Alright, there has been a bit of discomfort in the area of the knee:
X-rays are good. Can you tell I broke my left tibia in 1961?
My right knee would hurt whenever I twisted my leg. I could ride a bicycle OK, but it would hurt whenever I tried to dismount. It would also hurt when I drove a car so it seemed like my leg was telling me to STAY ON A BICYCLE! But it was hard to walk on uneven surfaces (and that’s everywhere around here!) and it made hanging out with the samba band difficult.
But now my right knee hurts; What can it be?
And after a few months, the pain didn’t go away on it’s own! Time to see a (gulp!) real doctor and see what’s what! Well, it seems most likely I have a meniscal tear on my knee. Of course a little Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging might show this a little clearer perhaps. Most folks just say ‘MRI’ meaning Magnetic Resonance Imaging, but it’s really Nuclear MRI ! Don’t be fooled! Ha! Ha! No! It’s not ionizing radiation you idiot!
Enter the General Electric Signa MRI
…and just as you might have heard, they are still noisy as ever. I got to wear headphones and when they asked me what radio station I wanted to hear, I said “KRFC please”. I don’t listen to radio very much, so this was the first time I ever heard “Radio Fort Collins” ; It’s “Homegrown Radio for Northern Colorado” or Public Radio. Seems cool; They might even broadcast live samba music some evening. Anyhow, the dog made a movie of it and put it on U-tube here:
NMRI of my leg, why not?
So it appears that it is indeed a meniscal tear and I need to be “SCOPED” as they say. The procedure should happen around 1:00 PM TODAY and I should be home by 4:00PM. They said I should stay in bed for at least 4 to 5 days. I’ll be sure to let you know how that goes! I’ve got my recovery room all ready to go except that I will have NO INTERNET ACCESS FOR 4 to 5 days!!! I know I should have installed a wireless router just like everybody else, but I thought I would wait for the NEXT BIG THING, whatever that might be.
Will I survive not having internet access? Sure, NO PROBLEM!
With luck you’ve got a neighbor who was tech savvy enough to install wireless, but tech ignorant enough not to put a lock on it. Doesn’t happen as much as it used to, sadly. Best wishes on your surgery.
Jimi – Hope that your surgery goes well and that you’re “up and about” soon. I recommend “books” for entertainment and enlightenment during your post-op recovery: from what I’ve heard, these “books” don’t require any electricity, are very kind to the eyes and smell good! Give ’em a try, Bub!