As those here who are over on Facebook and see my status updates know, I had a little fall on Saturday evening. I tripped on the edge of the sidewalk and landed first on my knee. Got home, it was bloody, I cleaned it up, it hurt. I knew there would be some internal damage. I figured sprained/torn ligament or something... hobbled to work Sunday on a cane (from when I had a back injury at 17), then went to the doctor on Monday afternoon. They did x-rays. Initially, they said the films looked good, nothing major. They handed me crutches and I went home.
Part of my 'life biting me in the butt' on this is that just last month, I handed my car off to my dad down in CA. It was too expensive to keep with paying for parking and all.
So, I figured, crutches for a few days, back to normal with some stretching...
I just got a voicemail from the doctor I saw yesterday. She apologized for calling late, but felt it was needed. She consulted with a specialist over my x-rays. Guess what they found... a fracture, apparently small, of my patella/kneecap.
So, it's taken me 37 years living on this earth, but I've finally broken a bone. And supposedly a difficult one to break... Of course I have to be difficult. It would be too easy to break something everyone else usually breaks... I HAVE to go for the kneecap...
So, I'm gonna hobble to bed. I will be going back to the clinic some time tomorrow to be fitted for a brace or something to keep it in place while the fracture heals... for the next several weeks.
Me and concrete don't get along very well... ugh. Vibes for a fast and good recovery?
Amanda
Part of my 'life biting me in the butt' on this is that just last month, I handed my car off to my dad down in CA. It was too expensive to keep with paying for parking and all.
So, I figured, crutches for a few days, back to normal with some stretching...
I just got a voicemail from the doctor I saw yesterday. She apologized for calling late, but felt it was needed. She consulted with a specialist over my x-rays. Guess what they found... a fracture, apparently small, of my patella/kneecap.
So, it's taken me 37 years living on this earth, but I've finally broken a bone. And supposedly a difficult one to break... Of course I have to be difficult. It would be too easy to break something everyone else usually breaks... I HAVE to go for the kneecap...
So, I'm gonna hobble to bed. I will be going back to the clinic some time tomorrow to be fitted for a brace or something to keep it in place while the fracture heals... for the next several weeks.
Me and concrete don't get along very well... ugh. Vibes for a fast and good recovery?
Amanda