Yesterday was the pre-operative appointment with the surgeon. First we met with the nurse who went over the paperwork with us. They made sure we knew where to check in and what time. Double checked medical history and ordered lab work.
Next in was the physician's assistant. She examines the knee and asked about the history of the knee injury. She also discussed the check in procedure and ordered the pain medication for after surgery.
Last was a meeting with the surgeon. He also examined the knee and went over the notes from prior appointments. He discussed the surgery and the different possibilities of what could happen depending on what they find when the get inside the knee. Basically they tell you they expect to replace the ligament but there is always the possibility they could discover other issues like issues with the medial plica or debris in the knee which once removed could eliminate the instability issues. So they plan for the open reconstructive surgery as the "worst case" situation but tell you they may do less depending on their findings.
At this time they discusses the healing process: 4-6 weeks for just arthroscopic or 3-4 months for reconstruction. The focus of the discussion was reconstruction so they discussed the brace and plans for PT. All was fairly vague because it depends on the individual ability to heal and the findings during surgery.
So the entire day was mainly complete paperwork, get blood work done and go over all possibilities and risks associated with surgery.
Next will be the actual surgery day on Tuesday March 23rd.
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