My knee is a loser

After getting an MRI done last Friday for my knee and seeing the orthopedic doctor again today, it is official..... I have to have surgery to fix the tear and and remove the fluid around my knee. I am not looking forward to this. The surgery doesn't bother me ... I mean lets face it I'm no stranger to a hospital after working at one, Ive had minor surgery done in the past for my lung, Ive had yucky medical procedures done and Ive given birth. In the past either someone is looking past my boobs into my lungs or at my whoha down below so atleast this time its something other than my girl parts and I don't have to worry about what bra and panties I have on. But something else is different this time. This time I have a child at home who depends upon me and its very hard to swallow knowing that the day I return back from surgery and the next day that I will be so out of it from pain pills that I wont be able to take care of my son. No I don't plan on being here alone with him during that time so don't call child services on me yet!!! As a mother you just feel and probably know deep down that no one can take care of your child better than you can. To relinquish those duties is like handing over the keys to someone else to your brand new $80,000 car that you have only driven home from the dealer, not that I know what that feels like either but it was the best comparison that I could come up with. I would say that my son is worth much more than the amount of the car but lets face it some days he just isn't. Knee surgery stinks but not being able to chase after my son and play the hulk with him stinks even more so surgery it is.