It's been almost a week since my surgery and my leg is on the mend...at least that's what the doctor said. 3 more weeks of crutches and 4 weeks of physical therapy and i should be able to walk again. That's the hope anyway.
Today was the first day of my PT. It hurt. I can't hardly lift my leg an inch with out help. I did all kinds of lifting excercises, stretches, and was even hooked up to the electrode machine for 12 minutes. The last time I was hooked up to one of those bad boys was when I was in Oklahoma for a goalkeeping camp. I sprained my ankle really bad, was on crutches for about a day, hated it, so i decided to go right back to training with it sore. But when I was getting my ankle checked out, the doc there hooked me up to the electrode machine too. It sends short burst of electricity into your leg and gets the muscles moving. It's pretty exciting.
So today when I was hooked up to it, it brought back memories of OK goalkeeping camp and how I wished I was back there training. It's still to this day one of the best summer activities that I've had.
So now I'm still on the crutches but I can at least put a little bit of pressure on it, I have a few excercises that will help to loosen my knee, and I have an awesome black knee brace that makes all the ladies go, "ooooo". In a few weeks, I'll be walking again...then running....then I'll be back on the soccer field, readly to defend my goal and my honor.
I kind of feel like Uma Thurman's character in Kill Bill. She was put in a coma and paralized from the waist down. Upon waking, she had to break out of the hospital without being seen, avoid assassins, steal a car, and sit there till she could get herself to move her big toe. When she finally did it, she could start rehab'ing herself back to full strength, retrain, go to Japan and find a master sword maker and then start on her journey of killing Bill and all his hired assassins.
Instead of having anyone to kill, I too must get myself to lift my leg an inch off the ground (which I can't currently do), retrain, find a master soccerball maker, and begin on my journey to obtain soccer glory.
But for now, I'll have to settle for Physical Therapy, school, and surviving on watermelon and cold pizza.
June 24, 2004
June 3, 2004
I went to the orthopedic doctor today to check out my knee. Up to this point, everyone I've talked to has said that it's been my LCL that been messed up. So I walk into the BYU health center (which i've been skeptical about anyway), sign in, and sit down.
My name is called and I go back to see the Doc. He bends my knee for a while, scribbles something on a piece of paper which I can't read (theory: all doctors write unlegably because they are conspiring against their patients to get as much money out of them as possible. They and auto mechanics have the same economic sense), and then tells me that it's my ACL that is completely torn.........great.
Then the worst news in the world comes ------- I can't play soccer for about 8 months. THIS PUTS ME OUT OF SUMMER AND FALL PLAY !!!!!!! I knew there was a reason I didn't like doctors.
So now, I have to go back a week later and see him again and then get surgery in about 2 weeks to repair the torn ACL. If this wasn't bad enough, as we were wrapping up the visit, I ask for a knee brace that I can wear that will allow me to walk and support my knee. The nurse leaves for a bit and comes back with the brace I had in mind. She puts it on and then I leave. Well, when I get back to my apartment, as is my natural habit, I pull apart the brace to see how it works. When I pull it off and examine it, I notice that the nurse put the thing on me BACKWARDS !!!!!! That doesn't inspire much confidence. So after re-examining the whole situation and commenting on the quality of medical attention that is employed at BYU, I put my brace on THE RIGHT WAY and go to see if I can drive without killing myself. So I make a short run to MasterCuts to get some Product. I return safely. So now, I'm off again to see if I can drive without killing myself....back to NM for a while.
So that's the UpDate on your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-man loving college kid. I'll see you when I get back from the NM.
As a side note: This has got to be one of the greatest things I've seen, EVER !!! Read the story, it's awesome !!!
My name is called and I go back to see the Doc. He bends my knee for a while, scribbles something on a piece of paper which I can't read (theory: all doctors write unlegably because they are conspiring against their patients to get as much money out of them as possible. They and auto mechanics have the same economic sense), and then tells me that it's my ACL that is completely torn.........great.
Then the worst news in the world comes ------- I can't play soccer for about 8 months. THIS PUTS ME OUT OF SUMMER AND FALL PLAY !!!!!!! I knew there was a reason I didn't like doctors.
