My Knee!

I know that some of you have been praying for my knee…and I wanted to say thank you. I saw an orthopedist today, and finally have an update. I fell July 12th. This Thursday will be 9 weeks. I had x-rays, but what I’ve damaged doesn’t show up on an x-ray. It’s the medial meniscus. I had a cortisone shot…and that’s where things got interesting. There was a mistake…and the nurse used iodine to clean my knee before they drained the fluid and gave the shot. I didn’t see all this happen because I was lying down. The Dr. walked out of the room…and the nurse stayed with me while I let the shot settle in. When I sat up…I saw the orange stain on my leg. I’m allergic to iodine. Quickly there were 3 additional nurses in the room. I had to use my Epi-pen. Then in the commotion, one of the nurses that came in wiped the blood that was running down my leg…and I saw she had latex gloves on. I’m allergic to that too! She had just come in and hadn’t seen my chart. I guess I shouldn’t go to these kinds of appointments by myself. When you’re lying down, someone has to be watching. Anyways. With the shot, I should feel 90% better by next Monday, or when I go back, we’ll discuss my surgery options. I would appreciate your continued prayers. I’m not asking that I wouldn’t need the surgery, but a quick healing would be wonderful. Just, with surgery, M will have to take a week off work since I wouldn’t be able to take care of the kids for a few days. And there are many other details to figuring all of this out. On the upside: I got practice with the Epi-Pen as I'd never used it before, and after the surgery...Lots Of Knitting Time!