I had my last doctor appointment before my surgery (set for 7:30 AM on Wed, July 27th) this morning. He checked out my knee one more time and asked me a couple of questions regarding how it was feeling. Based on what he saw and my lack of pain he said it was encouraging that my meniscus may not be torn or may be healing itself. If this is the case, then my recovery will be significantly less. So naturally, I am hoping that he didn't just get my hopes up. There is no way to know for sure until they actually get in my knee and start looking around.
If they don't need to repair my meniscus or if they are only removing torn tissue, then the time on crutches will only be a few days to a week. Whereas if the meniscus can be repaired and sutchered, then it will be more like 4-6 weeks on crutches. If you've never been on crutches before (I was on them for 4 months in 2005), then you'll just have to trust me that you don't want to be on them for long.
The main reason for the appointment this morning was to get me a brace for post operation. This isn't the brace that I'll wear when actually participating in sports again, it's more of an immobilization brace to make sure that the knee holds up and stays in place while it is healing.
Essentially, i'll have to keep the brace locked at 0 degrees (completely straight) while sleeping and as often as possible after surgery. If this is not done, there could be future complications. I'll add some more information about the brace later.
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