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Hello all!
On October 25th 2019 while teaching a Spartan Short Course my knee randomly twisted out. I was jogging on the course (NOT EVEN RUNNING) towards a hurdle when suddenly I slipped on some mud on the grass that spun my foot out to the side while my knee stayed facing forward, consequently dislocating my knee. I didn't think much of it since I was in the middle of leading a group and continued through the course holding in the pain. Shortly after a quick run through of the course with my jacked up knee, I quickly went to the side and saw my patella was not facing the right way so I placed my hands on my knee and locked out my leg popping everything back in place. Then I took my Performa Batman Wraps to make one long wrap and wrapped it around the bottom of my knee where I felt pain. I wrapped it as tight as I could so I could stand on it and continue teaching the rest of the day.
Later that day I figured the knee was simply sprained so I properly taped and wrapped it hoping it would heal up. A few days passed and the pain kept getting worse instead of subsiding and I couldn't put any weight on it. So on Wednesday October 30th I ended up at the hospital where they took X-rays put an Ace bandage gave me a handsome bill and referred me to an Orthopedic Surgeon to get an MRI. Since I have no health insurance, this meant that for me to even be seen and get a prescription to get an MRI I had to pay out of pocket. Once I had the prescription for the MRI I had to pay again to have the MRI done. Then after finally getting the MRI I had to re-visit the doctor (another payment on 11/11/19), just so he can tell me the diagnosis. Thankfully with the help of family I have gotten this far.
As it turns out, this is my complete diagnosis: I have a Complete ACL tear. Medial meniscal tear, Mild soft tissue edema. Moderate-sized left knee joint effusion. Small contusions as described with a small trabecular fracture at lateral femoral sulcus. Small ganglion cyst formation abutting the medial gastrocnemmius teninous origin.
Needless to say, I need surgery, badly and as soon as possible. The cost for surgery is estimated at 20K+. This Friday, November 22 will be exactly 4 weeks since this happened. I have tried everything possible to get assistance so that I can schedule my surgery, but I have been unsuccessful. As I mention in my video, I have also reached out to Spartan Race for their liability coverage, but they have said that I don't qualify since I'm categorized as an "independent contractor" - Which is why I am here today, humbly asking for help from all of you...to help me get back on my two legs (literally) so that I can continue doing what I love, which is to Inspire all of you! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Aragon
On October 25th 2019 while teaching a Spartan Short Course my knee randomly twisted out. I was jogging on the course (NOT EVEN RUNNING) towards a hurdle when suddenly I slipped on some mud on the grass that spun my foot out to the side while my knee stayed facing forward, consequently dislocating my knee. I didn't think much of it since I was in the middle of leading a group and continued through the course holding in the pain. Shortly after a quick run through of the course with my jacked up knee, I quickly went to the side and saw my patella was not facing the right way so I placed my hands on my knee and locked out my leg popping everything back in place. Then I took my Performa Batman Wraps to make one long wrap and wrapped it around the bottom of my knee where I felt pain. I wrapped it as tight as I could so I could stand on it and continue teaching the rest of the day.
Later that day I figured the knee was simply sprained so I properly taped and wrapped it hoping it would heal up. A few days passed and the pain kept getting worse instead of subsiding and I couldn't put any weight on it. So on Wednesday October 30th I ended up at the hospital where they took X-rays put an Ace bandage gave me a handsome bill and referred me to an Orthopedic Surgeon to get an MRI. Since I have no health insurance, this meant that for me to even be seen and get a prescription to get an MRI I had to pay out of pocket. Once I had the prescription for the MRI I had to pay again to have the MRI done. Then after finally getting the MRI I had to re-visit the doctor (another payment on 11/11/19), just so he can tell me the diagnosis. Thankfully with the help of family I have gotten this far.
As it turns out, this is my complete diagnosis: I have a Complete ACL tear. Medial meniscal tear, Mild soft tissue edema. Moderate-sized left knee joint effusion. Small contusions as described with a small trabecular fracture at lateral femoral sulcus. Small ganglion cyst formation abutting the medial gastrocnemmius teninous origin.
Needless to say, I need surgery, badly and as soon as possible. The cost for surgery is estimated at 20K+. This Friday, November 22 will be exactly 4 weeks since this happened. I have tried everything possible to get assistance so that I can schedule my surgery, but I have been unsuccessful. As I mention in my video, I have also reached out to Spartan Race for their liability coverage, but they have said that I don't qualify since I'm categorized as an "independent contractor" - Which is why I am here today, humbly asking for help from all of you...to help me get back on my two legs (literally) so that I can continue doing what I love, which is to Inspire all of you! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Aragon