-Shower the night before and the morning of with Hibiclenz, an antimicrobial soap.

-Use a Sharpie marker to indicate the injured knee for surgeon.

-Remove all nail polish and don’t wear any perfume/lotion. You want to bring the least amount of bacteria into the op. room.

-Rid your cabinets of junk food. (Think about it, you won’t be able to workout for a while.)

-My friend Amy says to set up a “station” next to you with magazines, meds, remotes, drinks, ice and a computer.

My right knee after the tear. Where’s my kneecap?

Tonight’s schedule: sleep well, arrive at the hospital at 6 a.m. to get knocked back out and wake up to a new knee. I reached the point where I can’t mentally prepare or anticipate what the unknown will feel like anymore. I just have to go with it. In a few short hours, what’s been the “unknown” to me for the last four months will finally be revealed. Then, I can tell you all about it. And post some pics of the new (frankenstein) knee.

One last thing, a lot of you have asked if I will be capturing the surgery via videos or tweets. The answer is no. I don’t want to distract the surgeon. If you really want to see the non-sugar-coated knee surgery highlights, click here.