But I wanted to let everyone know about the knee. That sweet joint midway down the leg. That doesn't sound like what I'm thinking...it sounds overtly pornographic - oh well, no time to edit.
I dropped into Stetson-Powell Orthopedics on Tuesday morning to meet with Dr. Scott Powell - yes, he is the same Scott Powell that was a founding member of the group Sha Na Na back in the day. And he's still rock star cool. He felt my knee and did a bit of stability manipulations to see that it IS in fact doing better...so it was time to view that MRI.
My concern lately has been the protrusion in the back of my knee that feels slightly like a deviled egg is lodged under my skin.
The MRI revealed that the deviled egg is simply a baker's cyst rolling around due to joint effusion (an odd/excessive build up of fluid in the joint). Why the effusion? Well, I looked at the MRI and we hopped from ligament to ligament...MCL, good to go! LCL, good to go! PCL, good to go! GREAT, so let's see my flippin' ACL. He "opens" my knee (MRI's are amazing, by the way) and I can see the ligament immediately...
"As you can see," Dr. Powell drones, "your ACL is completely intact...there are no tears...you can see where it stretched from the bone a bit right here, creating a soft tissue edema (really bad soft bone bruise)."
Apparently, staying in shape offered my first line of defense. Otherwise, it would have popped from the bone. Beyond the ACL, I also have an extensive marrow contusion of the anteromedial femoral condyle and anterolateral tibial plateau, mostly due to the same action that caused a rim impaction fracture of the medial tibial plateau. Basically, I cracked my lower leg bone on the inside because my upper leg bone crunched so hard against it, and now, both bones are bruised as well - who's up for lunch?
Regardless, Dr. Powell was encouraging and suggested that I keep rehabbing the way I have, and that he anticipates a full recovery...Hot-diggity-dang!
I appreciate the prayers and thoughts that everyone has offered! Looks like it's time to get back to work!
With that, a little quote from that guy with the crazy hair:
If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z, X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut. - Albert Einstein
See you soon.
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Hey James
Well I am no Dr but it sounds like things aren't as bad as you had thought. I hope you continue to heal and are back out there doing the things you love. Have a good one.
Stacey
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