So now, I have to go back a week later and see him again and then get surgery in about 2 weeks to repair the torn ACL. If this wasn't bad enough, as we were wrapping up the visit, I ask for a knee brace that I can wear that will allow me to walk and support my knee. The nurse leaves for a bit and comes back with the brace I had in mind. She puts it on and then I leave. Well, when I get back to my apartment, as is my natural habit, I pull apart the brace to see how it works. When I pull it off and examine it, I notice that the nurse put the thing on me BACKWARDS !!!!!! That doesn't inspire much confidence. So after re-examining the whole situation and commenting on the quality of medical attention that is employed at BYU, I put my brace on THE RIGHT WAY and go to see if I can drive without killing myself. So I make a short run to MasterCuts to get some Product. I return safely. So now, I'm off again to see if I can drive without killing myself....back to NM for a while.
So that's the UpDate on your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-man loving college kid. I'll see you when I get back from the NM.
As a side note: This has got to be one of the greatest things I've seen, EVER !!! Read the story, it's awesome !!!
May 27, 2004
So here's the story from the horse's mouth....
Wednesday there was a soccer game. The first game of the Intramural Coed Soccer tournament. Very important, obviously. Nothing else matters, life - death, it's all chump change compared to tourney games. So in the second half the score is 1 to 1. There is about 10 minutes left in the game. My defense is too far up the field and the other team attacks. The ball is passed to one of their forwards. He gets around my center D, kicks the ball up and it's a foot race between him and my center Fullback. The ball is rolling toward the corner flag. The forward is faster than my fullback. So I, playing Goalkeep, leave my box to get the ball. We slam into each other, I jump up and try to get back to my goal. He still has the ball. He is headed toward my goal. I get back in front of him. He switched directions and is going toward the outside. I change directions also but my planted foot decides not to. I look down in time to see my knee momentarily leave it's normal place of residence. I feel the most intense pain shoot through my leg. I fall down and am out for the count. 4000 minutes later, the D*mn ref decided to blow the whistle and stop play. I'm on the ground holding my knee. I take off my glove and shove it in my mouth to keep from saying all the bad things that were in my head at that moment. One of the girls on my team, who is an athletic trainer, runs over and figures out what is wrong. I'm taken off the field and the game continues. Spencer takes my place in goal and does a brillant job. Regulation time ends, the game is tied.
Over time....
No score....
The game goes to Penalty Kicks. Spencer blocks shot after shot while our we put 2 in the back of the net. We win 2-0 in PK's.
I am happy, we won. Like I said, Tourny games are of the utmost importance. Nothing else matters.
How the story ends:
I am helped off the field and go home. Ice my knee all night. Sleep...
The next day, I get to the ER to see what's wrong with my knee. After an X-ray, two doctors bending my left knee in every imaginable angle, and crutches and a knee brace, I'm sent home with the diagnosis: I might have torn my LCL and maybe a meniscus. I go in for an MRI tomorrow and might need surgery to repair the LCL.
So now I am out for playing soccer (which is REALLY the sad part of the story), I can't DDR unless it's on my PS2. I can't drive my car. And I have to call people in order to go anywhere (which really sucks).
On the plus side, I can catch up on my summer reading and movie watching. I have gotten the most sympathy in the past couple days I've ever gotten in my entire life, far surpassing the time I got pegged in the face with a soccer ball that was going 1,000,000 miles per hour and the time I got a death threat from possible gang members. (Stories that will have to wait for another time), but I've gotten free food, looks of sorrow, and people offering to do stuff for me, which is really awesome of them, Bless their hearts.
It is offically summer, injuries are in full swing in the 2nd Ward. A possible new segment may be added to ward prayer: the past week's ward injuries, or stories from the ER. What would an injury be without a cool telling of it in ward prayer?
Next up: the Memorial day activity.
Wednesday there was a soccer game. The first game of the Intramural Coed Soccer tournament. Very important, obviously. Nothing else matters, life - death, it's all chump change compared to tourney games. So in the second half the score is 1 to 1. There is about 10 minutes left in the game. My defense is too far up the field and the other team attacks. The ball is passed to one of their forwards. He gets around my center D, kicks the ball up and it's a foot race between him and my center Fullback. The ball is rolling toward the corner flag. The forward is faster than my fullback. So I, playing Goalkeep, leave my box to get the ball. We slam into each other, I jump up and try to get back to my goal. He still has the ball. He is headed toward my goal. I get back in front of him. He switched directions and is going toward the outside. I change directions also but my planted foot decides not to. I look down in time to see my knee momentarily leave it's normal place of residence. I feel the most intense pain shoot through my leg. I fall down and am out for the count. 4000 minutes later, the D*mn ref decided to blow the whistle and stop play. I'm on the ground holding my knee. I take off my glove and shove it in my mouth to keep from saying all the bad things that were in my head at that moment. One of the girls on my team, who is an athletic trainer, runs over and figures out what is wrong. I'm taken off the field and the game continues. Spencer takes my place in goal and does a brillant job. Regulation time ends, the game is tied.
