We just got in from Josh's appointment with his orthopedic surgeon. He has a torn ACL and a torn meniscus and will be having surgery February 11. The doctor should only have to make two insicions and will be inserting an arthroscopic camera into his knee to see exactly where the tears are and how he will go about repairing them. The surgery should last anywhere from 2-4 hours and he'll probably stay overnight.
To repair the ACL the doctor will take a graft (a tendon/ligament) from Josh's right knee and repair the left ACL with the tissue from the right knee (thankfully, instead of having to use tissue from a cadaver). Taking the graft from his right knee to his left will aid in a quicker recovery time and decrease swelling in the left. Depending on where the tear is in the meniscus will determine how they repair it and how long recovery time will be. He did tell us he'll be home recovering for about a month and it will be about 4-6 months until he's back to 100% and able to get back into his normal routine.
He'll be wearing a special brace and using crutches (that he learned to use this morning) and he'll also have to have some physical therapy.
About 4am this morning a big snowstorm blew through and really made the roads a mess. It was a really scary ride to and from the appointment this morning! The salt and shovel trucks are just now starting to clear the roads at noon... So far we've gotten about 3 inches of snow, much less than what the weatherman predicted. It's still snowing though.
To repair the ACL the doctor will take a graft (a tendon/ligament) from Josh's right knee and repair the left ACL with the tissue from the right knee (thankfully, instead of having to use tissue from a cadaver). Taking the graft from his right knee to his left will aid in a quicker recovery time and decrease swelling in the left. Depending on where the tear is in the meniscus will determine how they repair it and how long recovery time will be. He did tell us he'll be home recovering for about a month and it will be about 4-6 months until he's back to 100% and able to get back into his normal routine.
He'll be wearing a special brace and using crutches (that he learned to use this morning) and he'll also have to have some physical therapy.
About 4am this morning a big snowstorm blew through and really made the roads a mess. It was a really scary ride to and from the appointment this morning! The salt and shovel trucks are just now starting to clear the roads at noon... So far we've gotten about 3 inches of snow, much less than what the weatherman predicted. It's still snowing though.
That's my foot in the snow this morning
See the crutches? This was right after he threw a snowball at me
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