Cut the Knee

It's knee surgery morning. I have to be down at the Doctor place at 10. That gives me an hour to cook a nice breakfast. Except, no food prior to surgery. Well perhaps I can make a nice rich cup of coffee to take with me and enjoy. Except, no drink prior to surgery.

I have the morning off and a lovely rainy day and I can't even start it off with a beer. (You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning)

So, while I wait for the trip to the Arthroscopic knife, I'm just puttering around on the computer.

Here is a last look at my unsurgically altered knee.

The rain has been coming down for the last few days so most of the snow we had on the ground is becoming a memory.

This is how it looks this morning.

Here's how it looked a couple of weeks ago.

We have managed to work out the financial end of the surgery. I called their billing office yesterday and after questioning why I was given two days to come up with 26 hundred dollars, they seemed a bit contrite and allowed me to work out a payment plan. 

We are going to pay $1,629 today and pay off the thousand dollar balance over the next ten months. We will actually pay it off much faster because my employer is paying two thousand toward my deductible. I won't get that check until after my insurance has done its thing and sent me the break down of what they covered.

I'm happy with the outcome and will be very pleased to have this locking knee crap in the rear view mirror.