A bad year and hope.

It's been more than a little while since my last post, with some good reason too. I have been injured in one form or another for most of the year.
My first ailment to bring my running and riding to an end is my knee. It's not a new problem but it's been a persistent one. I wrecked a motorcycle a month or two before I turned 16, the main injury was a blown knee. due to lack of insurance and a fear of surgery it went mostly untreated. To this day I have pain. The newest form is pretty bad, crunching and popping, swelling and buckling.
My second was a hernia. While moving some heavy logs at work, I felt a sharp pain in my gut. A day later the pain worsened and a day after that the doctor confirmed I had a hernia and in two weeks I would need surgery and a month or two recovery period. Surgery went well and many weeks later I decided I would do a 24 hour century. I didn't do much in the way of training, a couple rides to work and a 10 mile jaunt up the river trail. I felt good (as good as I could have given the circumstances) so I started in Ouray and rode 65 miles to Delta, where I camped. First thing the next morning i rode the remaining 45 miles to my home here in Grand junction.
My third was and is acute Achilles tendinitis. due to my lack of preparation I developed a pain in the tendon on my right ankle. I didn't think much of it till two days later. I went on a run with a friend and afterwards it was extremely soar and swollen. I have given it a few days to rest and recover followed by a run or a long ride and it always ends up worse than before.
I have never felt as weak or helpless as I have these last few months and after a little persuasion from my wife I have a Dr's appointment. It's with a orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine. I hope he has the key to get me going again. I hope.