The good news is that other knee just seems to be having some inflammation / arthritis. X- rays show that the knee looks better than the surgical knee! Nothing seems to warrant another MRI - no suspected tear in cartilage - yay! Had another cortisone shot - helping already today! Crutches not needed past 24 hours.
Bad news: doc has ordered a round of therapy for the other knee but my ins co will not allow anymore visits after my 20th visit on monday! He will not release me yet and I see him on july 2nd. He did say if I was feeling better he would release me sooner but not yet. I have a big decision to make after monday. Hopefully I will feel better enough to go back - you know before the snap I was ready. It scares me to think I have to make this decision on my own but my PT says I know what to do as far as exercising that knee. And my sis in law is a PT in my hometown and she will email me some new stuff to work on and suggests going to drugstore for some knee supports for when I go back. It's gonna be okay!
Thank goodness I see my therapist (mental) today to talk - it will help to work it out. My friends on girls nite say stay off as long as I can but I can't in my heart if I do start feeling better - I don't want to 'milk it' as they say. Cuz something could happen again and I won't have any sick time left - even though I have a lot of vacation left. My boss told me yesterday that I was truly missed, but also asked if this was gonna be a chronic condition - that made me nervous. Anyway she did also say that if something were to happen at work - it would be a workmen's comp issue and then I would have to be off again so that wouldn't be good. So that's what's on my mind today. Along with resting, tresting and resting! One of my friends she would pray for the 'rest monsters to stay away' - isn't that cute.
BTW: my 17th anniversary is today - wow! We're going to dinner tonight and getting away to celebrate next weekend!
Happy Anniversary!
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