This is why my knee hurts

Back in July when I was on a work trip to our new Beijing campus, I managed to injure my knee. After getting home, seeing the gp, getting an xray and having intensive physiotherapy for several weeks, I eventually got a referral to a knee specialist. An MRI quickly followed which revealed an extensive tear to the medial meniscus. Surgery happened yesterday, and I’ve got a page of arthroscope pics to show for it as well as a pink leg (chlor-hexidene, which will take some effort to scrub off):

Finally, the written notes. Yes, you do see the word macerated – while in the recovery ward I was trying to get my groggy head around the surgeon’s handwriting, thinking “surely he hasn’t written ‘macerated’ – there are no teeth in my knee!”. Update: Courtesy of Team PurpleCow I’m reminded that I was thinking of ‘masticated’ rather than ‘macerated’. That’s what the drrrrgs will do to you!

I’m very happy to finally have this operation done and I’ll be happier when I’m able to walk properly again (about 10 – 14 days). Bandages come off tomorrow, and my post-op followup is on the 3rd of October.