On The Road To Recovery
Words That Sing A Different Tune
After all these years
Age had a way of catching up with me
In work my knee twisted
Near the end of my shift
I shook it off like I always do
Went home and every pain seemed to disappear
Only to come back in the middle of the night
A shooting knee pain that wouldn't leave
No matter what I did
I tried to move
Either way was more pain
My wife quickly read on line
It said ice the knee and massage the leg
Moments away from calling an ambulance
The pain left as quickly as it had come
Unlike all the other days at work
This night changed them all
It is common to have many ailments on any given day or night
Through years of working and physical activity
I have learned to live with them
They come with every job or trade
So I called my doctor
They are short staffed and couldn't see me for three days
Having to go to work later that day
Urgent was my thought
So my wife drove me to a walk in clinic
I was blessed the first clinic we called had a three to four hour wait
They recommended another clinic
I was seen right away
Examined and x-rays taken
It could be a torn meniscus ?
I had to wait to see a orthopedic doctor
No work today and we have to wait to see what the doctor says
He said he can't see any major damage
With therapy he said I can return to work next week
All excited I left there
Good news that didn't seem to last
Two days later the pain returned and I couldn't even stand
Short lived happiness
Now I had to tell work tell work change in plans
I can't return
When I told them two days earlier
I was good to go
Off to the physical therapist
After examination and some exercises
A knee brace and I am so confused
Therapy for the next five weeks
We have to wait and see
First week of therapy and feeling better
It's scary when we don't know whats wrong with us
Sometimes it's even more scary to find out what is