Going Under the Knife, Feb 3, 2012 The trip no one wants to go on.

K man wrote

I wondered why they'd given me 50 of them.   They didn't do a whole lot for the pain, but at least I was happy.

Dude!  Got any extras!?...

Seriously, good luck with the recovery.  Prognosis sounds encouraging.  Hope to see you in the bar at West on Weds.

I have a prescription for IPA.

Just had my post op follow up.  So it turns out they removed a torn Plica.  Its a piece of usless tissue that runs from your knee cap to the lower part of your femur.  It typically presents with similar symptoms as a torn meniscus, but doesn't show on an MRI and can be painful.  This is better than a meniscus tear.  He saw no evidence of meniscus damage (I'll get to see photos next time).  I'll still have a complete meniscus and all the cushioning that goes along with it.  So I'm feeling much better about the whole thing now.  
It's pretty stiff and doesn't work well yet, but starting PT tomorrow.  

If nothing else, you picked the right Winter to get it done. Good luck with a quick recovery!

Good news!  Speedy recovery to you.

good news kman get well

3 + weeks out of surgery and I think I'm ready to give it a shot.  I won't be makin any tele turns, or dropin into any big mogul runs, but I'm feel pretty comfy that my knee can parallel the groomers.  Might give West a shot Wed. evening.  gotta try the new K2 hardsides that I have been fondling since fall.