[Faith-talk] Prayers for a Successful Knee Surgery Tomorrow

[Linda Mentink]

Mary, I just saw this, and your surgery is probably over by now. 
Praying for a quick recovery. At least you won't be bored at home!

Blessings,

Linda

At 05:03 PM 2/8/2011, you wrote:
>Hello everyone,
>
>    As promised to some of you, I said I would send a prayer request 
> out once I had more details. For those who already know, I 
> apologize. For those who do not know, I have experience constant 
> knee pain in my right knee since the end of April. In fact, during 
> the national convention, it was bothering me some. It especially 
> bothered me when I got up and sat down, and this past week, it has 
> bothered me standing and walking as well.
>
>    Last October, our primary care physician referred me to an 
> orthopedic surgeon in our part of town. After preliminary X rays 
> and an MRI scan, I went back to receive an injection. By that time, 
> it was Veterans Day, and unfortunately, the injection lasted only a 
> week. I went back at the end of December. I had the chance to 
> either go through a series of five injections or to have my 
> meniscus (the cartilage between the kneebone and the kneecap) repaired.
>
>    Needless to say, I will be having a kneescope, a type of 
> arthroscopic surgery, on my right knee tomorrow afternoon around 
> one o'clock or thereabouts at the Physicians Ambulatory Surgical 
> Center, one of San Antonio's many outpatient clinics, and also in 
> our old neighborhood. I will be off work the next three days, but 
> because there is so much proofreading at work, my supervisor and 
> her bosses are allowing me to proofread from home until I have my 
> postoperative follow-up on the twenty-fourth. Is that unique or 
> what? It is definitely something I can talk about at a NAPUB 
> meeting, but that's for another list.
>
>    In a nutshell, please keep me in your prayers during and after 
> my surgery, and I will keep you all posted. After I go back to 
> working outside of home, I will be receiving physical therapy. For 
> now, a home health aide will come to check the incision.
>
>    In the meantime, thank you in advance for your prayers, and I 
> will stay in touch.
>
>
>Mary Donahue
>
>"Be well, do good work, and keep in touch."
>Garrison Keillor
>
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