Monday, January 12, 2009

Of track for awhile

Report from urgent care - something isn't right, but they can't tell for sure what. X-Rays look ok. Gave pain reliever and said followup with my own doctor. Hint of possible orthopedic care needed if this doesn't get better.
Rested rest of Saturday and all day Sunday, back to feeling better until I walk around some.

Report from my doctor on Monday afternoon: He thinks its a damaged miniscus (sp?). Prescibed an anti-inflammatory and physical therapy for a month. If it doesn't get better we will do an MRI and see if surgery is required.
This anti-inflamatory seems pretty good, but haven't walked too much to test it out. I start PT in the morning. Doc says with regular icing and sitting down when necessary I should be able to handle work (he doesn't know what a room full of 1st graders is like - sitting down, regular icing.... I don't think so! I have taken the week off. If the PT and medication make it tolerable, I'll be back to work next Tuesday).
Who would have ever thunk -- I get a sports injury from using the treadmill in the morning. I tell you, exercise is bad for you! Every famous athelet I know of has some bad things happen to their body -- the Olympics is full of it.
Mild exercise and light weights - that sounds like the route for me.

1 comment:

  1. how could you leave off on such a cliff-hanger?!?!?!?! how are the knees now?

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