knee surgery

well... today is the big day. about 6 weeks ago, i tore the anterior cruciate ligament and the meniscus in my right knee playing basketball. today, i'm having arthroscopic surgery to repair it. 

the doctors tell me that if all goes well, i'll be as good as new in about six months. 

for the first week, i'll pretty much stay in the bed. i'll begin physical therapy after that and get around using crutches for about two weeks. at three weeks post-op, i should be walking on my own. i will continue physical therapy for about five months after that. it's a lengthy process, but it will be worth it. 

if you think about it today, i'd appreciate your prayers. i've never had any type of surgery before, so i'm a little nervous. pray that everything goes smoothly, the doctors are able to fully repair my knee, and that the recovery isn't too painful.

thanks... i'll post updates as soon as possible!

:: UPDATE :: 

i'm home from surgery... recovering well, i guess. i'm drugged up like there's no tomorrow, so don't hold me responsible for anything i type that makes no sense. i think surgery went well. they told me it did. i'm not in any pain yet, but they told me it was coming. i was awake for some of it, but i don't remember a flippin' thing. they wouldn't let me twitter during surgery. i asked. they thought i was weird... and had no idea what twitter was. kristi took notes of some of the asinine things i said when i was sedated. i'm sure she'll find a way to call me out on some of them. apparently my "verbal filter" was disabled for a little while.

thanks for the prayers and well wishes. i'll respond to the texts and emails and messages and stuff as i'm able to.

oh, by the way... can somebody come and scratch my freaking leg? it itches underneath my bandages and i don't have a clue how to get to it. neither does kristi. that's all.

Comments

[Julie Ross]

Praying for you today and as you recover.

[Kristi Miller]

I may just hijack your blog and tell everyone the hilarious things your said!

[Scott Minter]

Itch...use a metal coat hanger. Just be gentle with it.

[Sandy Phinney]

My thoughts and prayers are with you. The hanger works, just be careful with it. Don't want to tear any stitches!

[Jessie]

what kinds of food do you ENJOY jake??? Give me a GENERAL idea... I might just be swinging some dinner your's and kristi's way!!! AND YOU'RE GETTING IT REGARDLESS, so share the names of something you like ;)

GET WELL SOON!

[jake]

julie... thank you!

kristi... you can hijack my blog all you want... but please don't tell everyone EVERYTHING i said... =)

scott and sandy... thanks for the prayers and the advice. i don't really trust myself to stick a coat hanger down my pants at this point... maybe when the drugs wear off...

jessie... that's really nice. you seriously don't have to bring us dinner. if you insist, though... call kristi. she'll be able to give you some ideas. thanks!

[Rob Shepherd]

Jake, the key is to get your mind off the itching. You can do this by laughing, singing loudly, holding your breath until you pass out, our filling a bottle up with your farts...putting a lid over it and only opening it when you need to itch. It will take your mind off the itch.

[jake]

rob... i don't even know what to say.

[Kerry Northey]

Having knee surgery is no fun, as you found out, Jake. However the alternative, doing nothing, is not much fun either. Putting up with some itching might be a small price to pay...

Kerry
http://orthopedickneesurgery.net/