i expected something like this.
\nyesterday, after getting home from my semi-annual dental cleaning and inspection, i received an unexpected phone call from my knee surgeon. this was good because in my nervous anxiousness in anticipation of my consultation i totally forgot to ask all the questions i’d written down for the occasion.
\nhe tried so very hard to be tactful, for which i told him i was appreciative, but the gist of call was to tell me that i’m too fat for the ACL reconstruction surgery.
\nit seems that he’s been thinking about me and my knee and talking to some colleagues who have more experience operating on obese (there, i said it) patients. there are logistical concerns which come into play when the knee to be operated on is two or three times the size of an average joint. you see, they don’t yet make super-sized surgical tools for this particular operation, therefore, it would be more difficult and dangerous for him to attempt to rebuild my ligament because of my size.
\nneedless to say, that is exactly<\/i> what i was afraid of going into his office last week.
\nbut, because i am tenacious and determined, i peppered him with questions and determined that he could still go in there and clean up the mess in my meniscus which would eliminate half of my current knee troubles. then, once that’s all healed up, i could start a weight loss program — complete with exercise i can’t currently do — to drop enough weight to allow him to go in to fix my ACL. he even said he’d give me a prescription for a very spendy space-aged knee brace to help support my knee until it’s operation-ready.
\noverall, it’s not an entirely dire situation. i knew surgery and recovery would all go smoother if i could drop some weight first. honestly, i was surprised he didn’t seem at all phased by the idea of operating on someone my size. i expected him to say something like “come back when you’ve lost fifty pounds” (which, ironically, he basically said last night) and shoo me off to find some way to do it with a broken knee.
\nso, instead of one surgery, there will be two. instead of being fixed by this time next year, it may take an additional year to be all repaired. but, there is a plan and my doctor is willing to work with me to get me fixed, even though it’s harder for him, for which i’m thankful.
\nnow comes the hard work. but not until i’ve had my cake. ;)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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