Hi everyone. Thanks so much for your well-wishes and support. I really
appreciate it. Just thought I would post a quick update to let you all
know how I'm doing.
Surgery went very well. I talked to my doctor this afternoon (one of the
perks of knowing your surgeon personally, you get an actual phone call
from them after surgery!) and got the low-down since when I saw him
yesterday in recovery, I was totally out of it. He found two bands of
plica,
one above the patella and one below. He said there should be about 3 cm
of space between the patella and the femur, and the plica was taking up
all that space, binding down the patella so it wasn't able to glide
smoothly. He removed the plica bands, and said that it should do the
trick!
I'm actually in very little pain right now. I wouldn't even really call
it pain, more discomfort really. I changed the dressing a little bit
ago and the incision sites look good. I'm having a lot of itching, most
likely from the anesthetic since I haven't taken any painkillers since last night. Other than that, I'm just tired. So far, recovery is
going very well! I've got my PT appointment set up for next week and
should be able to get on a stationary bike by then, and I'm looking
forward to being able to run again within a month.
Thanks again for all the support!