When you left off with my last riveting post I was having trouble with a swollen Baker's Cyst.
I went back to the orthopedic doctor's office this afternoon for a scheduled visit to have my stitches removed, plus I wanted to see could be done about the Baker's Cyst.
If this is you, be advised that the small stitches around the knee cap are a snap, but when they say that it will hurt when they need to remove the stitches along the long incision along the front of the knee below the knee cap, well, they aren't lying. But buck up, if I can do it so can you.
After saying sayonara to the stitches our attention turned to that darned Baker's Cyst. The doc said he could drain it, and I replied, "That would be awesome!" So a quick alcohol swab, a shot of that icy cold stuff that numbs the skin, a large needle and syringe later he'd pulled 30cc of fluid out of that cyst. Yes! The pressure and pain were largely gone. Of course a cyst of this type could refill, but I'm hopeful that it won't for at least a little while.
I also had a couple of other updates: 1) I am supposed to wear my knee brace most of the time for the next 6 weeks or so; 2) I am also supposed to use a crutch for that long as well. Oh well, it's all part of the price of beauty, er, running again.
And this means that I'll be back in physical therapy again tomorrow. With any luck my next visit to the orthopedic surgeon's office will be in a month.
Cheers everyone!
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