As I posted earlier in the "Injuries" section I hyper-extended my left knee this past April and confirmed in May that I had a "nearly complete tear" of my ACL. Because it wasn't a life-or-death situation and I was actually getting around OK (but wearing a brace, constantly, for stability) I delayed the inevitable because of some major projects at work . . . and because I wanted to ride!!
Anyway, that's coming to an end on Thursday, at least for a while. 'Scheduled for a 6am arrival at Jewish East in Louisville, surgery at 7:30. General anesthesia is the game plan.
'Gonna get somebody else's ligament - somebody that doesn't need it anymore
. Though I understand that this surgery is often an outpatient exercise, my surgeon likes to keep his victims overnight to monitor recovery and for pain management. He seems very concerned about comfort in general; the hospital I'll be in only offers overnight monitoring but provides solely private rooms and they're actually pretty nice. I'll get to see the West Virginia Mountaineers pound Maryland Thursday night in the comfort of an adjustable bed and serious pain medication.
Two weeks totally out of work followed by four weeks of "stay in your office and go home if it gets rough". He claims that I could be back to riding in four months if I take the PT seriously and nothing goes "wrong"; 6 months for a full recovery (like sports that involve "cutting" movements like basketball) . . .
which means that I won't be riding again 'till February. Well . . . riding "full tilt". I'll be fiddling with things - suspension, power valve actuation, probably check rings and lower bearing play and such.
And, of course, I'll have to sorta check things out along the way. Not serious riding, right?
THIS IS GOING TO BE HELL AND TORTURE - SOMEBODY WISH ME A SPEEDY RECOVERY ALREADY!!
