Jeeeez Mike

 Hope That is something easier to fix than it sounds

Thanks, John!

I have surgery early in morning hopefully just the tendon repair and no ligaments

Mike how is the leg healing?

                In the hospital             

                            25 responses |               

                Started by metmike - April 22, 2025, 8:50 p.m.            

https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/111436/

       Re: Re: In the hospital            

                            By metmike - April 30, 2025, 4:54 p.m.            

Thanks for asking, cutworm!

Extremely sloooooow. I'm still on my laptop and Ipad because I'm still not allowed to bend the knee but see the doctor tomorrow.

Not supposed to drive but I did (to to the gym to exercise my upper body) and told the nurse who was furious with me. Good thing I didn't tell her that I cut the grass too. 

Wasn't supposed to take the brace/cast off but I had to in order to treat the tendonosis in the lateral and medial hamstring tendons that attach at the underside of that  right knee(with Diclofenac/Voltaren gel). 

Having to keep that leg elevated was stretching out and putting constant tension  on those damaged tendons(from my Ehlers Danlos) and I was worried they might rupture. The nurse was REALLY mad that I did that but I told her that she doesn't know me or understand my condition and I have to do what I have to do even if it conflicts with the advise for everybody else.

Having to fight a bit of depression too because there's so many things that I need to do right now and can't do them. I may need reconstructive surgery on ligaments and the knee may give out and the knee cap dislocate again but I will likely be wearing some sort of brace forever. 

However, I would be dead if I let the back of my head slam into the ground/bricks and the only thing dead people do is decompose and cause their loved ones to mourn their loss so at least  I'm still around trying to do productive things for other people and the world........just at a reduced rate. 

"Trustful surrender to divine providence" means accepting both good fortune and adversity as coming from the hand of God, without questioning, and aligning our prayers with God's will. It is the secret to happiness and contentment. St. Augustine also emphasizes that events, even those against our will, happen by divine Providence, and we should accept them with respect and trust in God's purpose.
I would highly suggest reading " Trustful Surender to Gods Province" about$10  you can find on line.

Thanks extremely much, cutworm!

I understand that mentality very well.

I've preached and practiced the mentality of accepting bad stuff in our lives and NOT comparing it to how great life was before or what our bodies were like before a condition or injury.

I've had 23 surgeries in my life and plenty of opportunity to practice it but each time in the past, the promise of recovering offered a return that was not much worse than, and in some surgeries A BETTER CONDITION from the repairs. 

This one is different because of:

1, Age

2.  Extended period functionality limiting factor

3.  End point permanent losses

This is AN ANALYSIS AND NOT COMPLAINING OR FEELING SORRY FOR MYSELF. 

I've had a wonderful life and it will still be wonderful, while making whatever adjustments are needed to obtain the right mentality. 

I'm posting to my friend, cutworm right now in the year 2025 via a communication method that didn't exist 30 years ago. Life is still great!

A time in human history that has maximized my health and treatments for my disease that would have ended my life 2+ decades ago if this were 1925.

An injury like this 100+ years ago would have meant the end of my productive life but I would have never made this age living back then.

Hey Mike,

 We’re extremely thankful you’re going to be ok all in all considering what could have happened. I can’t even imagine you not being at this board as it would otherwise be a totally different animal (broken). Not that the board is anywhere near the most important thing in your life, but you do treat it as an important thing. We can see that in the efforts you put into this. I’m confident that I speak for all of the active members in saying how much your efforts are appreciated.

 I wouldn’t at all be surprised if Alex is looking down and smiling right now for how you’ve saved this board.

 So, as a result, I’d like to declare May to be Marketforum’s MetMike Appreciation month! May, Marketforum, Met, Mike….lots of M’s!

Larry,

I've been here for 7 years now (wow, time flies) and your last message was the nicest of the many thousands of posts ever directed to me. 

It shows what a kind person that you are and why I feel so honored to have a great friend like you!

Same goes to you, cutworm!