This Was Not How I Planned To Spend My Evening

[billroper]

daisy_knotwise and I had just gotten home from a meeting with our financial advisor. I'd been a bit later arriving, as I stopped to buy gas on the way home. Since we planned to go out to dinner momentarily, I parked my car in the middle of the driveway and got out, carrying the mass of binders and stuff that we'd gotten at the meeting. I hit the button to lock the car and it beeped twice, telling me that something was open. I went back and checked the driver's door. It was fine. Ok, maybe the trunk had popped somehow.

And as I stepped toward the trunk, my right foot slipped on the ice, leaving my left foot planted as I pivoted around my left knee on the way to the ground. This hurt a lot.

One 911 call later, the ambulance arrived and took me to the hospital. I apparently have a torn ACL and will likely need surgery to put it back together.

This is not likely to improve the chances of having catalana's and my CDs out for FilkOntario.

And naturally, my out-of-town boss, who I had hoped to have a face-to-face conversation with this week, will be arriving on Wednesday for a three-day visit.

I am not in a particularly good mood.

Comments

[blueeyedtigress.livejournal.com]

OUCH! Oh, Bill, that sounds painful! I hope it gets put back together well and quickly! Poor you! 8[

[jerusha.livejournal.com]

Oh, man! Sorry your knee went sproing; hope the recovery is quick and uncomplicated.

[dek9.livejournal.com]

Oh No!

Sorry to hear this - not much I can do from here, but if you come up with something, please don't hesitate to call me.

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

Owowowowowow! *healing hugs*

[poltr1]

Crap. I hope you got some good meds to numb the pain until it's time for surgery!

[catalana.livejournal.com]

Hmm, apparently this album should be subtitled "Everybody Hurts (Sometimes)"...oh, wait, that was R.E.M. How about "Not Everybody Dies (but they suffer a lot)"? Or "Falling Toward the Ground"?

Okay, so my humor is maybe more painful than your knee. But I mean well! *gentle hug* You take care of yourself, please! I'll be sending good thoughts in the direction of your knee...

[mbumby.livejournal.com]

Ouch!! Heal well & quickly.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear you're gotten hurt. I hope you heal quickly.

K.

[faxpaladin.livejournal.com]

Ouch. Ouchouchouchouch. GoodThoughts...

(I have to admit, I'm not used to seeing "torn ACL" without "out for the season" being in close proximity...)

[daddy-guido.livejournal.com]

That's EXACTLY what went through my head when I read "torn ACL" - "oh, crap, now he's out for the season"

[artbeco.livejournal.com]

Oooher. So sorry to read this! HAving injured my knee a couple of years ago I know it's incredibly painful and a real pain to get around and up and down and everything else. Ooh. So sorry. Good luck with surgery and recovery! Best to Gretchen and Katy.
*gentle hugs*

[bardling.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear that. Here's hoping it will all heal well and fully.

[madfilkentist]

Ouch, now I understand your later post. Sorry to hear about that!

[hrrunka]

Ouch! Damaged knees are no fun at all. If you need surgery I hope it gets done soon.

[oreouk.livejournal.com]

Eeep - poor you! What a nasty thing to have happen - best wishes for a good recovery and for improved provision of canes or crutches and so on.

Hugs to all.

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

Oh Blast! I'm so sorry.

[weirdsister.livejournal.com]

Aw, man, I am SOOOO sorry to hear about this!

[ohiblather.livejournal.com]

Argh, so sorry to hear this! :-( Healing hugs going your way...

[mia-mcdavid.livejournal.com]

Oh, no! So very sorry! Hugs and prayers for you.

[sraun]

Ouch! You know Caryl Eschweiler? (Of the law firm - Dixon, Bucklin, Dixon, Wixon, Dixon, Winken, Blinken & Nod) She fell and tore her ACL many years ago now (13-15?). Multiple surgeries, really nasty - she never regained full use, IIRC she ended up at 85-90% recovery. Not nice - I hope yours goes much better than that!

[huskiebear.livejournal.com]

Owie! These days I live in fear of something like this, even when it's not icy. Hope all is repaired quickly and as painlessly as possible.

[daddy-guido.livejournal.com]

3 things -

1. OUCH!

2. If you need lifting/carrying services, anything, really. CALL me.

3. Dave McCarty's dad is an excellent surgeon in this specialty, and while rockford is a bit of a haul, dave can probably get the names of top surgeons in this area from his dad.

[andpuff.livejournal.com]

OW! Sorry to hear about your knee. The relative fragility of joints is just bad planning on someone's part!

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

Ow. The human knee sucks. And ice sucks.

[giza.livejournal.com]

Eek! Sorry to hear about that. My best wishes for a speedy recovery!

[(Anonymous)]

Ice 2, Bill 0. I still haven't forgotten the U of I skating rink...

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

Who was that masked ChUSFAn? I wasn't on the ill-fated expedition to the ice arena, but I remember Bill being in a cast for 6 weeks.

[patoadam]

Ouch! So sorry to hear the news. Hope you recover quickly!

[jrittenhouse.livejournal.com]

Agh! Terrible news, and please heal up. You have many years of Daddy Abuse lined up for that leg by a little girl, and she needs to be able to work you over without worrying about it.

Example of daddy abuse by small child. (http://www.marmotgraphics.com/jim/journal/images/feb05/DSCF0086.jpg) This involves attacking said daddy at close range and jumping all over him.

[it-aint-easy.livejournal.com]

Condolences and a quick recovery to you, Bill.