Out: kcchief19 (knee)

kcchief19 · 12-13-2003, 10:11 PM

Well, I officially hate snow. We got about 4-5 inches of snow today on top of some snow/ice that we got the other day. The snow plows came through our neighborhood and blocked my driveway pretty good, so late this morning I went outside to shovel my brains out.

Got about 1/4 way down the drive way when I hit a patch of ice and my foot slipped. My knee then caught, and I went down immediately. When I hit, my knee was bent and I couldn't straighten it out. I had to straighten it out by hand. After a quick inventory, I discovered no bones extruding and I wasn't in that much pain, but I couldn't move my knee. I had first thought I had broken my leg, but once I realized that my bones seemed intact and it was only my knee, I started to hope that maybe I just had a real bad sprain or a twist.

Nobody else was home, and I didn't even see anybody else on the block outside. At this point, I figured I was going to need medical help, so I scooted into the garage and into the house, dragging my leg behind me. Luckily, my cell phone was inside the door and I didn't have to try and go upstairs. Nancy was working, so I called my mom to come pick me up in her wagon to take me the ER.

Long story short -- too late -- the early diagnosis is a ruprtured patella tendon. I meet with a surgeon on Monday to plan surgery. Apparently, I can look forward to 4-6 weeks of crutches, 3 months of a knee brace and 6 months of rehab.

Luckily, I have a great boss so I should be able to do a lot of work from home. I can't move my left leg, so I'll have to work to get some programs moved from my PC to my laptop. Luckily, I already have FOF2k4 setup, so that should eleviate some of the boredeom. But it's only been about 10 hours since the injury and I'm already stir crazy!

I was trying to draw some inspiration from Jason White tonight. Maybe I'll rehab, go back to school win the Heisman next year.

Ksyrup · 12-13-2003, 10:14 PM

Sorry to hear that. Good luck on rehab. I broke my ankle about 1.5 years ago while jogging (go ahead, laugh, no one at work lets me forget about it) and spent the hot summer months in some sort of metal cast/contraption. I still have yet to try running on it, for fear of breaking it again.

FBPro · 12-13-2003, 10:21 PM

Good luck

MizzouRah · 12-13-2003, 10:25 PM

Someone's going to get really good at FOF.

Glad you could make it back into your house and get some help. I almost went into a ditch today, we got about 2-3 inches here.

I think it's supposed to be around 50 on Tuesday...

Todd

Ragone · 12-13-2003, 10:26 PM

yucky chief.. to match jason white though.. you'll need to fall and rehurt yourself about 4 more times

its been pretty bad here i'll admit.. hell.. i had to drive home during the blizzard conditions wednesday morning.. MoDot sucks ass at plowing.. i saw 3 plows going south on 435.. all in a single file line.. wtf good does that do? north was completely unplowed

the_meanstrosity · 12-14-2003, 12:01 AM

kcchief,

Sorry to hear that man. As Mizz stated, you could write a kick@$$ FOF2004 strategy guide for the rest of us, lol. Get well soon man!

Glengoyne · 12-14-2003, 03:23 AM

A good friend of mine had the same injury during a High School football practice. The coach pulled up his pantleg, and absolutely turned green. Not much looks scarier than a badly dislocated kneecap. While waiting for the ambulance his best friend knelt next to him, and kept staring at his leg repeating "Oh Fuck".

I am sure it is much funnier when he tells it, but thought I should share. Oh and do get well KC.

ice4277 · 12-14-2003, 06:45 AM

Ouch, sorry Chief, I had sort of the same thing happen a couple years back, I broke 3 bones in my foot and my knee also was dislocated and I had to pop it back. I guess I was jacked on adrenaline as I was actually walking around on the broken foot for a couple hours and it didn't hurt that bad. But boy when I woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, and put all my weight down on it, wow, worst pain ever.

Good luck with the rehab, it can be a bitch to do but the only thing that will make it totally better.

Ben E Lou · 12-14-2003, 07:07 AM

Ouch! Get well soon man.

Has anyone else considered what a bad break this for .400??? Kcchief in a bad mood, spending more time than ever on the computer. Somebody better get Joe a sedative.

Alan T · 12-14-2003, 08:14 AM

Ouch.. sorry to hear about this kcchief..

The all important question though... Did you suffer any talent drops?

Get better soon!

kcchief19 · 12-14-2003, 09:35 AM

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Originally posted by Alan T
The all important question though... Did you suffer any talent drops?

I thinks its a CEI. Think I can get Swaggs to edit it to an 18-month injury and try and make a comeback?

