"Frank Reid © 2008" wrote in message
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Uh, kinda got a broken knee. Just kinda. Torn meniscus (we all know
that one) and a "fissure in the trochlea." One, I didn't know I had a
trochlea (evidently it's the end of the femur). How did I get it?
Well, what is the one piece of "no impact cardio" exercise equipment?
Can you say elliptical? I know you can. So how the hell did I crack
my knee on the elliptical? I don't friggen know.
Before the MRI, the doc sends me out to get a brace. Its
uncomfortable and makes it difficult to walk. Okay, maybe that's what
its for. 4 days later, I realize they put the son of a bitch together
wrong and the inner bar/hinge mechanism is in backwards and it won't
let my now swollen knee bend. I spent the day at the Husker football
game on Saturday with my leg bent into a damn pretzel and really
uncomfortable.
Finally, the doc calls and gives the results of the MRI and says "we
got to get you into a ortho surgeon fairly quickly."
Now that I've finished whining I'll have a beer now.
Frank Reid

Do not know about the fissure, but the Doc scoped my torn Meniscus 5 weeks
ago. Feels better than the good knee most of the time. I recommend getting
a walker instead of the crutches. I had one at the house for my mom, and
coming back from the surgery center, they put a nerve block in the leg, so
not as much sleepy stuff needed for me. Leg does not do what you tell it to
do. So when I fell getting up on the porch I could lay on the top of the
walker and save myself. Being 6'4" and 250, I doubt wife could lift me, and
would have had to call 911. I was able to go boogie boarding in San Diego 3
weeks later, and road the bike a little too far. But was easy surgery. He
cleaned up some of the arthritis in the knee while in there.