We had a couple weeks of emergency room visits and doctor follow ups. Anyone who knows Lawman shouldn't be surprised by this revelation, but this time it really wasn't his fault. We went to bed one night and sometime during the night, Lawman got up to pee like old guys will do. When he stood up, he fell straight down in the bed. He was unable to put any weight on his left knee. He had to hobble around and find a crutch for his pee break.
Next morning he strapped on his brace and tried to get around, but was moving pretty slow. He waited a few days before giving in and heading to the doctor.
His knee has been held together with baling twine and duct tape for ten years now, we figured it had finally given out. It was swollen and turning blue.
First exam, the ortho doctor went ahead and scheduled surgery for the following week, then sent him for X-rays, MRI's and whatnots. A couple of days before the surgery we went for his final visit before the big day, and learned the MRI showed the knee was just torn and bleeding. The fluid from the bleed was causing the swelling and keeping him from extending it. So taking the doc's advice, he stayed off of it for a few days and it healed up enough to get around for his day to day.
But being flat on his back for two weeks, we didn't take any pictures or do anything anyone would care to hear about.
We did have a light switch break just prior to the knee giving out. It was an easy fix, but we're trying to jump start the updates, so.....
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