Knee injuries, green blobs and other stuff
Eileen’s injury has been diagnosed as damage to her ACL (anterior cruciate ligament). The ACL is one of four ligaments that join the femur to the tibia. The orthopedic surgeon that made the final diagnosis, told Eileen that they don’t generally try surgery on patients older than 50 (Eileen is 55). So now we wait it out. There is a 1/3 chance that she will fully recover, 1/3 chance that she will partially recover and 1/3 chance that there will need to be some kind of surgery to get her back on her feet again. We’re hoping for the first 1/3.
Not much work on the Feather and Fan Shawl the past couple of days, and probably my time is going to be more limited as I take on more of the work around here. But, tomorrow is a day off (actually, I guess it’s really today) and even though we need to clean house and I’ve got 6 ton of hay being delivered in the early afternoon, I’m going to spend some time with the green blob.
Nine hour day today in the pizza kitchen. Owner had to leave for the Oregon Coast with a relative and called me in early. It’s now just past midnight Wednesday morning and I’m sitting here sipping a beer and trying to unwind enough to be able to get to bed and sleep. Nearly there…
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Judy wrote:
I hope Eileen is feeling better! That really sucks. I will think positive and know that she will have a speedy and uneventful recovery. I’ll keep you both in my prayers.
Posted on 22-Jun-06 at 3:54 pm | Permalink
Charlotte wrote:
I don’t get the “don’t operate on people over 50″ bit. Folks older than that get replacement knees at the drop of a hat it seems to me. I will keep you and Eileen in my prayers.
Posted on 22-Jun-06 at 8:58 pm | Permalink