Monday, January 9, 2012

Guess what I did???

I went to the Surgeon today for my follow-up appointment & discuss the MRI.

Here's what the docs had to say:
-I completely tore my ACL
-I partially tore my Meniscus
-I sprained my MCL
-I've got bone bruising

The doctor thinks that either some of the ACL or Meniscus is trapped in my knee and that's why I can't fully bend it.  So with all this information, we decided to have surgery to repain my knee. I'm going to have a hamstring graph replace my ACL.  Basically, they are going to take a piece of my hamstring and use it as a new ACL.  They're also going to clean up my knee from any of the debri.  The great thing about it, is that it's an in-and-out surgery...no hospital stays.  I should be able to jog again in 3 months & possibly be playing sports in 6 months....it all depends I guess on how well I do.

Here's a pic I found online to show an ACL tear:


Fun, Fun things happening at the Clegg household

2 comments:

TheNelsons said...

Oh JeNae I am so sorry. I cant imagine how painful that must be. Well the beginning of this year will always be a memorable one!!!

Teresita said...
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