6:15 Mac gets cut ..
 

The Doc doesn't like the look of all the blood around the knee so Mac gets 1st cut of the day tomorrow 6:15 am in Brockton .. Good Luck Dave on the road to recovery .. You got lots of buds ..

I'll continue with the thoughts and prayers for Mac.

Good luck Dave, I know surgery sux... Enjoy the pain meds..
Hope all goes well...

Good luck Mac...Like someone said enjoy the meds..:bl:

Good luck Mac.

Prayers
 

Mac,

Good luck and will say a prayer for you.

Tim

Get well soon:soon:

Good luck Dave. Be nice to all of the pretty nurses.

Best wishes Mac

get well, dave and wish u a speedy recovery.

from notaro

Fell betta Mac. T+P sent.

wishing ya good luck and a speedy recovery

good luck mac, knee surgeries are no fun but wishin u a speedy recovery

Here's to a speedy recovery for MAC.

Best of luck Dave, thoughts and prayers still coming

Well I'm back home now. Everything went well so the doc told me. He said 3 out of the 4 muscles in the quad was disconnected but 1 was still there. He drilled holes in my kneecap pulled the muscle through and knotted and stitched things up.

He told me I should have a 100% recovery. But he did stress about doing exactly as he says. I told him no problem what so ever. Thry put my leg in a rigid brace and said to leave it on for 6 weeks. I will then go back to the bledsoe brace and start the PT regimen for approx 4 to 6 weeks. I'm going to do everything he wants and not push it.

Thanks again everybody for your well wishes and support, it means a real lot.

Dave

Mac...

That's great news! Hope you're feeling better. Time to let everyone else cater to you ;)

Best wishes and keep your head up!

Great News Dave..
Heres hoping recovery and rehab go smooooth.

Ditto. Good luck

Great to hear your on the road to recovery, best of luck!

That a boy Mac. The toughest part for you is going to be to sit idle. I have loads on good DVD's I can drop off in case your bored and looking for something to do. Let me know.

Agreed, great news. You have the right attitude. Keep a smile on, enjoy the meds.

awesome news
 

glad to hear... everything went well...

I don't know if you have ever healed up from an injury

like this....before... to know from experience Mac....

but... i'll tell you try not to get too worried if your

leg muscles atrophy (get smaller ,skinnier) during the
six weeks of zero mobilization...
because they get right back to normal in therapy if
you work steady at it.

i was told that i had the worst break they had ever seen
and i had one of the most magnificent recoveries following.

it just takes hard work, persaverence , and dedication.

you should be putting up bigfish post count numbers in the next weeks here :)

glad all is good mac!

Dave,

Glad to hear it went well. Make sure your PT person is on the same page as your doctor, and they will know how to push you safely. One thing to ask the doc is if e-stim (electrical stimulation) can be done. They hook you up and run electrical pulses through your muscles. It increases blood flow, gets the muscle going, and speeds up recovery. I would also suggest you use a PT group that focuses on sport pt, they will make it hurt in a good way :bo:

Good luck.

Tim

Good - things are starting to move forward for you again - now pray for a cute PT nurse :hee:

Yeah, with big boobs :jump1: who likes to hold you up tight when working out yer kinks and such!

Hmmm.... this could be intersting for you! Good luck Dave, better days are coming.:soon:

Mac can't upstage Bigfish's post numbers. Mac is too hapy and not angry with the world!!! All of Larry's ill's with the world could easily be fixed with a hug or two!

Hmmm ... maybe I'd should go to Mac's PT session ... my knee's feeling a little stretched ... :jump1:

Speedy recovery Mac.

Good Luck Dave. Hope everything goes smoothly.