Knee update.

I finally got an MRI for my knee...and unfortunately the news wasn't very good.

 The doctors were pretty certain that my meniscus was torn but the ACL tear came as a shock.  After analyzing the images, they're not clear on how bad it's torn though...complete tear (doubtful) or a partial tear bad enough for a complete ACL reconstruction, or (best case scenario) a partial tear, but still intact enough to be competent and no reconstruction would be needed.  So, bottom line...my meniscus needs to be fixed for sure...so, while doing that the doctor will scope my ACL and decide what to do from there.  

I'm pretty bummed about the whole thing.

And if you know me, you would know that hospitals, blood, surgeries, all of it, completely freak me out!  I'm scared beyond words to be put to sleep and have someone poke around my knee and possibly DRILL into my BONES to reconstruct my ACL.  I feel faint already.

And the recovery process...oh heaven help me...my life is over.

And call me vain, but I love my legs.  I wasn't blessed with big boobs, but my legs are pretty decent.  

The doctors assure me the scarring will be minimal, I hope they're right.

My surgery is scheduled for next week...when I think about it, I get all panicky inside.

So, with that, let me write about other things...

 My doctors cleared me to ride weeks ago, so I took advantage of the upper 50's we had one day in early February and rode outside with Ryan.  It was beautiful and it felt so good!!

Interestingly enough, I feel no pain with my knee when I ride...pretty weird.  This is what gives me hope that my ACL isn't completely f#*ked.

Oh right, we're not talking about that.

 Ryan has been able to take the girls out riding a couple of times this month too!

 Last weekend, my Haley girl was having a crummy day (friend trouble).  Middle school can be hard to bear sometimes!  So I took her and Morgan out to the movies.  Haley has been wanting to see "The Space Between Us" (because the Asa Butterfield is soooooooooo cute...Haley's words) so we saw that.  And other than having to sit in the very front row and getting a kink in my neck I had a ball with these two.  I need to go out with just the two of them more often!

And lastly, we celebrated our Valentines' Day with lovely dinner.

However, this year (now having vegetarians in the house) I had to switch from steak to fettuccine alfredo.  We kept the dessert the same (molten lava cake).  We also gifted each of the girls some jewelry...earrings for the older girls and a necklace for the younger two.  They were thrilled!

Happy Weekend ya'll!