friday morning, i spent some time with my friend rob. he had invited me to join him at the ymca to play some racquetball... which was exciting... it's been a long time since i've played racquetball. as expected, i was a little rusty (read: i lost), but i had a great time.
before we left, we decided to play a little basketball. it started out harmless enough... shooting around, played a game of "pig"... which turned into "horse"... and then decided to play a little one-on-one. as i was beating rob to a pulp (not really), i felt a little something happen in my right knee. nothing major... just a tweak. right?
(backstory... about six years ago i tore the acl and the meniscus in my right knee. i opted for physical therapy and rehab as opposed to arthroscopic surgery.)
after i limped around a little bit, rob suggested we stop playing. we probably should have, but i insisted i was alright (that was stupid). so we kept playing, and sure enough, about five minutes later... snap. i jumped. i landed. my knee popped and buckled. and down i went... in excruciating, indescribable pain. i knew immediately what had happened. like i said... i've seen this movie before.
as i rolled around on the gym floor, rob laughed at me (just kidding). the ymca staff quickly came to my aid. they were amazing... very friendly and tried to make me as comfortable as possible. the trainer did a quick exam, they wrapped my knee in ice, put me in a wheelchair (a first for me) and sent me on my way. rob brought me home, and kristi took over.
we made several doctor's appointments... one with my primary care doc (mainly to get a referral) and one with an orthopedic surgeon (with said referral). it took a little while to see the orthopedic doc because they had to squeeze me in, but it was worth the wait. i'm told that i'm seeing the best group on the peninsula... and when you're talking about an injury like this, you want to see the best doctor there is.
the diagnosis? torn anterior cruciate ligament (torn acl... again) and, my personal favorite - patellar disclocation (i.e. dislocated kneecap). the treatment? heavy pain medication (nice...), a locking knee immobilizer, crutches, and rest. i'll go back tomorrow morning to have the fluid drained from my knee, then back again on wednesday for another mri. the mri on wednesday will determine the extent of the damage once the swelling has subsided.
surgery is imminent and will happen sometime in the near future. i'll know more on wednesday.
so... that was my weekend. how was yours?
I don't think you saw this because you were rolling around in pain, but the YMCA staff brought in a defibrillator. Apparently someone called a code blue and they thought you were dying.
Posted by: Rob Shepherd | March 09, 2009 at 08:02 AM
are you serious? that's funny. sort of.
it's probably because you were kicking me in the chest while i was down on the ground...
Posted by: jake | March 09, 2009 at 08:12 AM
That's rough man. Good luck with the doc's. Let Jess and I know if there's anything we can do to help out.
Posted by: scott | March 09, 2009 at 09:08 AM
wow. so i guess no jumping up and down during the game yesterday? how sweet it was. hope that made you feel a little better.
Posted by: brian miller | March 09, 2009 at 01:23 PM
brian... it was a great game. i don't think there's any question who the #1 team in the country is. it's time to make a run through the acc and ncaa's now...
Posted by: jake | March 09, 2009 at 03:31 PM