Post-Op Day 14: Butler's ACL rupture

I read that West Virginia's Butler tore his ACL and sprained his MCL in Saturday's game vs Duke. I watched the game and when I saw Butler fall down and grab his knee and show so much agony and pain on his face, I said that he ripped his ACL. There was little doubt in my mind that when he couldn't walk on the leg and he was grabbing at only his knee, he was cooked. The incident made me a little sick to my stomach and I had to look away once I realized what happened. It's still too soon to be watching someone else rip their ACL. I know how much pain he's in RIGHT now. He's got a long rehab process as well. What's tough about his injury as with mine, is that I also sprained my MCL. That little sucker has caused a lot of pain.

I went all night without a pain pill. To be honest, I got up around 4 am and groggily fumbled around for the pain pills but apparently I couldn't find them. I had a terrible dream that kept waking me up that added to the restless night. The knee still has range, but it gets swollen very quickly. I'm going to try to do my exercises without pain pills and ice. I'm trying to see if I can get the ROM without the numbing effect of the ice machine. I'll report later.

Let's get back to what's important. Duke as the national champion. I picked Duke to go all the way. I've picked them to go all the way almost every year but this year I was actually correct. I'm pretty excited to say the least. People love to hate Duke but that's also why I like them. I was introduced to Duke basketball through my dad, who went to school at Duke in the sixties and played football. Our family has always been huge fans. To add to the sweetness of this years Duke success is the horrible and disappointing season that the North Carolina Tar Heels experienced. It was almost good enough to have UNC end up almost last in the conference and demoted to the NIT. To have Duke going for the national championship is just beautiful. My friend Kevin Hanson in Arizona is a huge UNC fan and I've had the chance to gloat numerous times this season. I received a classic text message from him shortly after Saturday's game. It had only two words - Go Butler! I'll be on the phone with him several times this evening to rub it in as Duke trashes Butler's dreams. Go DUKE!!!!!