I went to the orthopedic doctor in June about my knee problems. They talked back and forth about what they should/could do about trying to get my knee working right. It was decided that I would get a shot in the front of my knee which I believe was to lubricate the joint. After about three days my knee felt great, like I had never had a problem to begin with. I could even run again, not that I ever ran all that much anyway, but the fact that I could was AWESOME! Then about a week ago or so I started getting sudden stabbing pains again. Not with every step, but maybe once every couple days or so. Well, Tuesday I night I had finished chores and had just gone to bed when the dog came up and whined in my face. Oops, I forgot to let the dogs out. I got up out of bed and took a half step and fell to the floor. The pain in my knee would not allow me to put any weight on that leg at all. I ended up using crutches to get to the back door to let the dogs out.

I managed to talk to the doctor on Thursday and actually get an appointment for the same day! Normally I can’t get in for a couple weeks but lucky me I guess he wanted me in there that day same day. He told me he couldn’t give me another injection because you can only have four of them in a years time. For some reason the fluid they inject can actually breakdown your cartilage. I figured that would be fine with me, I don’t have any left anyway, so why not. He wouldn’t do it. He said the only thing that he thought would help, short of a replacement, would be to have arthroscopic surgery.

In asking him how long I would be out of commission, he told me two weeks. Ignoring the time line he gave me, I said, well, if you do this thing in the morning I’ll have to be home in time to do evening chores. I told him I had goats that had to be milked. He asked if I had anyone that could do them for me and I said I suppose I could teach the dog how to do them but things are kind of hard for him sometimes since he doesn’t have opposable thumbs! I also just sent in all my entry forms for all my fairs shows on Monday so I have fairs I have to attend starting the last week of August. If I try to get the procedure done before the fair shows, I would have to dry the goats up therefore rendering my fair entries useless, not to mention a waste of money.

I think having it done AFTER the first week in September might be best. I’ll still be able to show the goats (using my knee brace and friends to help show). Once the shows are over I can then get everyone dried up, making chores only once a day instead of twice a day. At least until I can get around a little better, I’m hoping just a couple days will do it. I have a farm to take care of (small though it may be). Hay doesn’t stack itself and grass doesn’t cut itself. Yep, I’ll give it two days, that’s it....