Seems like my days are getting better…despite doing, awefully on my math test. I probably got a C. Grrr. That’ll make my B and even more B. Stupid pre-calc stuff. That means I have to do ULTRA ULTRA well on the final (15% of my grade) and do all the extra credit (60 points) to get an A-.

I went to the doctors a few days ago…to find out the results of my MRI…as my mom and I were driving there I felt as if I was about to go to a death sentencing. When we got there the doctors office was all hot and stuffy and I could feel my heart beating so quickly when they handed me the MRI report. I read over it a few times and at first I didnt comprehend it. But then the doctor came and explained what was really wrong.

Good news, all my ligaments, and my meniscus are intact. The physical tests done by two doctors had been wrong. They have not ripped out so I will not be needing my knee drilled. However, I still need surgery. All my pain in my knee was caused by the three fractures…of the femur, tibia, and my patella (knee cap). During my accident part of the inside of my knee cap got broken off. It has floated from the top center of my knee to the left inside of my knee and therefore is the reason why I can not bend without a sharp pain or put pressure on my knee. The bones/cartilage inside my knee have been bruised thats also why it hurts to lift my knee, and there is still swelling.

I’ll be needing a surgery on getting the broken piece of knee cap out from the side of my knee and either have it removed or pined back into my kneecap. If it is not removed, it could travel down to the meniscus and cause problems such as meniscus tears which would then require a second surgery to be sewn up. I’m opting for it to be removed because a few days after surgery I’ll be able to walk, instead of the pinning proceedure, then I’ll have to wait 3 more weeks on crutches and then when the bone heals, I’ll need a second surgery to take the pin out — not fun so I’m not leaning toward that option. I think I’ll have a bit of knee instability for a few months since my knee cap is not completely whole. I’m guessing that is why the femur slides foward a little bit. But the doctor explained that a blood clot will happen where the knee caps’s bone got chipped off and new cartiladge/bone will grow.

Today the doctor also clarified that I would not need to get pre-operative blood tests for the surgery, that really relieved me because it’ll be one less needle that I need to get prodded with.

I’m still nervous about the surgery, but the good thing is I will not need to wear a leg brace for six months. But the bad news is that I wont be able to wear high heels for about a year until eveything gets back to normal.

Another note: wow, I never realized how many scans there were in the MRI! And I saw my own fat in it. >.