In august I went to play in one of my indoor soccer games. I hurt my knee to the point that I could barely walk on it. I went to the doctor the next day and he said that I most likely tore my MCL so he gave me this big annoying brace to wear for six weeks. It was not fun! After six weeks I went back to the doctor assuming that my knee was repaired and I could get back to doing the things I used to. To my surprise he said it still feels to loose I think you tore your ACL. I was so mad because that is what I thought was wrong in the first place and he was almost positive it wasn't so I just wore this stupid brace for this long for nothing! I had an MRI and sure enough my ACL was completely torn along with my meniscus and cartlage damage. I had surgery at the end of September. I started physical therapy and got my range of motion back quickly but the recovery has been hard and slow. The worst part about it was that Dave and I had a trip to Nepal all planned and payed for. The trip required many many miles of hiking and of course with my injury I was not capable of that so we had to cancel it. When this was all going on I felt like this was the worst thing ever. The timing was absolutely horrible and Dave was going through one of the hardest times of his life. I am so thankful for him and even though he was struggling was still able to be there for me. Now looking back on it I have learned that God is aware of us and he blesses us greatly after going through trials. Things are turning out even better than they would have before this happened. I wouldn't go as far as to say that I am glad this happened to my knee along with all the other things that were happening at the time but we are stronger for it and everything is working out so smoothly for us now. I am still working hard to regain my muscle and hope to be 100% in about 3 months. These pictures are from inside my knee when they were repairing it.
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