Hurd Update Saturday (12/27/2014): I received an initial report concerning my MRI on my left knee. I have a slight fray in my ACL and there was a “signal change” in my meniscus. As I understand it, the signal change indicates that something is not right; however, there is no tear in the meniscus. So although my knee is damaged, nothing disastrous was found. I was told that my rehab doctor would consult with my prosthetist and come up with a treatment plan. From what I have read on-line, I’m guessing that it will involve some physical therapy and possibly some changes in my prosthesis. I don’t really know. I am confident that at this point there is no surgery will be suggested. Meanwhile, since I wasn’t told otherwise, I continue on with my daily routine as much as possible. Usually by about 5 p.m. my leg hurts enough that I take my prosthesis off for the rest of the evening. I think some of the pain I am experiencing is from the nerves that run along the fibula. At the very bottom edge, I can sense some tingling when I touch it. At times, touching it also sends an electrical shock along the rest of the leading edge of my stump. Those little shocks are not so bad all alone; but cumulatively they begin to add up so that by the late afternoon; they start to overwhelm my ability to ignore them. I am still able to do most things that I want to do. I just can’t do them for very long or go all day from one thing to another. I have definite limits that stop me from continuing. It is frustrating to know that I used to be able to keep going all day and into the evening; and now I am limited to a few hours of activities and then I’m done. If we can get the pain issue under better control, I could do a whole lot more. Right now that pain robs me of the motivation and energy to keep going as long as I used to do. So while things aren’t bad, they certainly are not the way they should be. Here’s a link to a video of me getting firewood into my house:
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 15:54:22 +0000
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