Well, as I have mentioned I am trying to make small positive changes in my life that will hopefully becomes more permanent and help me. I want to be doing all that I can. So, I got new walking/gym shoes and going for at least two lil walks a day with the girls. I was able to go just able to go completely around the block and up the street this week and was getting ready to increase the walk a little, like I have been over the past month or so. It's been great too because slowly we have been having nicer weather which always helps boost a down person,especially one who loves the sun! On Wednesday, it was a beautiful aftnoon, it was a lil chilly but in the sun it felt just fine. I put the girls on the single leash that splits into two and off we went. We walked around the block and up the hill. We were three houses away when all of a sudden Norma (my right replaced knee) buckled, I twisted my right ankle and WHAM I fell on my left knee, recently named Ethel. I screamed! I could tell I was bleeding and new something was very wrong. The girls were fine, I layed on side walk and screamed for help and started to panic. It was the one time I forgot to carry my phone with me. No one was around. So, I mustered the strength to stand up and hobbled home. I sat down and could see blood on my jeans and felt it dripping down my leg - which it was. Pulled pants down...,looked at knee... Threw up in my mouth and sorta blacked out and really panicked - it as BUSTED WIDE OPEN! I called my friend Sandra hysterical and She started her way over, I then called my sister hysterical and freaked out and she tried to calm me down and reassure me I was ok... Sandra came... We went quickly to the ER... When nurses and doctor saw everyone's response was I really busted open my knee... Sure enough... I got a row of internal stitches and seventeen staples!!! Crazy!!
Today I went for a wound check and staples and cuts look ok. I had xrays done and my knee cap is not broken, we are however worried about how else i might of damaged the knee-- torn things? Broken carriage? SOOO Ill see orthopedics on Monday.
I have not slept these past two days very well. It hurts SOOO much and I can barely walk. Ugh.
It is SOOO frustrating!!!
Well here are some pictures.
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