Update 4-30-2008

Today is exactly two weeks from the date of my surgery that I had on 4-16-2008 and is 11 days at home from the hospital. As I said the other day I am feeling definitely better about this whole thing the I was the first week or so. The pain is finally under control and I feel as if I am getting better. Which is obviously critical to recovery (being positive about what is going on).

I get to wear this beautiful brace for the next three or four months but as long as the cadaver has taken that is absolutely fine with me!

I don't think I have wrote about it but after the surgery while I was taken all the pain medications I was drinking pepsi to help try and stay awake. That was the worst thing I could of done. As soon as someone told me that caffeine is no good for inflammation I stopped drinking it. My leg, when it was inflamed hurt so much more then when the inflammation went down. After I eliminated the soda my inflammation started to go down. Was it pure coincidence or does it really mess with inflammation? I am not sure but I will chalk it up to experience and the next surgery I have I will make sure that is not in my daily diet!

My hands are starting to get numb (for any of you that don't know why I will write more about it latter) so I will have to stop for now.

Talk to you later.

Thoughts 4-28-2008

Finally, well it has only been a week and a half but I finally see the light. I have been in so much pain from the surgery that I really did not see why it was worth it.

The clinical term of what I had done:

Right leg high tibial osteotomy with osteochondral plug allograft to medial femoral condyle.

The clinical reason I had it done:

RIght knee osteochondritis dissecans lesion with failed micro-fracture and varus malalignment right leg.

I was very fortunate that I was able to get the procedure done at the mayo clinic hospital as they do not normally accept my insurance with most patients. I feel very lucky to be able to have these procedures done.

I figure there to be two or three more surgeries that I will have to have at which point I sure in the hell (excuse my english) hope that it is what is needed to get me mobile again. With the healing time between surgeries maybe another two or three years left.

So, it has been a couple of weeks now and I was told it would be around three months before I could put any weight on the right leg. I sure hope time flies :)

Well back to the CPM machine (that makes you knee bend without weight bearing) for another two hours. Wish me luck. Take care and update latter.

Picture of Surgery 4-16-2008

I tried to post a picture in my main Forum and blog area at www.asap.org but the picture posting is not working for me. Probably doing something wrong. So I am going to give it a shot here. Hope it works. Talk to you all soon. AllinJac