Just in Time for Summer

On May 29, 2008, a great hit occurred, which probably could have stretched into a double..Yup, softballl was the culprit.  Between homeplate and first, I felt and heard the infamous “pop”, then the face plant in the dirt occurred.  I knew exactly what it was as soon as it happened.  Straigh to the ER I went.  Since I barely had a wait in the waiting room, I thought today was my lucky day.  Not really.  After being seen by the ER doc, he indicated that it is just a partial rupture and sent me off to X-ray.  When I came back, the splint was put on, and script of vicodin was given and the number to the orthopaedic surgeon was given, I was sent on my merry way.  The following day I called the surgeon, who proceeded to tell me they couldn’t get me in for 2 weeks.  I freaked and had to explain my story.  I saw the surgeon on Monday (injury occurred on Thursday), who also thought it was only a partial.  He sent me for the MRI on Tuesday with a follow up appointment on Friday.  The doctor put up on the screen the shots of the MRI and said, it looks like you need surgery, this is a complete rupture.  LUCKY ME!

Surgery was the following Tuesday, June 10, 2006.  The surgery went well.  I was given an epidural..I am not sure if anyone else was given one.  The epidural was the worst part since you can’t feel or move your legs.  They also put me to sleep.  After the surgery, the surgeon went to see my husband and proceeded to tell him he hasn’t seen a rupture that bad in a female and that he usually only sees a rupture that bad in football players…geez thanks.  I spent the night in the hospital, which I hated and then went home with a scipt for 90 vicodin.

The first three days were pretty painful when the vicodin wore off.  By the end of the week, I stopped taking the pain killers completely.  I don’t have really any complaints except that I am extremely bored out of my mind.

First Post Op appt on Monday the 23rd.  Hopefully I will get some good news.