Hey Tom, I'm sorry to hear that, get ahold of me and let me know what's going on. Tattoo has your back no matter what.
Sincerely,
Larry
Tattoo Fightwear

Tabwyo wrote:
Well... I am in a brace and scheduled for a scope in two weeks. Re-seperated my knee last night in training and the MRI from this morning shows a complete tear of the MCL.

If my spelling is off you can blame the pain killers. Training is done done. Fight is off and if I am to believe the othor my knee is FUBAR and won't be getting better w/o corrective surgery. The MRI was really sketchy because there is alot of blood in the fluid on my knee. I am in a full thigh to calf style knee emobilizer and on crutches. I'll have to go in tomorrow and have it drained again.

I was just trying to pull my leg out of a half assed half guard lockdown and pop, Pop, POP!!! I never got a follow up MRI the last time I hurt my knee. Cuz workmans comp wouldn't pay for it. But the new doc said that the guys I went to first must have read the wrong MRI because my knee was a hell of a lot worse off then the "mid-level sprain" they diagnosed. The ortho says the only way to get that kind of damage to the cartilige is over time. Since I started training again I have had to ice my knee every night after I trained or it would swell and hurt.

At best I am in for a scope but there are better than average odds I am in for a complete replacement.

sux cuz i was down to 219 too

Wow, that really, really sucks man. Very sorry to hear it.

Tapped the knee today. The crap that came out was bloody as hell. And now I got antibiotics cuz I am developing a touch of cellulitis. Great!!!! I look forward to the massive case of the trotskies I'll get from the antibiotics.

Still can't figure out what really happened. Other than I was in half with my left leg caught. Whenever I break and pass I tend to go out the left side so it's me rightie that tends to get snagged up. For me half is a safe game. There is just a ton of crap I can do from the top and a ton of crap the guy on bottom can't do because now I am on his leg and can control his body. I am thinking maybe I bailed on a spinning kneebar because that's pretty much my "go to" when grappling (and can be set up super sweet with strikes as well). Dunno, crap happens when your older and already beat up.

I think from here on out I may just stick to training. At least training people keeps me in the picture. Just not in the center of it. I've been teatering on the "being a better coach than a fighter" fence for a while. But I can't help but get caught up and saying "yeah.. I'll fight that guy" when I get asked. Got an offer a while back from a couple promotions in the state. They were going to pay for me to get ISCF sanctioned as a ref. Definetly worth looking into. I mean I already ref for a few different shows. Might as well get as credible as I can.

Knee kills.... I don't use pain meds until I need to sleep. Got addicted to them after I got binged in Afghanistan and it's a hard thing to beat. Spent some time in the gym today helping a friend get ready for a fight. I might not be able to move but my mind isn't injured. I got a judging spot at a show on the 30th and I'll make an easy 100 tapping hands. Wyoming doesn't have any regulations regarding combat sports. But a few of the promotions I work with have started a coalition that abides by NSAC rules. and they have done a good job of stalling out or wholey discrediting the more predetory and unscrupulous promoters. These shows can't afford a "cut man" per corner. And I've been witness to every manner of crap tape job (had a "trainer" brag that he could tape 5 guys with 1 r0ll of guaze and a few strips of tape and he charged $10 for it!!!!!). So we've got a practice here that another cat and I tape exactly the same for everybody at every show. We used to corner as well but got didn't want to get in a bind with fighters. They tend to talk their ass off when they are gettin taped. Don't want to get accused of telling "secrets".