"An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult" ~Lord Chesterfield
I have crap knees. I've had crap knees for as long as I can remember. I had the left on "fixed" when I was 16. It would have been great, if the surgery had worked. It didn't, so I had a traumatic surgery, a TON of pain, and lovely scar...and the same problem. Today, however, it's my RIGHT knee acting up. It's going to rain (which I just realized, when the local weatherman asked me what I did to my knee, I told him, "well, it's going to rain." Which he answered, "oh, REALLY?") I also must have twisted or stepped funny this morning. All I know is that it started to hurt during "circle" at work this morning, and by "snack" I was fighting tears with every step. I had to buy a new brace, since all the ones I had were purchased when I weighed 70lbs more, and they were all sleeve style...so they didn't stay ON, let alone support anything. Let's just hope this resolves itself before we leave for Disney. Disney with knee pain would be NO FUN!
Ouch. Hope it gets better really quickly, and definitely in time for Disney.
ReplyDeleteYou say it started to hurt during "circle" time? Is "circle" time when everyone's sitting cross-legged on the floor?
ReplyDeleteI know that's a certain way to get my knee to start a fit if I do it for too long or too often. Just don't jump into a wall and leave a dent in the wall like I did once (a week before skiing... missed the ski trip) before you leave for Disney. And actually wear the brace. :P
Ouch! Knee pain sucks. Do you have old knee injuries or something?
ReplyDeleteI hope it gets better soon. I've been around the knee injury block once, so I know how bad it sucks.
I had my unsuccessful surgery at 16...within 6 months we knew it had failed. The orthopedic surgeon said I would be lucky if I was walking when I was 30...I'm almost 37, and I can still walk, albeit with mega pain sometimes. The orthopedic surgeon I saw 2 years ago told me that there is nothing they can do, and that my knees will hurt to some degree until I die. It's crappy, but it is what it is. I don't know what the official diagnosis for them is...I think we just go with "chronic knee pain"
ReplyDeleteOh, MC...I don't actually sit on the floor for circle...I get to sit in one of the mini chairs. It's easier to manage some of the children that way. (and far easier for me to get up.)
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