Thanks, everyone for the kind thoughts. My 35-minute drive to work Wednesday took me 2 hours and 45 minutes. Too many semis were getting stuck going up ramps because MoDot had done such a poor job plowing, and I don't think I saw a bit salt that morning.

Ben, I'm going to try and be a a kinder, gentler, kcchief during my convalescene. Heck, with all my free time and mellower mood, maybe I'll buy TPF and leave FOFC so I can become a full-time fanboy.

Alan T · 12-14-2003, 09:40 AM

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Originally posted by kcchief19
Heck, with all my free time and mellower mood, maybe I'll buy TPF and leave FOFC so I can become a full-time fanboy.

Did TPF come out while I was in Atlanta?

ice4277 · 12-14-2003, 09:42 AM

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Originally posted by Alan T
Did TPF come out while I was in Atlanta?

No, I think it is still scheduled for the end of the month.

Ben E Lou · 12-14-2003, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kcchief19
Ben, I'm going to try and be a a kinder, gentler, kcchief during my convalescene. Heck, with all my free time and mellower mood, maybe I'll buy TPF and leave FOFC so I can become a full-time fanboy.

Sounds like that injury, or being out in the cold too long, might have modified your synapses.

Swaggs · 12-14-2003, 09:50 AM

Sorry to hear that kcchief...

MizzouRah · 12-14-2003, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Ben, I'm going to try and be a a kinder, gentler, kcchief during my convalescene. Heck, with all my free time and mellower mood, maybe I'll buy TPF and leave FOFC so I can become a full-time fanboy.

Am I stoned?

Todd

BigJohn&TheLions · 12-14-2003, 01:36 PM

Damn. Ruptuerd patella tendon. What will they build a new ACL with now?
Last year I tried rollerskating for the first time in years. Broke my wrist (requiring a plate and 6 screws) and L2 vertebrae.

sterlingice · 12-14-2003, 01:53 PM

OW! Man, that sounds like it hurts like a bastard. Tough break, man. Now I'm going to be even more leary walking around in Lawrence for my finals.

SI

Godzilla Blitz · 12-14-2003, 02:02 PM

KC: Sorry to hear that. I hope the surgery goes well. Keep us updated.

kcchief19 · 12-12-2013, 10:59 AM

I know this will be buried in the archive section unless I get the motivation to ask somebody to move it to the active forum.

So 9 years, 363 days after rupturing my left patella tendon, I'm going to the surgeon at 1 p.m. today to learn if I ruptured my right patella tendon. Got home late last night and went to retrieve the recycle bin. I apparently hit a patch of black ice from the melting the last 24 hours and went down. Once again, the knee was bent in a way it should not bend and I had to move it back into place.

In most respects it feels identical to the rupture of 2003, so I'm bracing for the diagnosis. I'm actually able to walk on it a bit easier than last time, so I'm cautiously optimistic that maybe it isn't the patella or it's not as severe.

Two hard things about this. One is that my mom had her left foot amputated in September and has not yet been fitted with a prosthetic. I'm an only child and I've been responsible for taking care of her, getting her to dialysis three times a week and everything else. That's not going to happen for a while.

Second is that after my job was eliminated in 2012, I've been an independent contractor. Cobra was $800 a month and just not in the budget. I signed up for Obamacare in early November and have my insurance cards, but coverage doesn't kick in until Jan. 1.

Bummed beyond belief. Will probably have to drain a good chunk of the 401k to pay for this. Ugh.

Subby · 12-12-2013, 12:46 PM

Fuck. Sorry to hear that. Such a bummer. Hang in there and good luck.

sterlingice · 12-17-2013, 09:24 AM

That is really damn awful. Sorry to hear about

SI

12-13-2003, 10:14 PM	#2
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Sorry to hear that. Good luck on rehab. I broke my ankle about 1.5 years ago while jogging (go ahead, laugh, no one at work lets me forget about it) and spent the hot summer months in some sort of metal cast/contraption. I still have yet to try running on it, for fear of breaking it again. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

12-13-2003, 10:21 PM	#3
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12-14-2003, 07:07 AM	#9
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	Ouch! Get well soon man. Has anyone else considered what a bad break this for .400??? Kcchief in a bad mood, spending more time than ever on the computer. Somebody better get Joe a sedative. __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

12-14-2003, 08:14 AM	#10
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	Ouch.. sorry to hear about this kcchief.. The all important question though... Did you suffer any talent drops? Get better soon! __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

