Monday, I talked
a bit about the string of bad luck that’s been shadowing me since November when
my computer died, followed by December when my dishwasher broke down just before the holidays. And, some
of you warned me that bad things come in threes so I'd best watch out. Well guess
what? The very next day, I injured my knee during Ultimate practice. During a
game, my teammate and I both went for the disc, didn’t see each other, and we
collided in spectacular form. I took a wrist to the face and his knee
slammed into the side of my knee and we both hit the ground. It hurt like a
b****. He was fine, but I got the wind knocked out of me, and within minutes my
left knee started to swell. !%รน*!!&###!!!
The drive
back home after practice, sucked. It’s the only time I’ve ever wished my car
was an automatic; I cringed every time I had to push down on the clutch….
Anyway, the next day I went to my doctor. He did a series of tests on my leg
and knee and luckily, it looks worse than it actually is. There’s no damage to
the knee joint and none of the major ligaments around the knee
seem damaged. I’ve basically suffered a deep muscle contusion and have to
rest my knee for at least 2 weeks. So if things go well, I should be back to practice in
time for the Regional Championship in mid-February. Phew.
In the
mean time, I figured it’d be fun to
Here is my
knee on Day 1: It doubled in size.
It's hard to tell from this angle, but the injured knee is the light brownish one on the right (your right). It looks like the swelling swallowed my knee cap. My good knee is the one on the left of the picture that actually looks like a knee cap with a few old scars in the center.
Here is another shot from my perspective. You can see the swelling better on the left and the red spot where I got hit.
Fun times y'all. Fun times.
As you can see from the pictures, my knee
looks like it’s 9 months pregnant. I don’t walk, I hobble. Going up and down
stairs is complicated as I can bend my knee only slightly. The skin over the injured
area is shiny and smooth due to the swelling and it’s hot to the touch. It
feels like my knee has a temperature. I wish I had one of those fish tank thermometer
strips to see how hot it really is. There isn’t too much color around the knee, some
redness a some light brown discoloration, but nothing overly interesting.
By the end of the day, my lower back was
aching because I’ve had to shift my weight to my good leg. The throbbing in my
knee also made it difficult to fall asleep so I took a couple of pain killers. Thank
you Advil PM.
So there
you have it, my string of bad luck is officially OVER! YOU HEAR ME! I’m done,
got my three bad things so now life can you please leave me the hell alone?
Thanks for stopping in everyone. I'll do my best to visit you all when I can. I'll be back
tomorrow for another day in the life of an injured knee.
In the mean time, be good and be safe! :D
