HEMIII's blog: "My torn ACL~;(>"

Well I finally saw my surgeon today and he wants to use a cadavers tendon. I hope it's a good one. He says they do that so they don't have to do more surgery on me and the healing time is alot faster. I also found out I'm going to lose my job after my short term disability runs out and my 30 personal leave, but will get hired back after I heal up. Which sucks ass but I'll survive. Well wish me luck. I hope to get through this with no infection. I had a MRSA infection a couple of monthes ago and should bring that up to him so he can take some extra precautions. I hope it doesn't come from this fellow, my guy better be drinkin' Jack~;)>

I was playing paintball last week and hyperextended my knee, holy shit it was painful. I went to the doctor the next day and they sent me to get an MRI. Today (a week later) they finally let me know what is wrong. I tore my ACL which is pionted out here. So now I have to let it heal for three weeks and then I guess they are going to do reconstruction with a graft from another tendon, they basically drill a tunnel through my bones and slide it up in there. Then they bolt it in place, yep sounds like fun, right~;)> Can't wait~;)> Then I need to keep it clean and go through alot of phisical therapy. Hopefully I won't need a brace everytime I paintball, but maybe it would be a good idea to have one. They're like what those front linemen in college football wear on there knees with the metal hinges. I like this one. Well, wish me luck.