Why I knee-d to be off work for 2 or 3 weeks :-)

In my time at SGO, I have had, on the whole, a good record of health. I can only recall 2 instances of enforced sick-leave during my 7+ years there...the first was a chest infection, and the second was the removal of my gall bladder and the resulting stones which were squatting there...

However, the third period of sick-leave is imminent...
Since the holiday in the High Tatras, I have had a swollen left knee - not painful at all - just quite swollen, and a bit awkward when kneeling down, or coming down stairs etc. After a couple of painful 'punkces' to remove the fluid, nothing changed - so it was decided to send me to a specialist - Dr. Kalina. One look at my x-rays was enough for him to conclude that an operation would be best to 'tidy things up in there' - my meniscus (for the medically-minded among my readers) is the source of my woes. Actually, he assured me that the operation is fairly straightforward - I go to a hospital in Prostejov this Saturday, it'll last 1/2 hour, and after a rest my lovely wife will drive me home, and then my short-term battle with mastering my pair of recently bought crutches will take place....two floors to ascend - should be fun ;-)

If all goes well, I'll have the stitches out after a week, and then be at home to recuperate for another week or two - and if all goes well, then I can go back to work. I hope so. I love my job...but I'm not such a good patient either. I much prefer to be out and about.

But, I can remain positive - it'll be a time to rest, to reflect, perhaps catch up with some reading, mails, films, maybe even some people might come to visit! ;-)

And I hope, that my knee will be much, much better :-)