is a bizitch
: P
get well soon, kid”

“"It started on last weekends hike up at Harriman. Every now and then it would give out and I'd almost collapse, mainly on inclines, but sometimes just on flat ground as well."

Try drinking less. It always makes me fall down too. LOL!

Knees and backs are some of the worst injuries because they always seem to come back. Hope it's nothing major and ya get better.”

“SF...


I had the same prob. It got so bad that It would go out and I would fall...ended up breaking an ankle that way. All along my oc was saying it was nothig to worry about...after the break I went to another doc cause I KNEW there was something wrong. That other doc was surprised I hadnt had surgery for it long before then cause it was so bad. It only gets worse if ya dont get it taken care of it. The recovery is a #&%!$ but you'll have a knee :)”

“I have had knee problems for years, I truly sympathize. One doctor told me I would be on crutches by the time I was 40....that hasn't happened yet, my knees are actually better then they were 15 years ago...

Unfortunately, the rest of me is shot.

They can do amazing things today, you will be back up and packing soon. You have lots of support, sometimes thats half the battle.

Best of luck to ya.”

“Ouch! That sucks. I hope it doesn't end up being anything too serious. Feel better soon.”

“Thanks : (

I hope it's nothing too serious. If I have to have surgery, then I'd much rather have it now than down the line when it's worse, like SC said.”

“I feel for you scorch, I don't wish surgery on anyone. Hopes its something simpler. Get well soon”

“don't know if i'll make it til monday... it keeps hurting more and more. i can't even walk on it now. and i'm not even using it, i've been resting all day and it's still getting worse.

er visit anyone? i hope not. i HATE the er.”

“Do you spend a lot of time on your knees?”

“if your stomach can handle it load up on NSAIDs like ibuprofen”

“Sounds like you'll be playing pup-tent at Winslow or Inn-of-the-Dove!”

“Get it over with. It's not a bad operation. I had a "bucket handle" tear and they just clip it on both ends and take it out. Up and runnin around in a couple of weeks.”

“hang in Scorch load up on Advil and such just don't drink too much or you'll hurl.

Get well so you can come out west next summer!”

“vicodin. works wonders.”

“Oh I hate pain killers. Vicodin just makes me sleep for hours and hours on end.”

“doesn't make me tired at all... just makes me feel a little woozy. it does wonders for pain though. it just recently wore off and boy does it hurt like a b-tch without the meds.”

“Cheer up Scorchie...I was supposed to have knee surgery in July....got postponed twice...now I'm still waiting for an appointment. Got a small tear in the inner minegus of the right knee. Haven't done any exhaustive sports over a whole year. :o( Just sitting around getting fat.”

“LOL, i'm sure you're not fat, stan.

meanwhile i can barely walk and i'm sure i'll be put on crutches or something until i can get surgery.

i won't be able to go back to work with crutches... it's a fast paced job and i can't be limited. if i have to sit home on short term disability after surgery i'll be so bored!”

“You will feel a lot better after the surgery. I had a lot less gravy after.”

“for some reason, i have no gravy... weird.”

“Scorchy.....ya won't be bored....you have US!!!!!!”

“Scorcho! Sorry to hear about the knee getting so bad. I will be thinkin' about ya' tomorrow when you have yer appointment - good luck!”

“Sorry to hear about ur knee, but if it's totally fixable, you should have it done. Future you will thank present you a lot...”

“thanks... i'll keep yous posted. i'm sure he'll just have me get an MRI done and i still won't know anything until he reads it.”

“"LOL, i'm sure you're not fat, stan."
- Scorchfire

Thanks for the kind words....but I could afford to lose 10 to 15lbs from the mid-section.”

“couldn't we all?!”

“Have you tried Vioxx?

OK, sorry that wasn't very nice.”

“Sorry to learn of your bad knee.

Does Batman Luke know you are partially worn out already ?”

“hey scorch, I thought you were just making that knee thing up so you didn't have to work!! Just kidding, hope your test goes well and you can get out again soon. At least you didn't do it walking over a curb! See you when you get back.”

“Hope the they can figure out what's wrong and fix it quickly!”

“Hang in there Scorch. We may have to start a Gimpy in Modern Pennsylvania (GIMP) club.”

“Deuce! I would never make up such a thing so I wouldn't be able to work... I love my job! I couldn't fathom being away from it for that long (pssh, I smell BS).

Time to go get my driver's license photo taken over and then my ortho appt. Wish me luck!”

“I can do surgery, cheap!”

“so the doc thinks it's either a meniscul tear or something with the cartiledge. he says it may just go away on it's own... which would be ideal. if not, i'll have to try cortisone shots (OUCH!) and if that still doesn't work, surgery. he doesn't think it'll get to that point, thank god. i still have to get an MRI done to make sure that's what it is. it feels a little better today but i still am limping and still hurts to fully extend the leg.

either way, i have to stay off the knee, which means no hiking he said : ( until they find out what's wrong.”

“oh shoot, those cortisone shots suppose to hurt, that's what I heard.

And girl...listen to him, no hiking for a while. Better no hiking for a "while" then no hiking for a very long while...huh, what ya think??”

“SCORCHY.....you can let others carry you hiking on a litter......like Cleopatra....


LISTEN to DR.....STAY off of it....so you can hike again someday....the better a patient you are....the faster the recovery!!!!”

“yea, yea, yea.... i have a bunch of mom's on here ; )~”

“hey...I ain't telling you #&%!$.... if you rather wanna go hiking now...more power to ya!”

“hey.....I parented for 30 years......it is hard to stop!!!”

“the doc thought i had torn my "minisucus" when i had my little car crash almost two years ago...it stayed sore for what seemed like forever...couldnt bend it or squat on it or it would feel like it was going to rip...got an MRI done andit was nothing..just enough fluid that it madeit hurt yet the doc said it wasnt enough to have to drain...just went away on its own...VERY SLOWLY”

“yea,.. that's what he was saying, that it may go away on it's own. if it's a bad tear i wouldn't be able to move it and that's when it would require surgery. whew. so i'm thinking that's good news.”

“Scorchfire, sorry to hear about the injury and I hope all goes well for you.”

“thanks, rich”

“Maybe you'll just have to take up canoeing for a little while.”