"Could be worse!", she says optimistically
So I took myself to the Doc today.... and honestly, I was REALLY thinking that I was just gonna go in there and he was just going to give me a good "plan" for icing and heating - and tell me that "it coulda been worse and mine is so minor, it'll heal on it's own".... and that all I needed was one visit to him & some ice packs & boom, I'm on the mend!But unfortunately, his "oh, that's a good sign" reponses turned to "uh, oh, that's not a good sign" responses.
See, I can walk (limping a little and going kinda slow- but I can walk!) and really it's only super hurty when I try to straighten it all the way - or bend it all the way. And then there's this one other thing - which is when I'm walking or sometimes when I turn slightly - or just not getting into my car carefully enough, and it feels like my lower leg is loose and swings out of socket or something, and all of a sudden I get this *piercing sharp pain* that brings me to tears instantly. It has been this pain that has made me realize I needed to get my butt to the doctor to make sure I was taking care of it correctly.
So what did he say? He said I tore my Meniscus (MCL). Which you can see here and read about here.
I was practically in tears when he told me. And I kept asking him, "are you sure that if I don't just keep icing it and stay off it - that it won't heal up fine on it's own?" But he said that he's about 85% sure I'll need to get some kind of surgery. But that most likely it'll be arthroscopic, which is less intrusive apparently.
I even asked him if I could hit Tahoe in February... but he said probably not... but maybe March (!) WOW, that would be cool.
So really it's not that bad. I mean, it sucks SUPER BAD. And it's time (to visit the doc/do rehab) & money that I'm not psyched about having to deal with... but all and all - it could be worse, huh?
p.s. can you all just look down at your healthy working knees and kiss them, thanking them for them being 100%!! I'm jealous. :)
