John

Another surgery...or two has come and gone for John in a fashion that is soooo John. Meaning when John realized he had a meniscus tear in his right knee that needed to be "cleaned up" before he could run anymore he decided to take full advantage of the situation. He also needed his finger-ring finger on his left hand fixed up a little so that he could have a little more flexibility in it. Well with the cost of healthcare why not have it all done at one. Two Surgeries- and although you have to pay for 2 doctors, he only had to pay for one hospital room, nursing staff, and anesthesiologist. That's right-he's a thinker this one!

Dr. Huang did a great Job on his knee and reported, "a degenerative tear across the back part of the inside knee," and he had to remove 30% of the meniscus and then gave us a few pictures.

Dr. Barthel also did a great job-she was able to release the lateral ligaments and the volar plate to regain about 30 degrees of extension-meaning he'll be able to straighten his finger more. I took my own picture of his finger when he took the dressing off for therapy. I was ok until he was having a hard time with the therapy and his face started to lose color and then my stomach began to churn.

Once again this is not for the weak stomach.

John couldn't have picked a better week to be off work, sun is forcasted to shine all week. Luckily he has Tyler who has spent a lot of quality time with him. She been keeping him company, bringing him ice, and making him beautiful pictures. She loves taking care of him, but made it clear when I mentioned that we needed to be his nurses that she didn't want to play "Nursie".