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  • HoraceH Horace

    @mik said in Torn ACL:

    You are clearly very loved. This is a good thing.

    Well I think everybody would be, when they are in need. People can sense when you are in need, and then they really want to help.

    Which is not to minimize the individuals who do help, and who try harder than others to help.

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    @horace said in Torn ACL:

    @mik said in Torn ACL:

    You are clearly very loved. This is a good thing.

    Well I think everybody would be, when they are in need. People can sense when you are in need, and then they really want to help.

    Which is not to minimize the individuals who do help, and who try harder than others to help.

    And you are loved. πŸ™‚

    You have the blessing of friends, which is a great thing. I hope you recover soon and have your ACL treated as soon as possible. Hugs to you, Horace.

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      kluurs
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      #36

      It is heartening when we receive such support. I'm glad you've got good people in your world. Be gentle with that ACL tear. My spouse is contending with a severe tear and feels pretty fragile. Slip sliding around on snow and ice makes life challenging.

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      • kluursK kluurs

        It is heartening when we receive such support. I'm glad you've got good people in your world. Be gentle with that ACL tear. My spouse is contending with a severe tear and feels pretty fragile. Slip sliding around on snow and ice makes life challenging.

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        Horace
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        #37

        @kluurs said in Torn ACL:

        It is heartening when we receive such support. I'm glad you've got good people in your world. Be gentle with that ACL tear. My spouse is contending with a severe tear and feels pretty fragile. Slip sliding around on snow and ice makes life challenging.

        Does she need surgery?

        Education is extremely important.

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          kluurs
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          #38

          They want her to do surgery as they described it as a complex tear. She's been reluctant to pursue that - but she's very unstable on her feet. This has been going on for months.

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          • brendaB brenda

            @horace said in Torn ACL:

            @mik said in Torn ACL:

            You are clearly very loved. This is a good thing.

            Well I think everybody would be, when they are in need. People can sense when you are in need, and then they really want to help.

            Which is not to minimize the individuals who do help, and who try harder than others to help.

            And you are loved. πŸ™‚

            You have the blessing of friends, which is a great thing. I hope you recover soon and have your ACL treated as soon as possible. Hugs to you, Horace.

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            Horace
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            @brenda said in Torn ACL:

            @horace said in Torn ACL:

            @mik said in Torn ACL:

            You are clearly very loved. This is a good thing.

            Well I think everybody would be, when they are in need. People can sense when you are in need, and then they really want to help.

            Which is not to minimize the individuals who do help, and who try harder than others to help.

            And you are loved. πŸ™‚

            You have the blessing of friends, which is a great thing. I hope you recover soon and have your ACL treated as soon as possible. Hugs to you, Horace.

            Thank you, Brenda. Hugs to you too.

            Education is extremely important.

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              jon-nyc
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              #40

              Wow what a shitty combination. I hope it passes soon and very good to know people are helping.

              Only non-witches get due process.

              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                George K
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                #41

                Oh, man. Sorry to hear this, Horace. Get over it quickly!

                Any update on the knee when you know something too!

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  Horace
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                  #42

                  Finally got in to the ortho today. While there is a partial tear to the ACL, for all he knows it’s long standing. The primary injury turns out to be the same as what happened to my right knee, a quad tendon rupture. Not completely ruptured this time but significantly so and I’ll need surgery. 5 weeks now since the injury, which is worrisome. They like to get these fixed within 3 weeks. But the doc says it’s still fixable. Surgery will be ASAP. Wish I could have gotten in here sooner. The surgery would have been over and done with by now.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                    jon-nyc
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                    #43

                    Oh man. I hope it all works out Horace.

                    Only non-witches get due process.

                    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                    • MikM Away
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                      Mik
                      wrote on last edited by Mik
                      #44

                      With an injury and a history of knee surgery they could not see you sooner? Wow.

                      Edit; re-read the thread. Now I understand.

                      β€œI am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                        Oh man. I hope it all works out Horace.

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                        @jon-nyc said in Torn ACL:

                        Oh man. I hope it all works out Horace.

                        +1 Glad your doc sees it as still repairable. Just think of all the extra time you will have to post here on TNCR as you recuperate. πŸ™‚

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                          xenon
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                          Human knees are just a mess. Hope for all the best, Horace. On the bright-side most people I know with ACL issues seem to make full recoveries.

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                            Human knees are just a mess. Hope for all the best, Horace. On the bright-side most people I know with ACL issues seem to make full recoveries.

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                            Horace
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                            @xenon said in Torn ACL:

                            Human knees are just a mess. Hope for all the best, Horace. On the bright-side most people I know with ACL issues seem to make full recoveries.

                            Turns out mine's not really an ACL primarily, it's another ruptured quad tendon. Not totally ruptured, which I hope might have helped to keep the muscle in place over these 5 weeks. Not sure how this stuff works, maybe parts of the quad muscle can still retreat independently even if the tear to the tendon is only partial. There are four pieces to the quad, as they say.

                            Education is extremely important.

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                              Friday
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                              Just saw this.

                              Horace, I'm so sorry to hear about your ruptured quad tendon. Hope all goes well with the surgery and recovery.

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                              • F Friday

                                Just saw this.

                                Horace, I'm so sorry to hear about your ruptured quad tendon. Hope all goes well with the surgery and recovery.

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                                @friday said in Torn ACL:

                                Just saw this.

                                Horace, I'm so sorry to hear about your ruptured quad tendon. Hope all goes well with the surgery and recovery.

                                Thanks Friday. If it goes like my other knee did, I’ll come out of it with a better knee than I had before the injury. These ruptures were a long time coming and were preceded by years of pain and an inability to apply pressure with the muscle while the knee was bent to any significant angle.

                                Education is extremely important.

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                                  Jolly
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                                  I've had pulled quad muscles. Those hurt. I cannot imagine the pain you're going through.

                                  Praying for a successful surgery and a quick, full recovery.

                                  β€œCry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". β€” Buck Sexton

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                                  • JollyJ Jolly

                                    I've had pulled quad muscles. Those hurt. I cannot imagine the pain you're going through.

                                    Praying for a successful surgery and a quick, full recovery.

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                                    Horace
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                                    @jolly said in Torn ACL:

                                    I've had pulled quad muscles. Those hurt. I cannot imagine the pain you're going through.

                                    Praying for a successful surgery and a quick, full recovery.

                                    Thanks Jolly. Actually there's no pain anymore unless I try to bend the joint too far, or God forbid attempt to actually use the joint for any purpose. The pain will come after surgery if last time is any indication. Luckily they prescribed me two different narcotic pain meds which I'll pick up tonight. Surgery is scheduled for tomorrow. The expression on my ortho's face when I told him it's been five weeks since the injury said a lot, as does this quick scheduling.

                                    Education is extremely important.

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                                      kluurs
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                                      #52

                                      Sorry, Horace. You've had a rough stretch. Hope all goes well tomorrow. The fact it wasn't a full rupture should help. Check in when you can.

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                                      • F Friday

                                        Just saw this.

                                        Horace, I'm so sorry to hear about your ruptured quad tendon. Hope all goes well with the surgery and recovery.

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                                        @friday said in Torn ACL:

                                        Just saw this.
                                        Horace, I'm so sorry to hear about your ruptured quad tendon. Hope all goes well with the surgery and recovery.

                                        Me, too. Wishing you the best in this maddening course.

                                        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                                          Wow Horace! Sending hugs and positive thoughts to you!!!

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