So I had an MRI on the 25th of March, I got my results back yesterday. I went into the office confidant that the Dr. was going to tell me my pain was all in my head and more then certain once he said that, my pain would go away. The conversation went like this.
Ty: Got good news for me Doc?
yes I called him doc, we have that patient Dr. relationship where we use nicknames, although my nick name is Ty, he called me Trace, short for Traci.
Dr: Let's take a look and see.
he pulls out the MRI results, he starts reading, he inhales deeply and says "Hmmmm" (never a good sign) he starts to tap his fingers on the desk, his head bobs a bit, he tsk's a few times, and then says "You didn't just fall off the ladder right, your right leg got hung up and twisted the knee?"
Ty: yea
Dr: yea.
He nods his head a bit more, then shakes his head, and turns to me slowly.
Dr: You have chronically injured your blobbity blah
He actually used big Dr. words, I heard blobbity blah though.
Dr: This can only be repaired with surgery.
Ty: Ok, if that will take away the pain in my knee.
Dr: I would like a second opinion first, this is a complicated surgery and not very common, I would like to have a colleague look over these findings and make sure this is the route to take.
Ty: so I might not need surgery?
Dr: Well maybe not this kind of surgery, but (big inhale, rubs his eyes, messes up his hair then straightens it and lets all the air out of his longs in a long loud puff) It's really invasive and like I said not too common, but this injury is bad and only getting worse."
Ty: Can I still work?
Dr: I need to get you fitted for a hinged derotational brace, no work until you have it, and once you have it you will be limited in mobility, basically standing work only.
So now I am playing the waiting game, I have to say that I love this Dr. for wanting a second opinion, it seems to me most Ortho Dr's are gungho to cut into you, so him wanting a second opinion only makes him greater in my eyes.
I go for my second opinion April 22nd, and then a follow up with my Dr. on the 28th. Surgery probably won't happen until May, that gives me 4 to 5 months to heal for Disney, if we even go now. As of right now our plans to go are still on, we will know for sure by the end of July if I can make this trip. I don't want to be miserable on the trip and I don't want to go backwards in my healing process. If we do go then we will take it super easy, lots of going back to the room to rest, we will have my car there so if need be we will just drive to the parks and eliminate waiting for buses.
But right now we are saying "no news is good news." And I'm not going to waste time worrying about it. What happens, happens and I will make the best of it. If we have to postpone then that leaves us time to save more money for an even better trip, If I do get to go then that means I won't be blowing all kinds of extra money. See, this time the double edge sword works in my favor. It's all good!