A Blip on the Screen

It was all supposed to be so simple.  A post-op exam on my new right knee.  Removal of the bandages.   A check on range of motion.  And, all of a sudden from the clear blue sky...

"That edema in your leg doesn't look so good."

Uh?

"We need to get you to the hospital across the street."

Huh?

"You need to get this looked at in the next couple of hours.

The last four words never sounded so scary.  Before I knew, my ass was kissing a hospital gurney.  And a similar image played next to me.

I asked if the screen showed if it was a boy.  The technician laughed.

"It's nothing."

Two words that never sounded better.

Dinner last night:  Chicken tenders.