Update on Knee Surgery
Hey guys,
Thanks very much for the support. It really meant a lot to me - I was really scared before the surgery. My surgery was successful according to the doctor. I will know for sure Wednesday after I meet him for my post-operation appt. The surgery itself was quite scary and the aftermath was quite painful. I've been drifting in and out of vicodin-induced sleep for the past few days. Today is the first day when I have been able to make some sense.
They have hooked me up to an ice machine and to a machine that automatically bends my knee for me. Modern technology - pretty cool stuff - never seen anything like it before. I can sort of walk with crutches - I can even put some weight on my operated knees. I'm also doing some strengthening exercises.
I hope to be up to normal in about a week - that is normal without the walking. Hopefully I'll be able to walk in a few weeks. Soccer will be in 8-9 months.
A tid-bit about my doctor - Dr. Frederic Bost. He wears a huge World Series Ring. He was surgeon for the Oakland As when they were world-champs in 1989. He is really nice. I can't complain about the care I've recieved. Everyone - the surgeon, the nurses - everyone was extremely nice to me. The only thing that was a little discomforting was having to call the doctor on call (Dr. Dickinson - who by the way is the surgeon for the Golden State Warriors) three times over the weekend with questions about my knee - I felt so bad about calling him so many times. But I was worried about my knee and I guess he was on call.
One thing that was quite weird was the number of times different people asked me the same questions before the surgery. At every point in the hospital, they asked me the following questions -
"What's your last name?",
"What's your first name?",
"What's your date of birth?",
"Why are you here today?",
"What is wrong with your knee?",
"How did it happen?",
"Which knee is it?" - this was probably the most popular question.
"Are you allergic to any medication?"
My parents being here was really helpful and of course Julie was absolutely fantastic. Mika and Yusuf provided me ample comic relief. Mika has been helping me with my exercises, counting my reps. He's also been coming in every few hours to check up on me. And offering me advice on how to fix my knee - if I kick a ball really hard a certain way that he shows me then my knee will get all better.
Come visit me - it will help me get better.
I hope you are doing well,
-Wasi.
Thanks very much for the support. It really meant a lot to me - I was really scared before the surgery. My surgery was successful according to the doctor. I will know for sure Wednesday after I meet him for my post-operation appt. The surgery itself was quite scary and the aftermath was quite painful. I've been drifting in and out of vicodin-induced sleep for the past few days. Today is the first day when I have been able to make some sense.
They have hooked me up to an ice machine and to a machine that automatically bends my knee for me. Modern technology - pretty cool stuff - never seen anything like it before. I can sort of walk with crutches - I can even put some weight on my operated knees. I'm also doing some strengthening exercises.
I hope to be up to normal in about a week - that is normal without the walking. Hopefully I'll be able to walk in a few weeks. Soccer will be in 8-9 months.
A tid-bit about my doctor - Dr. Frederic Bost. He wears a huge World Series Ring. He was surgeon for the Oakland As when they were world-champs in 1989. He is really nice. I can't complain about the care I've recieved. Everyone - the surgeon, the nurses - everyone was extremely nice to me. The only thing that was a little discomforting was having to call the doctor on call (Dr. Dickinson - who by the way is the surgeon for the Golden State Warriors) three times over the weekend with questions about my knee - I felt so bad about calling him so many times. But I was worried about my knee and I guess he was on call.
One thing that was quite weird was the number of times different people asked me the same questions before the surgery. At every point in the hospital, they asked me the following questions -
"What's your last name?",
"What's your first name?",
"What's your date of birth?",
"Why are you here today?",
"What is wrong with your knee?",
"How did it happen?",
"Which knee is it?" - this was probably the most popular question.
"Are you allergic to any medication?"
My parents being here was really helpful and of course Julie was absolutely fantastic. Mika and Yusuf provided me ample comic relief. Mika has been helping me with my exercises, counting my reps. He's also been coming in every few hours to check up on me. And offering me advice on how to fix my knee - if I kick a ball really hard a certain way that he shows me then my knee will get all better.
Come visit me - it will help me get better.
I hope you are doing well,
-Wasi.
posted by wasi at 2:19 PM
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