As it turned out, I had to get surgery after all. An MRI scan showed that a small piece of bone had chipped off my tibia in addition to the other break. My ACL was also “loose” and the surgeon believed that the bone chip was attached to the ACL. The ACL probably pulled it off during the break.

I had the surgery this past Tuesday, and it went very well. It was arthroscopic, so I only have a few small holes in my knee. The surgeon said it went as well as could possibly be expected. The bone was attached to the ACL, and when the bone went back into place, the ACL went back too. It doesn’t have significant damage, so all that’s left for me to do is stay off of the broken leg for another several weeks and to practice bending and straightening my leg — which is easier said than done.

Thanks for all your well wishes and thoughts! I’m definitely doing much better since the surgery. I’m also keeping my pain meds down by using an anti-motion sickness patch. Hopefully that will continue to work for the weeks to come.

Lauren’s off to the adventure again this weekend, but I’ll be sure to keep you all up to date on life in SC… and hey, if anyone’s up to a road trip to the South…