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Waiting, Wondering, What Else?
I'm sure many here have been injured before, and taken the steps to having to attend the doctors office, and then being sent out to get x-rays or MRIs or something along those lines. Thing that sucks the most is, after you get those pictures or whatever done, you have that little waiting period to go back to the doctors office just for him to tell you how much you really are, I guess you could say, screwed? As for me, I'm in the waiting process as of right now. I injured my knee about 3 weeks back, and finally was able to get to Dr. Hamilton. He had x-rays done in his office the same day, but the pictures showed no sign of major bone damage, just a little. So next step was sending me off to have MRIs. The next morning I got up early, wrestled through the lengthy, horrible process of lying in the round machine and listening to it's annoying noises. Then I was on my way again to wait through the dreadful next week of what kind of 'cure' the doctor has in store. Well, my mom being a nurse, and I having the MRI place send her the results, I already know the expected outcome of the process, which I guess you could say makes it worse. I already know I have a torn ACL, broken fibula head, complex tear of the meniscus, joint effusion, and all the other good stuff; I just don't know the doctors idea of treating it. Being 19, I've already had 3 different surgeries to fix injuries somewhat like this, but more on the lines of broken bones. Many have already told me not to mess up my knees, and I already had knowledge of this. They've all said that it takes forever, or just never heals period. So now it is somewhat the dreading process of going back in tomorrow morning, and then again the nervous and anxious feeling of what he has to say. I'm not sure if I want to get it over with, or secretly hide in a corner and just never go. I know I'll have to just to get it over, but I'm not sure of anyone wanting to hear the good ole "S" word, that has urgery followed after it. I'm hoping if this is the case he will be allowing the postponement until after June 7, the reasoning being so I conclude my HipHop dance year with the year end recital at Bakersfield Harvey Auditorium (BHS). I understand dancing is probably not the best cure, but also the minimal movements that I do within it is no more then the amount of walking I do each day. I actually probably move my knee less in dance then I do walking up and down the stairs each day, or simply walking out to my car. With all this said and done, just keep crossing my fingers and praying until I hear the real diagnosis. Who knows, maybe I'll get lucky, I guess I just have to be optimistic with an already busted up knee. 6 comments from 3 users
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posted by
kevinmorrison
on May 5, 2008 at 10:52 AM
Praying's the way to get through it, especially if you wholeheartedly follow the answer, regardless of what it is. You'll never be on the wrong path if you do that, and if you're always on the right path, it's all good. I've avoided surgery to this point in my life, which is amazing since I've been active in sports and outdoors since I could walk. Now my knees are just bad from old age. I'm sure I'll have them fixed at some point, but I'm holding out as long as possible. posted by
HeatherIjames
on May 5, 2008 at 11:16 PM
i hope everything is all right for you, but, to be honest...the whole story makes me nervous about having two boys. God should have made you all with bendy bones KNOWING y'all take yourselves to the limit every chance you get! yeah, just read the blog again. i'm nervous. Good mercy. still, i hope you heal quickly. and you should definitely give your mom a huge hug for mom's day for letting you get on a motorcycle to begin with. sing her praises this sunday!! posted by
pedigo328
on May 6, 2008 at 08:13 AM
Yeah definitely, she has been through a lot! 14 or so broken bones, needless to say she was the person to break my FIRST bone. But anyhow, 6 concussions, and some stitches, and what not, she has been on her toes through my growing up experience. She never not allowed me to do anything though, and I'm thankful for that. I have been skiing since the age of 4, along with snowboarding, riding motorcycles since the age of 8, and anything else dangerous I could try I would. I guess in someway I'm lucky she was a nurse for her profession though, but either way, she's still happy that I'm selling the dirtbike. I'm not sure if she is so happy that I'm replacing it with a road bike though? posted by
kevinmorrison
on May 6, 2008 at 12:38 PM
That's what I want to do for my kids. I don't want to prohibit any activity they want to try (for instance, my 5 year old is playing ice hockey). Gotta be a LEGAL activity, of course. :-) But I want them to have freedom in becoming who they want to be and a lot of that has to do with experiences they choose for themselves combined with the ones we provide for them. posted by
pedigo328
on May 6, 2008 at 01:42 PM
Definitely true, because allowing them to do what they like, as in sports/activities, benefits usually from keeping them out of drugs. I was always active due to my dad doing things with me, and I've never tried an illegal drug in my life. I've had friends that've gone down because their parents aren't interested as much with them and their likings. Luckily most of them have turned back around. You have to weigh the outcome of the sport (injuries, cost, etc.) with the expense to losing your kids to the unsafe/unwanted activities. I actually was going to do a blog on this just through the experience/eyes of me and experiencing my parents sharing their time with me, and how parents here can help to effect their kids through the experience of another kid. :) posted by
kevinmorrison
on May 6, 2008 at 02:11 PM
that would be a great blog! I look forward to it.
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