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February 08, 2005
And the Doctor Says... (Take 2)
...that he's not completely sure, and that I need an MRI. Only my insurance won't approve an MRI until they get his writeup on my exam today. So probably no approval from insurance until Thursday. Which is the day Dave & I leave for Seattle. Or I can do it next week. Only I'll be in Ashland for ACTF. Yeah. At least I have a much better brace now and won't need crutches for the garden show.
Anyway, he's pretty sure it's my meniscus, and about 60% sure it's also my ACL. He didn't say 60%, that's just a vibe I got from him. So chances are good, unless the MRI indicates that the ACL is just stretched, that Sally will be getting orthoscopy during spring break.
He was a bit surprised at the extent of the damage, based on someone just running into my knee, but then he remembered that I was also holding at least 100 lbs of additional person in my arms and said, "That's a lot of extra torque." So I told Adam (the guy who connected with my knee) that it's not just his fault. It's also Maggie's. I'm not sure that made him feel any better.
Posted by sally at February 8, 2005 03:38 PM
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