cornerofmadness

First off - my bed is soft and squishy and you know it's going to take some getting used to because it's not a flat surface. It rolls a bit. It's like sleeping on a water bed filled with jell-O. it was comfy though.

Saw my orthopedic surgeon. My knee of course choses this time to feel good. I glare at it. I jiggling it around because it DOESNT feel good any other time. The nurse at the clinic asks...the ER didn't take x-rays? What's wrong with them? Well it's just as well since they would never have taken the ones this doc wanted which are all closed kinetic chains. Podiatrists had that in common. We really don't want to see you non-weight bearing (unless of course it's some horrible fracture) since we can tell so much more from seeing the joint being used.

The doc comes in and seems pretty nice. After I tell him where it hurts and what movements make it worse, He pokes my knee right on the scar from 21 years ago and asked what was done. I explain it was ligament repair and a capsulotomy. He grabs my knee cap and yanks and it goes all the way off the normal place until it's sitting on the inside of my leg. "That's not right. You have a subluxing knee cap.' When I get my breath back I mention that's been seen on MRI but I forgot to write in on the patient history (because I'm stupid)

He makes me bend the knee and listens to it. 'That sounds HORRIBLE!' When an orthopedic surgeon says that you know you're boned. He slaps up the x-rays and points, 'see that?' can't really miss it. On the lateral view, there's spurs off the patella and the are lucencies all over. On the sunrise view there's no joint space left. the tiba and femur are in good shape but my patella is riddled with arthritis and basically it's just what I thought it was, tendonitis brought on by aggravating the arthritis from limping on that side after breaking toes on the other side.

What do you want to do? Steriod injection. Well I can't take NSAIDS doc so sure, slap some steroids in there. He lines up the needle and says 'wow, that surgeon did more than you think in here. There's nothing left of your lateral ligaments. I don't even have to push the needle hard. (i.e. the moron doc I had in the 80's messed up more than I knew and I knew he had messed up). I'm also getting another brace and some PT.

and now to quote the Simpsons 'this is what you've been waiting for. Hard core Nudity.' okay, it's the new bedroom suite.

Bed with pillows where they belong

Bed with pillows moved so you can see the headboard, yes that’s a dogwood in the center

The footboard I’ll surely break a toe on

Asian themed stuff on antique chest with added bonus, the Great Wall of Manga

Voo Doo Baby Monkey King

Spock! Bear

New Purse, why yes I’m a magpie who can’t resist shiny objects, why do you ask?