Current Mood: Flirtatious & Confused

I suppose it’s time for another update so lets get this train going:

I received an e-mail from Comenius stating that they’d be happy having me there for exchange so I assume I’ve been accepted
Now I’m trying to figure out the courses I’m going to have over there and then send them a list. After that it’s all about waiting to get there.

Now as for the knee, which is quite important when considering my exchange. I went to see the doctor on Tuesday and I heard quite bad new, but also some good news:
My cruciate ligament has been torn and it needs to be operated. However, due to the fact that the nurses here are planning to go on strike, the operation might be postponed for who know for how long… So I’ve my fingers crossed to get to the operation asap since the recovery supposedly takes a few months. Of course I’m not planning to play football any time soon, but I want to be able to walk by the time I’m going to Slovakia. I asked the doctor about the possibililty and recommendation for going to exchange and he said that the sooner the operation is done, the better you’ll manage. But if the operation doesn’t happen anytime soon, I may need to cancel the exchange in order to attend the rehabilitation.

But as for the rehabilitation… I’ve my hopes quite high that I’d be able to do most of them back home. Considering the fact that my father just had a hip injury 2 months ago, he has recovered really good and has been able to walk on his own within just weeks. So the worst case scenario is something like this:
So if, as my doctor suggested, I have my operation before Christmas, I’d be able to walk by the end of January. Which is all good for me. I’m not planning to run a marathon or anything. I’m planning to attend school and just use my leg in everyday life. And as for the rehabilitation, I swear to my soul that I will do my everything to get myself in condition to go to Slovakia!

Almost forgot… I got a 2 month “sickday leave” from the doctor in order to “prepare” and take care of my knee for the surgery. I know this may sound excellent, but considering the fact that I’m on my 3-4 year of studies and have completed like 50% of them, it’s not too good. I’m running out of financial student aid months and… Well I know a way to solve this, but lets not go into details. 2 months off though… it’s pretty neat, but I will need to do my studies from home.

And the doctor also said that in case the first operation doesn’t work, a throughtout surgery is required. This would mean that most of my knee would be replaced by some iron “things”… I don’t know, but it sounds like I better recover to superb from my first one if I wish to avoid being a Terminator

Now… I think the exchange and leg issues are covered. Move along…

Facebook = great! Shitloads of familiar faces! I reckon to join, especially those Finns with an IRC-Galleria account. Google the address

Sorry for the lack of updates lately, really. I’ve been really busy, but now that I’ve most of stuff done, I should be able to update my blog more often

Take care and watch for sports injuries… might hurt your cruciate ligament