Op note

Well . . . . . . tincture of time did not heal the knee that led Sarah to her award-winning performance at the national track and field meet on May 2nd, so today she went to the OR.

The MRI two weeks ago did not show any obvious abnormality --- so obvioulsy she must have inherited the "J factor."

Rachel insisted on leaving school to be with her sister . . . . I'm certain she is looking for an app on her iPod to help Dr. Jansen out.

Below you see the before and after: the other Dr J found that 2/3 of the medial meniscus (the cartilage on the inner side of the knee) was torn away from the bone. (Top photo) The meniscus itself was not torn, but because its attachment was loose, this was the cause of her persistant pain and deceptively normal MRI.

The bottom photos show a still fuzzy Sarah behind the beautiful flowers from her boyfriend's family and the pretty blue sutures in her meniscus. (Joel also spent most of his day at Sarah's side :o)

Rehab involves very limited activty for 6 weeks and no jumping, running, etc. for up to 4 months . . . . .

If you didn't really look at the Angela and Eric's wedding photos closely, you may have overlooked the photo of Steve and Sarah "dancing" aka gimping together on the dance floor.

About 2 1/2 weeks ago Steve was almost at the end of a 10 mile run when he ran past an orphanage that burst into flames . . . . . . . . . . he ran inside and was able to carry 29 children to safety but when he ran back inside to save one last child, he had to jump out of the third story window . . . . . . . . . and tore his Achilles tendon when he got home and tripped getting onto the riding lawnmower!!!! (He has actually been plagued with recurring pains/strains in his right calf for over a year. In retrospect, I am certain this was "fraying" of his Achilles.)

Looks like the pontoon will get a lot more use this summer.