12-14-2003, 09:50 AM	#15
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Sorry to hear that kcchief... __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

12-13-2003, 10:25 PM	#4
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Someone's going to get really good at FOF. Glad you could make it back into your house and get some help. I almost went into a ditch today, we got about 2-3 inches here. I think it's supposed to be around 50 on Tuesday... Todd

12-13-2003, 10:26 PM	#5
Ragone Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kansas City, Mo	yucky chief.. to match jason white though.. you'll need to fall and rehurt yourself about 4 more times its been pretty bad here i'll admit.. hell.. i had to drive home during the blizzard conditions wednesday morning.. MoDot sucks ass at plowing.. i saw 3 plows going south on 435.. all in a single file line.. wtf good does that do? north was completely unplowed

12-14-2003, 12:01 AM	#6
the_meanstrosity College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002	kcchief, Sorry to hear that man. As Mizz stated, you could write a kick@$$ FOF2004 strategy guide for the rest of us, lol. Get well soon man!

12-14-2003, 03:23 AM	#7
Glengoyne Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Fresno, CA	A good friend of mine had the same injury during a High School football practice. The coach pulled up his pantleg, and absolutely turned green. Not much looks scarier than a badly dislocated kneecap. While waiting for the ambulance his best friend knelt next to him, and kept staring at his leg repeating "Oh Fuck". I am sure it is much funnier when he tells it, but thought I should share. Oh and do get well KC.

12-14-2003, 06:45 AM	#8
ice4277 Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkley, MI: The Hotbed of FOFC!	Ouch, sorry Chief, I had sort of the same thing happen a couple years back, I broke 3 bones in my foot and my knee also was dislocated and I had to pop it back. I guess I was jacked on adrenaline as I was actually walking around on the broken foot for a couple hours and it didn't hurt that bad. But boy when I woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, and put all my weight down on it, wow, worst pain ever. Good luck with the rehab, it can be a bitch to do but the only thing that will make it totally better.

12-14-2003, 01:36 PM	#17
BigJohn&TheLions College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New York	Damn. Ruptuerd patella tendon. What will they build a new ACL with now? Last year I tried rollerskating for the first time in years. Broke my wrist (requiring a plate and 6 screws) and L2 vertebrae. __________________ In the immortal words of a great alcoholic, "Can't we all just get along?"

12-14-2003, 01:53 PM	#18
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	OW! Man, that sounds like it hurts like a bastard. Tough break, man. Now I'm going to be even more leary walking around in Lawrence for my finals. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

12-14-2003, 02:02 PM	#19
Godzilla Blitz College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	KC: Sorry to hear that. I hope the surgery goes well. Keep us updated. __________________ Current Blog Projects: Final Fantasy: Lost in Japanese Kaboom Review

12-12-2013, 10:59 AM	#20
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	I know this will be buried in the archive section unless I get the motivation to ask somebody to move it to the active forum. So 9 years, 363 days after rupturing my left patella tendon, I'm going to the surgeon at 1 p.m. today to learn if I ruptured my right patella tendon. Got home late last night and went to retrieve the recycle bin. I apparently hit a patch of black ice from the melting the last 24 hours and went down. Once again, the knee was bent in a way it should not bend and I had to move it back into place. In most respects it feels identical to the rupture of 2003, so I'm bracing for the diagnosis. I'm actually able to walk on it a bit easier than last time, so I'm cautiously optimistic that maybe it isn't the patella or it's not as severe. Two hard things about this. One is that my mom had her left foot amputated in September and has not yet been fitted with a prosthetic. I'm an only child and I've been responsible for taking care of her, getting her to dialysis three times a week and everything else. That's not going to happen for a while. Second is that after my job was eliminated in 2012, I've been an independent contractor. Cobra was $800 a month and just not in the budget. I signed up for Obamacare in early November and have my insurance cards, but coverage doesn't kick in until Jan. 1. Bummed beyond belief. Will probably have to drain a good chunk of the 401k to pay for this. Ugh.

12-12-2013, 12:46 PM	#21
Subby lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: sans pants	Fuck. Sorry to hear that. Such a bummer. Hang in there and good luck. __________________ Superman was flying around and saw Wonder Woman getting a tan in the nude on her balcony. Superman said I going to hit that real fast. So he flys down toward Wonder Woman to hit it and their is a loud scream. The Invincible Man scream what just hit me in the ass!!!!! I do shit, I take pictures, I write about it: chrisshue.com

12-17-2013, 09:24 AM	#22
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	That is really damn awful. Sorry to hear about SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

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