Eric's Surgery

Eric had knee surgery on Wednesday. They went in and removed two loose bodies - one of them was over an inch long and the other was just a speck. The big one has been floating around in his knee for years and we found out it was actually a piece of his kneecap! The recovery time for this is only 2-3 weeks and he is already able to put some weight on his right let!

We were slightly disappointed they weren't able to do more for him. They were possibly going to drill holes in his femur in an attempt to get scar tissue to grow in place of lost cartilage. They decided this procedure wouldn't work with where the pressure in Eric's knee is because his femur is turned.

Eric is doing well. Wednesday afternoon and night were rough because his pain meds (Vicodin and 800 mg of Motrin) weren't working at all. He couldn't keep it elevated because it was too painful, even though the elevation is supposed to make it feel better and prevent blood clots. He didn't get to sleep until around 4 am on Thursday morning.

Currently, the Vicodin is helping, but makes him pretty nauseous at times. At least he's able to sleep and elevate his leg! We go back to the doctor next week Wednesday for his staples to be removed and then go back 2 weeks after that for the specialist to see how everything is healing up! We're hoping for a speedy recovery for him!