Over time....
No score....
The game goes to Penalty Kicks. Spencer blocks shot after shot while our we put 2 in the back of the net. We win 2-0 in PK's.
I am happy, we won. Like I said, Tourny games are of the utmost importance. Nothing else matters.
How the story ends:
I am helped off the field and go home. Ice my knee all night. Sleep...
The next day, I get to the ER to see what's wrong with my knee. After an X-ray, two doctors bending my left knee in every imaginable angle, and crutches and a knee brace, I'm sent home with the diagnosis: I might have torn my LCL and maybe a meniscus. I go in for an MRI tomorrow and might need surgery to repair the LCL.
So now I am out for playing soccer (which is REALLY the sad part of the story), I can't DDR unless it's on my PS2. I can't drive my car. And I have to call people in order to go anywhere (which really sucks).
On the plus side, I can catch up on my summer reading and movie watching. I have gotten the most sympathy in the past couple days I've ever gotten in my entire life, far surpassing the time I got pegged in the face with a soccer ball that was going 1,000,000 miles per hour and the time I got a death threat from possible gang members. (Stories that will have to wait for another time), but I've gotten free food, looks of sorrow, and people offering to do stuff for me, which is really awesome of them, Bless their hearts.
It is offically summer, injuries are in full swing in the 2nd Ward. A possible new segment may be added to ward prayer: the past week's ward injuries, or stories from the ER. What would an injury be without a cool telling of it in ward prayer?
Next up: the Memorial day activity.
May 22, 2004
May 19, 2004
This email was sent to me from a friend. I thought I put it on the blog than send it out, just to see what happens.
1. What time is it? 10:19 am
2. Name as it appears on birth certificate: Jay-Adams Rory Johnson
3. Number of candles on your last birthday cake? The last b-day cake I had was probably when I was 20. One of my comps. baked a cake, was happy about his accomplishment, swung the cake around as he brought it into the room, then dropped it on the floor. I spent the next 15 minutes trying to get carmel chocolate out of the carpet and trying to convince him that 'it was the thought that counts'. Then like 20yr. old guys would do, we still at the 'good' parts of the cake.
4. Pets: Magnus (my Vampire sock monkey) and Murphy (the stuffed monkey my sister got me when she was in D.C. and the one I made Steve hug one night).
5. Eye color: dark brown
6. Hometown: Ghetto-ville aka Fruitland, NM
7. Town you live in: Mormon-ville aka Provoland, UT
8. Favorite foods: Dead and cooked with some A1 sauce.
9. Ever been to Africa? Toto has taken me to Africa.
10. Been toilet papering? yes
11. Love someone so much it made you cry? Not yet, but if you count soccer as a 'someone' then Many times.
12. Mayo or Mustard? Mayo.
13. Croutons or bacon bits? Bacon Bits (not the cheap nitrate imitation stuff either)
14. Favorite day of the week? my days off
15. Favorite restaurant: I'm torn between Tucanos and Red Lantern.
16. Favorite flower? The fire flower from Super Mario Bros.
18. Favorite sport to watch? If you don't know this one by now, you don't know me at all...
19. Favorite carbonated drink? Dr. Pepper, Strawberry lemonade, Root Beer, and Cherry Pepsi (all equal)
20. Favorite adult beverage? A Large or Biggie Sized Dr.Pepper, Strawberry Lemonade, Root Beer, or Cherry Pepsi.
21. Favorite ice cream flavor? Anything from the Sherbet cartel.
22. Disney or Warner Bros.? Warner Bros. because they kicked off the stupid 'AOL' thing from their title. Anyone who dropkicks 'AOL' is good in my book.
23. Favorite fast food restaurant? Panda Express.
24. What color is your bedroom carpet? Villa Green.
25. How many times did you fail your driver's test? None. I got a 70 on the written part and the driving part was short and I didn't even have to parallel park.
26. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail? the MSN team, trying to get me to buy more storage space for me email.
27. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? either Circuit City or Best Buy
28. What do you do most often when you are bored? Surf the 'Net, read my Vampire Chronicles, sleep, Watch Buffy, eat, listen to music.
29. Most annoying thing people do? ...or don't do, people don't know how to drive!!
30. Who will respond to this email the quickest? Unknown.
31. Who is the person you sent this to that is least likely to respond?
32. Favorite TV shows? Simpsons, Who's line is it Anyway, South Park, Cosby Show, Buffy, and Soccer Games.
33. Last person(s) you went out to dinner/lunch? Emily, Leah, Kat, and the Ritz.
34. Ford or Chevy? I'm a Chevy man.
35. What are you listening to right now? When I started this: Motion City Soundtrack's 'I am the Movie' CD, now: Nightwish's 'Angels Fall First' CD.
Where the Heck is 36 and 37? Oh well. They must have been inappropriate or something.
38. Time you finished this email? 11:39 am
1. What time is it? 10:19 am
2. Name as it appears on birth certificate: Jay-Adams Rory Johnson
3. Number of candles on your last birthday cake? The last b-day cake I had was probably when I was 20. One of my comps. baked a cake, was happy about his accomplishment, swung the cake around as he brought it into the room, then dropped it on the floor. I spent the next 15 minutes trying to get carmel chocolate out of the carpet and trying to convince him that 'it was the thought that counts'. Then like 20yr. old guys would do, we still at the 'good' parts of the cake.
4. Pets: Magnus (my Vampire sock monkey) and Murphy (the stuffed monkey my sister got me when she was in D.C. and the one I made Steve hug one night).
5. Eye color: dark brown
6. Hometown: Ghetto-ville aka Fruitland, NM
7. Town you live in: Mormon-ville aka Provoland, UT
8. Favorite foods: Dead and cooked with some A1 sauce.
9. Ever been to Africa? Toto has taken me to Africa.
10. Been toilet papering? yes
11. Love someone so much it made you cry? Not yet, but if you count soccer as a 'someone' then Many times.
12. Mayo or Mustard? Mayo.
13. Croutons or bacon bits? Bacon Bits (not the cheap nitrate imitation stuff either)
14. Favorite day of the week? my days off
15. Favorite restaurant: I'm torn between Tucanos and Red Lantern.
16. Favorite flower? The fire flower from Super Mario Bros.
18. Favorite sport to watch? If you don't know this one by now, you don't know me at all...
19. Favorite carbonated drink? Dr. Pepper, Strawberry lemonade, Root Beer, and Cherry Pepsi (all equal)
20. Favorite adult beverage? A Large or Biggie Sized Dr.Pepper, Strawberry Lemonade, Root Beer, or Cherry Pepsi.
21. Favorite ice cream flavor? Anything from the Sherbet cartel.
22. Disney or Warner Bros.? Warner Bros. because they kicked off the stupid 'AOL' thing from their title. Anyone who dropkicks 'AOL' is good in my book.
23. Favorite fast food restaurant? Panda Express.
24. What color is your bedroom carpet? Villa Green.
25. How many times did you fail your driver's test? None. I got a 70 on the written part and the driving part was short and I didn't even have to parallel park.
26. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail? the MSN team, trying to get me to buy more storage space for me email.
27. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? either Circuit City or Best Buy
28. What do you do most often when you are bored? Surf the 'Net, read my Vampire Chronicles, sleep, Watch Buffy, eat, listen to music.
29. Most annoying thing people do? ...or don't do, people don't know how to drive!!
30. Who will respond to this email the quickest? Unknown.
31. Who is the person you sent this to that is least likely to respond?
32. Favorite TV shows? Simpsons, Who's line is it Anyway, South Park, Cosby Show, Buffy, and Soccer Games.
33. Last person(s) you went out to dinner/lunch? Emily, Leah, Kat, and the Ritz.
34. Ford or Chevy? I'm a Chevy man.
35. What are you listening to right now? When I started this: Motion City Soundtrack's 'I am the Movie' CD, now: Nightwish's 'Angels Fall First' CD.
Where the Heck is 36 and 37? Oh well. They must have been inappropriate or something.
38. Time you finished this email? 11:39 am