hey all,
I've been off work this whole week. The flu medicine has helped a lot, but I'm still feeling pretty weak.
Today was my big appointment with my doctor about my knee. He showed me the spot on the MRI that represented a tear in my meniscus. He also said that there were two options: put up with the pain permanently or undergo surgery. You see, apparently some parts of the meniscus just don't get enough blood flow to repair themselves, and of course my tear is in one of those parts. I opted for the later, and we spoke for quite some time about setting up meetings and appointments and such.
It is good to finally know the cause of the pain, but at the same time, I wish it was something less extreme. I should be able to get back to rock climbing and kendo in a few months. And I should still be able to go hiking and mountain climbing. But this means I'll be out of commission for even longer, at least until May. And the surgery is more than a month from now, so I'll have to hobble around for a while yet.
Oh well.
