Why is my butt all wet?

[wednes]

Before you go thinking that you don't want to know, let me tell you all about it. Those of you who know me well, know that without fail, I take one terrific fall/slip on the ice every winter. Last year I fell on my tailbone and missed a day of work.

This morning I walked out the front door and onto a solid sheet of invisible ice. My right leg shot straight out in front of me. My left leg bent at a crazy angle and my knee got totally twisted. I yelled for H to come help me, since I was right outside the front door. The cabbie got out to help me as well, and eventually I was able to stand up and walk to the cab. My knee is swelling up pretty good and hurts when I walk on it. But I CAN walk on it, so it's not broken or anything. I have to walk up a flight of stairs to get to my desk, and I made it, so that is cool.

So...you know, OW!

Comments

[madush69.livejournal.com]

Fuck. That sucks ass.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Luckily, I just had a kidney stone so I've got some painkillers. ;-] But yeah, it's a drag.

[ladybutterfly74.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't think that it's not broken just cuz you can walk on it. My mom had broken her ankle and walked on it for two weeks before she finally decided to get it checked out.

I do hope that your knee is okay. =)

[wednes.livejournal.com]

2 WEEKS?!? That sounds needlessly painful.
I don't know if it's possible to sprain the knee, but that's what it feels like. I'm sure it will be fine soon enough.

[ladybutterfly74.livejournal.com]

Yeah, she didn't want to beleive that she was really hurt. She just thought that it was a sprain so she delt with it.

Oh it is possible to sprain the knee, I have done it before - just remember RICE - Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation.

=)

[wednes.livejournal.com]

I can do that. :-]

[sexyrockgoddess.livejournal.com]

ooh oW! you sound like my fiancee' he falls on/trips on invisible things all the time. I hope you feel better and that it is nothing more than a bad bruise.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Thanks. The pain pill I took seems to be helping.

:-]

[boblovesdot.livejournal.com]

ouch! If it's any consolation, my girlfriend has fallen something like 3 times last week, each time with a bruise so bad it looks like I've been beating her.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

You should stop doing that. :-]

[derekfz.livejournal.com]

well, isn't THAT convenient... ;)

[hellamama.livejournal.com]

Suckage. But it's one more argument for why I live in the Deep South.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Don't you guys have giant spiders and poisonous snakes down there? ;-]

[hellamama.livejournal.com]

Well, yes, there is that. And we have alligators, too, but I think alligators are cool.

Score one for Michigan on the no-poisonous-critters count.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

We have black widow spiders here but they are pretty rare. Wolf spiders are a little more prevalent, but not quite as dangerous.

Alligators are pretty cool.

[hellamama.livejournal.com]

I remember wolf spiders. Very scary. But we have way more black widows. And brown recluse spiders. And scorpions.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Eek!

[frogdiva.livejournal.com]

Oh my! I'm terribly clumsy, too. I hope the swelling goes down soon. Remember, ice not heat!

[wednes.livejournal.com]

I elevated it last night, so that helped.
Thanks!

[everythingtold.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I am so sorry!

[wednes.livejournal.com]

It's better today!