Knee Surgery

Tomorrow I have Knee Surgery. I posted about a month and a half ago that I hurt it running. Well after a few weeks of it not getting better I made an appointment with an orthopedic specialist. He did an MRI and confirmed my fears. I have torn cartilage on the outside of my knee, I also torn the meniscus on the inside of my knee. 

He told me that it would not get better but I did not have to have surgery right away if I didn't want to. So I told him I would think about it again in the fall. 

 I tired to go on with life, We went to the zoo and I tired to walk all day on it. When I came home I was in so much pain I could barely walk. We then went to the park and I couldn't do anything with the kids.

 So I scheduled surgery. My surgery is tomorrow at 2pm. I am supposed to be at the hospital at 11. I have decided I will leave my house at 11 and get to the hospital about 11:20. 

I am super nervous. I have had this surgery done twice before to remove tissue from my knee, but I was in high school and didn't have a business and two small kids to take care of.

  For a week to 10 days he does not want me lifting or carrying kids. So for a week I'm "off" work. This will be interesting for me. I am going to try my hardest to rest and do what he wants me to do because I want it to heal properly. I would like to be back to running a 5k by the end of summer.

   I am also nervous because of everything that happened with my step mom a few months ago. I am grateful that Chris and my dad will be at the hospital with me. I just hope everything goes smooth and the pain will go away after the surgery.