Steven and I went out to dinner this past Saturday night. As we were leaving the restaurant, I managed to fall off the curb and land on my knee. Scraped it up pretty bad, but I figured it would be fine. Woke up Sunday morning and I was not able to bear much weight on my left leg. Didn't think much about it other than it was probably because of the location of the scrape and how new it was. Monday morning brought much of the same, except that there was a bit more bruising.
I woke up Tuesday morning and every step I took was agony. There was a weird knot on my knee and it was crunching when I walked. I finally caved in and went to the doctor. I got some x-rays done and SURPRISE!!!! The kneecap is broken. And the crunching sound is from the damaged cartilage under the kneecap.
My knee is now in an immobilizer and I am on crutches, as I am not to bear weight on that leg for at least 7 to 10 days. My leg is kept completely straightened out by the immobilizer, which is a very painful and uncomfortable position. I think they want it to hurt as much as possible to remind you to watch where you are going.
Today is Day 3 on the crutches. I've been on crutches before, but never for such a long period of time. 2 or 3 days has always been the prescription. How I am going to make it 7 to 10 days is a mystery to me. I can barely walk. EVERY muscle from the neck down is being used and abused right now. My shoulders feel like that are being pulled out of their sockets with every step that I take. My left foot is swollen and puffy looking because of the immobilizer, it restricts blood flow to the lower portion of my leg. I have to take it off at least once a day to prevent blood clots from forming and to get blood flowing full force again.
Chasing after Ainsley has become impossible. I can not do ANYTHING. Can't catch her to change he diaper. Can't change her diaper. Can't pick her up. Can't get her dressed. My mom is having to be on Toddler Duty right now. And Ainsley is LOVING it. She knows that Mommy can't do anything and that NaNa is slow moving and can't see well, so she is getting away with just about everything but murder right now. I know it's bad, but I just don't have it in me right now to discipline her.
I am going to see my regular doctor on Friday. Going to see if she will refer me to an Orthopedic doctor to reassure me that broken kneecaps CAN heal in 7 to 10 days. That just seems so quick and I would hate to do more damage by walking on it too soon. The doc I saw Tuesday did say that if I can't take 4 or 5 steps by the time the 10 days is up, and not have any pain, then I will need to get an MRI to make sure that there aren't any torn tendons and/or ligaments.
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