Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Knee Surgery?
Well found out from my primary doctor that the MRI report showed that I have a "Frayed Meniscus". She told me to rest and wait until I see the orthopedist in a week before I make any decisions. She said that it may require surgery to "shave" the meniscus but the orthopedist will determine that. I have let the race registrar of HURT 100 know that I may drop so someone can fill my spot but to not count me out just yet. I am hoping that it requires surgery and that they do it quickly and I heal fast and am out on the trails again by two weeks so I can do one more long run before HURT. Does that sound irrational? I am not sure, I know that right now (at this moment) I could not run, but with the surgery the pain might go away and I should be able to run soon there after. We will have to see. I have already had surgery on the same knee when I tore my meniscus in 1995 or 96 and they took out cartilage so I am wondering how my knee is going to hold up. I dont want to be 40 and be out of ultrarunning for good, that is when I plan on doing Badwater 135=) Anyway I will keep my chin up and my knee rested and await the final say by the orthopedist. Thanks for the support. Jah Bless.
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Does it hurt when you walk? Can you walk trails? You can walk the HURT. 7 hour loops are walkable. Think about this.
If they cut, you are done dude. That's it for the HURT. Don't be silly about this. You only got two knees and you need them both, and any kind of surgery will take weeks to recover.
I'm really sad to hear this. But take it as a blessing. You can slow down a bit and spend time with the family. The trails will always be there.
Aloha, mike
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