On Tuesday Seth finally got surgery on his knee. It has been bugging him for years! He went in to the Doctors last Monday and the doc said he was 100% positive Seth tore his meniscus and was over 70% sure he had also tore his ACL. We didn't get an MRI, we figured he had to have surgery anyways, might as well find out after. So we were at the hospital talking to the anesthesiologist about the nerve block they were about to do on his leg. The doctor was explaining there really aren't risks with the block like there are an epidural. He said there are no nerves and nothing important in the pelvic area that could get messed up. Seth being Seth said, "Well. there is important stuff down there, right doc?" The doctor and nurse were laughing so hard! Even when he was about to go in for surgery he was still so funny!
So he went under the knife and I waited praying his ACL was still ok. After about 45 minutes the doctor came in and said he didn't have to repair his ACL! It had a damaged portion but nothing repairable. He said his meniscus was 'ravaged' and 'trashed'. He had a chunk stuck in his joint that had torn off, he had pieces hanging out all over the place. So he ended up having to remove half of his meniscus. He is in a lot of pain still, but long term the recovery should be easier then if he had to repair the ACL. ACL would take 9 full months where this will take 2. We are so glad are Daddy is ok!
On Tuesday Seth finally got surgery on his knee. It has been bugging him for years! He went in to the Doctors last Monday and the doc said he was 100% positive Seth tore his meniscus and was over 70% sure he had also tore his ACL. We didn't get an MRI, we figured he had to have surgery anyways, might as well find out after. So we were at the hospital talking to the anesthesiologist about the nerve block they were about to do on his leg. The doctor was explaining there really aren't risks with the block like there are an epidural. He said there are no nerves and nothing important in the pelvic area that could get messed up. Seth being Seth said, "Well. there is important stuff down there, right doc?" The doctor and nurse were laughing so hard! Even when he was about to go in for surgery he was still so funny!
So he went under the knife and I waited praying his ACL was still ok. After about 45 minutes the doctor came in and said he didn't have to repair his ACL! It had a damaged portion but nothing repairable. He said his meniscus was 'ravaged' and 'trashed'. He had a chunk stuck in his joint that had torn off, he had pieces hanging out all over the place. So he ended up having to remove half of his meniscus. He is in a lot of pain still, but long term the recovery should be easier then if he had to repair the ACL. ACL would take 9 full months where this will take 2. We are so glad are Daddy is ok!
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I'm so glad it wasn't the ACL. Tell Seth not to "ravage" and "trash" his body anymore.
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