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Sunday, November 6, 2011

ROW80 Round 4 - 5th Update

Short post tonight; I'm still finishing off the full draft of my thesis, which I have to send to my honours supervisor by tomorrow (the final thesis is due Friday, so that gives her time to give me feedback and then me time to make any required changes). I'm now at just over 12,000 words (probably a bit less because I don't think tables are meant to be included in word count), which is 2,000 over the required minimum, so at least I don't have to worry about waffling for the sake of word count. I don't really have that much left to do; just another paragraph or two in my Results and Findings section, and then my Further Research and Conclusion sections, which shouldn't take too long, though I need to add a few references in at various points. I also have to format it properly, since at the moment it looks like the Frankenstein's Monster of text and layout.

I just hope my printer can survive spewing out the 60 or so pages :D

Also, the MRI on my knee showed some bad swelling inside the joint, but no signs of any injury that might have caused it. It's good in a way - a torn ligament or damaged cartilage would have been very bad news - but at the same time I'm kind of annoyed that I still have no idea what happened to my knee or why; it seems as though I must have twisted some small inner muscle in the wrong way and that was enough to aggravated it (though in that case I have no idea what the loud snap was). I'm on crutches for the rest of the week (and therefore can't return to work, so no money for me :( ) and I'll be seeing a physio later in the week. My knee feels slightly better - probably because with the crutches I got yesterday I've actually been able to rest it more - but it still hurts and feels wonky if I put much weight on it, and trying to straighten it is still very painful.

Anyhoo... Back to thesis-writing I go!

She'll be right, Judgemental Dog. She'll be right.

See how other ROW80 folks are going here.
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6 comments:

  1. Katy BennettNovember 6, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    I'm so glad I don't have to do thesis, my only real essay is a 2000 word reflective commentary on my learning process. But you're almost at the end and I hope they sort the knee out soon.

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  2. CrystalCipNovember 6, 2011 at 11:00 PM

    OMG I hope your knee feels better soon, I know it could be worse but still! And great job on your thesis!

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  3. Gina CNovember 7, 2011 at 12:59 AM

    Wow - a lot of ROW80 folks have had MRIs and injuries! This is the ongoing trend I keep seeing. I hope we aren't cursing ourselves ;)

    Hope you're feeling better, and congrats on tying up your thesis.

    Cheers,
    Gina

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  4. Ryan KingNovember 7, 2011 at 2:02 AM

    Aww. Dang. Stay off that knee! Let's hope you're healed up soon. Good job on your thesis. It's almost done :)

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  5. sharongerlachNovember 7, 2011 at 5:45 AM

    I snapped a ligament over the bone the wrong way in my knee a couple years ago when I fell in a Circuit City parking lot (tripped over thin air, no less). It still hurts sometimes. So it's good that it's not a ligament or a tendon.

    Best wishes on the thesis!

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  6. Medeia SharifNovember 11, 2011 at 8:46 PM

    This brings me back to my thesis days. I'm so glad that I don't have to do one ever again (although I've been toying with the idea of getting another degree).

    I'm sorry about your knee, but glad you're feeling better.

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