My gig

[Godsmack 361]

On saturday night i took a side step to the left attempting catch a football, without moving my right leg.

My right knee rolled into the inside and i fell. I straightened it out and went inside. After the girl massaged my knee we left for my pad so i could get my brace and go to oktoberfest. (i know, i know LOL).............anyways i feel decent all night.

I wake up sunday morning, after removing my brace to sleep, and realize i cannot stand without my knee trying to roll. I throw the brace back on and go to the ER. The docs finally xray it and claim they see nothing but an MRI would be better. I get given crutches and an imobilizer. They say my MCL is prolly damaged.

Today i go to the doctor on post and findout from her playing with it for an hr or so she believes i severly strained my MCL, prolly tore my quad a bit and the knee cap that has been bothering me while running over the past 2 years, now apperantly has no cartilege left.

So MRI will be this week, and hopefully they will fix me.

Also, I lost my Honduras assignment, so I am stuck in AZ awhile more.

J

[jonbearsmt 919]

aww shitman... sorry to hear about that

[dem beats 1,223]

MAN!

that's BS.

I work with a Navy guy here. Ruined his knees on the steele decks. DON'T take any BS from military docs. Get them to do EVERYTHING they can to fix you up. They try their best not to, which I can undestand for young guys but if you are low on cartilege now, it won't get better.

If you want/care, my wife has had some decent luck with glucosamine sulfate, better than almost anything else.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/glucosami...ent-glucosamine

[bigbruno 0]

Glucosamine does do miracles, but it doesn't fix it. If you did tear the MCL, which it sounds like you did do, the best thing to do is to have it fixed. No matter what they tell you. I tore my MCL and destroyed my ACL a few years back, and all the doctors did on it was an ACL replacement. I still have problems now after about 4-5 years with my MCL. And just to let you know, that was a very painful surgery, with a long recovery time. I don't wish that on anybody.

[Godsmack 361]

I appriciate the advice and stories of your histories guys. Right now I just gotta take it one day at a time.

My main complaint is that my stomach is queezy from the vicodin to take the edge off my leg

[bigbruno 0]

I appriciate the advice and stories of your histories guys. Right now I just gotta take it one day at a time.

My main complaint is that my stomach is queezy from the vicodin to take the edge off my leg

Vicodin was my friend when I hurt my knee

HOpefully they get yours taken care of pretty quick, it was a month and 1/2 after I hurt mine before they even did and MRI on it, and I started to develop a permanent limp from it.

[Godsmack 361]

i will have an MRI by friday

[ABXX49 20]

That sucks man. I busted my knees up in high school football and they bother me everyday. Wish you luck, and hope it's nothing too serious...

[///M5 2,833]

Oh shit, that sucks J. Sorry to hear it, heal fast brother.

[Tirefryr 1,742]

We don't need pussies like you in the military anyways.

Ha HA!

Seriously, I don't understand this government. They stake a claim that our soldiers are the most-protected, best-trained, etc, yet they ALWAYS fail them after an injury, wound, or death. I have seen this shit too many times.

Jordan, I wish the best for you and hope they do right by you (and all others for that matter).

[Godsmack 361]

We don't need pussies like you in the military anyways.

Ha HA!

Seriously, I don't understand this government. They stake a claim that our soldiers are the most-protected, best-trained, etc, yet they ALWAYS fail them after an injury, wound, or death. I have seen this shit too many times.

Jordan, I wish the best for you and hope they do right by you (and all others for that matter).

LOL Thanks man!!!!

They try and cut corners everywhere. We always joke "Trust in your equipment. Remember it was made by the lowest bidder."

Tricare is our insurence and they are a joke. I have been trying to get an MRI on this same knee since january. It takes the bitch seriously failing for them to get off their asses.

And Thanks Ryan and Sean. The well wishes mean alot guys.

Losing my six month assignment to Honduras hurt me and my career alot. Well it doesn't really 'hurt' my career but it sure as hell doesn't help it.

Does give me more time with the new girlfriend.

J

[Adrian_D 520]

That sucks bro. Hope you get well soon !

[2kchevy 3]

hope you have a speedy recovery sir.

[Godsmack 361]

Had the MRI today...............fell asleep in the tube (korn on headphones)

Anyways guy doing it said I will have results Friday.............with how its been today, I am really looking at a fucked MCL and Quad IMO.

Keep ya'll in the loop

[ABXX49 20]

Any updates?

[Godsmack 361]

yea man.............today after trying to walk back in my black athletic brace i found that my knee has strengthened back up to where i can with only imnor discomfort. the immobilizer was making walking hell..............I gotta call the doc for the MRI results tomorrow.........hopefully i can get some news that will also explain why running kills my knees so much.

J

[Godsmack 361]

Got results yesterday.............bad sprain.......nothing ripped or torn.

Fluid in the knee. Not alot but enough to notice easily.

J

[///M5 2,833]

Got results yesterday.............bad sprain.......nothing ripped or torn.

Fluid in the knee. Not alot but enough to notice easily.

J

Considering the location that is really good news. Still frustrating as hell I am sure, but at least you didn't tear anything

[Mark LaFountain 1,054]

Got results yesterday.............bad sprain.......nothing ripped or torn.

Fluid in the knee. Not alot but enough to notice easily.

J

great to hear. are you still stuck in AZ then?

[topgun 262]

Got results yesterday.............bad sprain.......nothing ripped or torn.

Fluid in the knee. Not alot but enough to notice easily.

J

Good to hear that it is nothing worse, sucks to hear about getting stuck in AZ though. Hope everything turns for the better man.

[Godsmack 361]

Got results yesterday.............bad sprain.......nothing ripped or torn.

Fluid in the knee. Not alot but enough to notice easily.

J

great to hear. are you still stuck in AZ then?

yea bro. will be stuck here till prolly june..............at least after everything i got a new girl who is worth a damn.

J

[Tmax98 3]

glad to hear ur fine man!

messin up any of the ligaments in your knees is bad knews

i thank highschool football and lifting weights to my knees and back hurting me at the age of 20!

im not lookin forward to gettin older

[ABXX49 20]

Phew, that's good news!

[Godsmack 361]

Went to the gym today............didn't do shit with the legs but PT this morning was horrible. I never realized how much your knee's brace you on everyday movements. Even on pushups.

The ONLY "exercise" with NO knee discomfort was abdominals.

J

[bristabrock 0]

well im glad to hear its not too bad