Showing posts with label knee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label knee. Show all posts

Friday, May 4, 2012

Ouch!

Matty was able to get his arthroscopic knee surgery today. Unfortunately, when the doctor went in & took a look around, the damage was so severe; he had to perform a micro fracture. Darn it! This means Matty cannot put any weight on his right foot/leg at all for 6 weeks. :(  Oh well - here's to youth, good health & a speedy recovery!☺

The video below is from You Tube. It's the exact same surgery Matty had today. Removal of cartilage + micro fracture surgery. I think it's fascinating! If you are squeamish, don't bother watching!

When Matty went back for his pre-op, the doctor came in & marked the 'correct' knee so there would be no mistakes. ☺

The patient patient.
 After Matty changed, he had to have his leg shaved. He wasn't too happy about that.

Prepped & ready to go!
 After his surgery, I was able to go into the recovery room. Poor Matty was zonked out!

 He eventually became alert enough to give me a thumbs up so I could text the photo to
Omid (who was in Pullman packing up Nas to bring her home).
Photo bomb by mom!
After a while, Matty really wanted a burger. The nurse told him he could have pudding, apple sauce or saltine crackers. He will get his burger tomorrow! Poor boy is used to eating close to 4,000 calories a day.
After just an hour & 45 minutes in recovery, Matty was well enough to come home!  Yay!