I had the arthroscopy on my knee done yesterday.
Holy cow! Several of my friends tried to tell me how painful it is to have this done. It's not like I didn't believe them, but - well, I just thought I wouldn't have such a hard time. I have a high pain tolerance, and I thought I would do the whole mind-over-matter thing and just deal and overcome. I even planned to go back to work today. Frankly, when the doctor told me I could not, I was a tad miffed at him. I thought to myself . . . "I'll show him."
Damn. I was wrong - big time. It ends up, my knee is showing me I'm not as strong as I thought I was.
Trust me - having a baby is NOT the worst pain there is. I'd give birth twice and not have this kind of pain. I actually cried due to the pain yesterday. Several times. Once, in Wal Mart, of all places, while I was getting my prescription filled for the pain meds. {sheepish look - how embarassing!}
Even going to the bathroom is a new adventure in painland.
A couple of weeks ago when I fell, I was very annoyed with having to deal with the crutches. Today, I'm more than thankful for them.
So now I'm going to be on my butt, since I'm not allowed to go to work. ARGH!
