Knee Surgery Appointment

Dialogue

Doctor: Hi Patrick, how has your summer been?

Me: It’s been pretty good, thanks. How are you doing?

Doctor: Fine, busy as always…

Doctor: My son is working on his final project for his biomedical engineering degree.

Me: Wow, he’s probably crazy smart.

Doctor: Yeah he’s worked hard for it…

Doctor: Well I have seen the x-rays for your leg, how does it feel?

Me: Not very good, we shouldn’t have missed the appointment a while ago.

Doctor: Yeah, let me take a look… (Examines my knee and looks for problems)

Me: I was on vacation when I noticed that it felt odd to stand because it was becoming more bow-legged

Doctor: I can tell, we would have caught this if you had come to your appointment in June.

Me: I didn’t know this would happen, it kind of snuck up on me.

Doctor: What grade are you in now?

Me: Going into 11^th this year.

Doctor: And you are 16… We need to remove the plates which will hopefully bounce the knee back to a straighter angle. We are cutting it close but it looks like you are still going to grow, so, let’s hope for the best.

Doctor: If it does not bounce back all the way we are going to need to add plates on the other side…

Me: …When will I need to have this done?

Doctor: Well we definitely need it done soon, September would be ideal.

Me: Ok, thank you for your time Dr. Davidson

Author's Note

Topic- Knee surgery
Background-It had been 9 months since my last surgery, plates had been placed in my knee to direct growth to make it straighter. The appointment was shocking to me because I didn’t know I would need another surgery
Lesson: Life is going to throw unexpected curveballs at you.
Moral: Something that could seem like a setback may ultimately help in the long run.