I’m writing this blog update from the waiting room at the
radiology department at Community Hospital.
I had a good visit with our family doctor this morning, and she checked
out my knee and made a couple of observations.
Because she could manipulate my knee pretty well and also because I’m
hobbling around somewhat successfully, ligament damage may not have
happened. She did send me over to
Community to get a x-ray because I may have broken my patella (the kneecap) or
done something to the bursa – small sacks which help pad the tendons around my
knee. If nothing else, my Scrabble
vocabulary has been enhanced today. :)
After I get my x-ray, my doctor will take a look at it and
draw conclusions from there. If she
thinks it’s possible that I hurt my ligaments, I’ll go in for a MRI, but not
for a while. My knee is still pretty
swollen, although the soreness and tightness goes down like the mercury every
day. Until then, I’ll be wearing a knee
brace (a hand-me-down from my brother, James – thanks man!) and keeping to what
has become my ‘normal’ routine since my bike crash: ibuprofen, ice, and
elevating my knee whenever possible.
Thankfully, I’ve been able to swim a few times a week, and last Saturday
I did yard work. Self-propelled mowers
are a wonderful invention. :) Also, I’m
grateful for health care, doctors who are willing to take their time with me,
and a very patient wife.
UPDATE: My x-rays
came back negative. Nothing seems to be
broken! The next step is to keep taking
care of my knee and allowing time for the swelling to go down. I’ll have a follow-up appointment with my
doctor in 3-4 weeks, and we’ll go from there.
On a somewhat related note, a movie will be shown this
Saturday evening at 7pm to benefit the
Colorado Mesa University cycling team.
The movie is called Right to Play,
and you can watch a trailer for it below:
From the press release from CMU:
Right to Play is a
documentary directed by Frank Marshall for ESPN Films. It aired on ESPN 30 for
30. It is the story of Norwegian speed-skating gold medalist Johann Olav Koss,
who founded the non-profit organization, Right to Play, which brings sports to
children in third-world and war-torn countries.
As we partner
with ministries like InterVarsity on campus, it’s important for our church to
be a supportive presence at events like the cycling movie. Students will know they’re loved and cared
for, and you can support the national champion CMU cycling team as you enjoy a great film.
Hope to see you there. And thanks for continuing to pray for me as I recover.
Solo Dei gloria,
Travis
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