I couldn't resist taking a picture of James with my Iphone right after surgery. I even told the nurses it was for my blog. HEHE So I'm a little obsessed. :)
Today James had Meniscus Knee surgery on his right knee. He is just falling apart at the seams. This is his 3 surgery!. He had a meniscus surgery on his left knee back in 2003 and then in 2005 he had rotator cuff surgery on his left arm. Poor guy! While on the operating table this time, they found that he had arthritis under his knee cap and so they cleaned that up and broke his knee cap a little to let the marrow form some new cartilage. He also had a bone growth taken out right under his knee that he has had since he was young. I guess his growth plate under his knee formed to much bone so they took that out which adds another 6 weeks onto the recovery time (3 months total).
James went to the Team sport medicine/orthopedic Doctor of the Seahawks, Elias Edward Khalfayan, M.D, hoping that he would be able to run afterwards.
The Doc told him that his days of running are OVER, DONE, GONE. He told James that all his knee problems are due partly to genetics because usually a 37 year old man does not have arthritis already! He has it in the left knee also.
So big hugs James. Ouch he is hurting right now. Boy, is he going to get pampered! :)
On another note, I came back from surgery and 6 friends on my feed list on outlook posted a blog entry in one morning/day. That is a record! :) Good posts everyone!
1 comment:
oh dear! that doesn't sound fun at all! how miserable... hope his knee is feeling better soon!
ps. i took a pic of my 2 year old with my cell phone in the emergency room when he sliced his leg open and had to get stitches. i guess we are obsessed! ;)
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