Everything went well, apparently.
I hate oxycodone.
Still nauseous, dizzy, and groggy from anaesthesia this morning.
I'm plugged into an ice machine on one side, and a femoral nerve block pain medication machine on the other.

When I'm less blargy, I'll take a picture.

I'm in Kotlik. My house shows absolutely no sign of them having done... anything, beyond ripping out the carpet. Oh, and they put in the door they were supposed to put in, last summer.
Most of my things are either here or at school, but, uh. Not everything.
My TV, apparently, is being used by the contractor. Which I don't really mind, except for the ( Read more... )

Went to see the surgeon, this morning. He's happy with the progress. I have 110 degrees of bend available with the knee, and nothing mechanically stopping more (no misalignment or bits of torn meniscus getting in the way) - just pain because there's still a lot of inflammation, and that's mostly because of the meniscus tears. The MCL seems to be ( Read more... )

Item 22 under Covered Major Medical Benefits for my insurance:

Medical Supplies. Dressings, casts, splints, trusses, braces and other Medically Necessary medical supplies, with the exception of dental braces or corrective shoes, but including syringes for diabetic and allergy diagnosis, and lancets and chemstrips for diabetics.And yet. Today I ( Read more... )

Got to see the results of the MRI, and the X-Rays. The doctor was accompanied by a medical student (who still has a lot of studenting left to do), which I think means I got a little more explanation than I otherwise would. Though, really, for a surgeon, Dr. Sparks was very informative ( Read more... )

"You just made my day! I've never seen anyone who was attacked by Autons, before ( Read more... )

I went to Fred Meyer, yesterday, because, um, having been in the midst of moving, and unable to walk, there were some necessities I wasn't able to pack before I left ( Read more... )

Cody, TK, and I are here in Anchorage, and thanks to a friend, all of us are at our respective destinations ( Read more... )

Today, I managed to step wrong on a bit of uneven ground, and my ankle turned (but did not sprain, for once), and... my knee popped. And down I went.

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The seniors approached me at the end of last week, and asked me to be their graduation speaker.

( Here's the speech I gave, last night. )