Answers!!!!!

I went to the Letters from Home meeting and ended up writing a letter to be put in a car package.  While it wasn't the same as being able to write to my brother, it helped a bit.  Hopefully I can find something similar in Texas this summer.  I asked my brother for his address and got a reply of "i do but i dont have it with me. i sent it to just about everyones phone so you could ask them and iam sure they could forward it."  Thanks Steve.  No one I've asked so far has it.

This morning I had another doctors appointment for my knee.  I went to a sports medicine person at Rothman Institute.  I did some searching online later and it turns out my doctor is one of the doctors for the Phillies and some other sports teams (professional and college) in the area.  He said there is definitely a tear in my meniscus and he actually got my knee to really hurt while I was in there which is something the other 3 doctors haven't been able to do.  He said that since it's been over two months and it hasn't healed already and cortisone shots/medicine won't help it at all, the best thing to do is arthroscopic surgery.  He also took the time to explain the MRI, procedure, and everything else to us which the other orthopedist didn't do. 

Surgery is scheduled for Monday.  It is outpatient so I'll be in and out in a few hours and then be at home.  If everything goes as he is expecting it to I will be on crutches for a few days, can do a stationary bike in a week, can go on a treadmill in 3 weeks, and running outside in about 6 weeks.