Yikes!
I can't believe it has taken me this long to update this thread! My appologies for any unwanted re-animation of the dead and for not spending more time here. I've missed hockey so much, and being remined of it while I was hurt just made me sad...
Well, after about 9 weeks I am finally getting back to walking somewhat normally without a limp. My most recent MRI showed the MCL healing well, and, more importantly, no further injuries to any other part of the knee. I had been experiencing some pain, so an MRI was done to check for miniscal tears or other injuries. Clean MRI = NO SURGERY!
It appears that the pain I've been experiencing has come from some
per anserie bursitis, which I was told was not uncommon to this type of injury. It seems that while the knee was injured and the leg immobilized, the hamstring was doing most of the work "moving" the leg. Because the hamstring attaches to the medial part of the knee, the pain manifests in the same area as the MCL and the symptoms can sometimes be mistaken for further injuries, usually to the miniscus. This bursitis is treatable with PT, ice and time.
So I'm hitting the physical Therapy hard, and hope to be back up to full motion over the next couple of months. I'm trying to be as serious as I can, and am even considering sitting out this season both as a player and a coach, just so i can focus on rehabing and monitoring my progress. I don't want to mess up what I've gained so far.
Many thanks to all of you who have chimed in with kind words and your helpful experiences and avice. I know goalies come here sometimes looking for moral support after a scary injury and guidance through trying times.
Hopefully someone can use this thread to help a bit.
Thanks again everyone!
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