Comments | tambreet: Knee MRI

tambreet

Knee MRI

Oct 03, 2007 14:59

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sheryls October 4 2007, 01:13:21 UTC

ergh :/ so... surgery?

on the bright side, your bone marrow is TOTALLY UNREMARKABLE!

i laugh because i read it as "UNBELIEVABLE."

tambreet October 4 2007, 01:31:50 UTC

Yes and my cyst is multiseptated! It appears my options are either to give up all physical activity (except biking and swimming) or surgery. So it will be surgery, hopefully in about a month. It should be fairly routine, although it takes 6-12 months for full recovery. Ugh!

ahartfie October 4 2007, 01:32:02 UTC

So... like relysh said... what does that mean?

did you have to go full depth into the MRI machine?

and yes, you have UNBELIEVABLE marrow (oooh ohh ohh oooh oooh, unbelievable!)

tambreet October 4 2007, 01:37:24 UTC

See above. And no, the MRI machine they use for limbs is not scary or claustrophobic at all. It was like this, and just your legs go under it.

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samcallahan October 4 2007, 02:03:52 UTC

That's rough. I'm sorry to hear that. Have you thought about what you'll be doing to fill in the empty spaces during your recovery period?

tambreet October 4 2007, 02:06:56 UTC

Not too much, but I'll probably spend more time trying to learn Japanese and finishing up my Master's. Plus hang out at the dojo one night a week or so - I'm helping with their web site and newsletter already.

Plus eating healthier! I will gain weight like you wouldn't believe if I cut out all my exercise.

nekosensei October 4 2007, 03:12:53 UTC

Ugh! Knee surgeries are no fun. I should know...I've had two of them.

It sounds like the recovery from the surgeries are going to be much longer than the recoveries for mine though. So...they're not doing an orthoscopic surgery? What kind of surgery are they doing? Have you and your doctor talked about physical therapy? I had physical therapy after my second knee surgery because the scar tissue was gunking things up and making it hard to bend my knee.

tambreet October 4 2007, 14:21:26 UTC

I have not talked to the doctor at length yet, so I don't know the answer to most of those questions. I'll almost definitely be doing physical therapy and the 6-12 month figure is to get back to 100% with demanding stuff like martial arts. I should be able to walk carefully after a week or two, and normally after 6 weeks, with running at about 2-3 months.

ahartfie October 4 2007, 23:48:23 UTC

Well, good luck. Sounds like it will also be a good time to travel. :)

Hope your run went well. anonymous October 7 2007, 17:08:01 UTC

Hope you're atleast somewhat hydrated and your knee is not aching. 80+ degrees is too hot for a marathon.

Ryan