You Did What??

I tore the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament), the medial meniscus in my right knee on 6-2-09 when I slipped/fell backward off a 10" step. A microfracture of the femoral condyle was also discoverd. I felt a very painful pop on impact and another pop when up-righting myself again. It's a very common injury to both pro and weekend warrior athletes. I tore the meniscus in this same knee in 2007. I'm an active woman and a delivery person for a major company so it is imperative that I'm 100%. This is the story of my ACL surgery on August 18, 2009. To start reading from the beginning click and at the bottom of the page there is a "newer post" link.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

4.5 weeks - I'm off for vacation!

A MUCH NEEDED VACATION!! I don't even want to get into what I've gone through over this vacation with the worker's comp insurance company. But, of course they lie and tell you things like.... "If you don't go to your therapy then you will be non-compliant to receiving treatment". So if I go I'm screwed is what the insurance company says. As I said, they lie. Two lawyers and the State of Michigan Worker's Compensation (WCA) department all say basically that the insurance company likes to think they own you, but there is nothing they can do if you go on vacation. Granted they can try, according to the WCA, and if they do I am to call and report it. Thank goodness! I've fretted over this for months since it's my one big vacation a year and a bunch of my friends will be there and my brother and my husband! Anyway....

I'm doing great! I know I haven't posted much because there hasn't been anything dramatic going on. It's now been a little over 4 weeks since surgery. The major swelling is gone and has been gone for a couple weeks. I do still have bulges over the portals. It gets sore and stiff (internal swelling) from being on it too long, but that is very normal. I have great flexibility. I do have some pain on the medial condyle part where I had the microfracture... I'm praying it goes away since that is what was so debilitating last time. My quad still look "pathetic" as my PT put it, but I have good quad control and am now free of the big immobilizer brace. I was fitted for a function brace at my last Ortho appointment on 5-5-10 just a few days ago. The brace is being shipped to my brother's in FL. In the meantime, I am very careful walking around and if I'm doing anything strenuous where I could twist it or step funny (aka cleaning the car for the road trip) I wear the brace.

I am relieved to be leaving; I definitely need the break from the injury - if only I could leave that behind when I go too.

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