We are hoping to schedule Jo's next knee surgery for February 2nd, Groundhog Day. Do you remember the Bill Murray movie? Maybe some you remember Andie MacDowell more than you do Bill Murray? It sometimes feels like we are living the same day over and over again.
Jo's surgery had a slight weather delay. We left the house at 5:45am and snow was falling. Anna was in her Christmas dress ready to take a picture with Santa at school today. Jo and I felt a bit like reindeer with Baby Santa perched in her seat in the back. Everybody at the hospital was talking about how long it took to get to work. Dr. Kelly seemed a little flustered from the 3 to 5 mph average commute speed.
Jo did see her shadow and we are expecting a very short winter...I mean the surgery went as expected. Dr. Kelly says her cartilage looks great and she did inject some stem cells into one area of necrosis. The knee is a more complicated joint than the hip or the shoulder and getting to certain areas would require doing damage to other areas.
Okay, the truth is that I was pretty tired this morning and I didn't understand some of the things Dr. Kelly told me and what I did understand, I have already forgotten. Jo will have a follow-up with Dr. Kelly within the next 10 days and I'll make sure that better notes are taken!
For now, just think of a football player on the sidelines with his knee wrapped in ice. That's pretty much what we have going on here today.
3 comments:
God bless. We have been praying for you all along. We teach line dancing in a small town-Towanda, PA. Your journey has made my recent journey with breast cancer seem not nearly as bad.
Linda Lee Lee
Jo, Tim and Anna,
Best Wishes on a speedy knee recovery. God Speed in your healing. Congrats on your Vegas award. Your dances are always very special to everyone. I know you were dancing all the way thru surgery and all through your recovery.
Loving Thoughts and Prayers, jam
Glad to hear that things went well and we hope for a speedy recovery.
Paula
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