Xrays done Thursday, MRI done Friday, met with Doctor on Saturday, went to memorial day celebration at the pool on Saturday, played golf on Sunday, operation on Monday, stayed stoned for 3 days after that on morphine and oxycodene. Finally realized I need to wake up and live again. Turns out I had a pretty nasty injury. I didn't completly rupture the petalla tendon but I did tear it. Doctor had to drill holes into my kneecap to sew the tendon back together. I'm not sure why they call it a tendon - isn't it a ligament?? I thought a ligament attaches bone to bone and this appears to go from knee cap (patella) to shin (tibia). Anyway, this is a picture of the incission. I didn't know what to expect. Those are staples in my knee - sort of looks like a caterpilar as a friend of mine pointed out. I just hope it turns into a butterfly real soon! It never really hurt because I have been too doped up to feel it but I swore those pain killers off today. Afterall, This is Wheel Ride for Beer, not Wheel Ride for Drugs! I am not supposed to bend the knee for 6 weeks,so I am in an immobilizer now and that takes me into mid July before I can think about just moving it, so I'm afraid the beach ride is out for me this year. Recovory is supposed to be a painful 6-12 months, so maybe by the time I'm 55 I'll be able to do this stuff again. I'll find something to keep me busy in the meantime and coming back stronger than ever. Beach Ride 2011 or something even longer! Enjoyed all the memories guys and hope to pick this sport up again as soon as I can.
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