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Yesterday I was in the kitchen, literally minding my own business, when suddenly I couldn't put weight on or extend my knee. Well, this isn't good. I rested it for a while, hobbled around some more, rested, hobbled, and went to bed. This morning it was fine, and then it wasn't, and then it was fine again.
Magically, I could get into the doctor this morning, and she confirmed something was going on. I didn't get X-rays since it's obviously a soft tissue thing, but I did get a referral to an orthopedist that I should make an appointment for now; I can always cancel later if it stops giving me trouble. I'm in a bandage now and getting around OK as long as I don't have to bend my knee too deeply.
As a result, my mental state isn’t in a good place, either. Between the not running, the knowing something is wrong, and the cold front that moved in last week I am the Queen of Crab. There has been a lot of lying around and moping. To be fair, there has also been a decent amount of cooking, errand-running, and crocheting Christmas presents, so not all is completely lost. But still – I am not happy.
I’m signed up to run a race next week and I have no idea where I will be running-wise tomorrow, let alone then. A silver lining is this race does allow transfers, so if I can’t run there is a good chance my money won’t be wasted. But *I* wanted to do this race.
I’m signed up to run a race next week and I have no idea where I will be running-wise tomorrow, let alone then. A silver lining is this race does allow transfers, so if I can’t run there is a good chance my money won’t be wasted. But *I* wanted to do this race.
So I don't know what will be going on for running and anything else in the future. I'm going out of town Thursday and I'm going to try to enjoy myself, even if I do have to hobble and limp around. Hopefully I'll have good news soon.
Ugh, sorry to hear about the knee. Hopefully it clears up soon and that if you need to see the ortho it isn't too long a wait.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the thoughts. Right now I am mostly bummed. We'll see what happens.
DeleteThanks for responding to my blog. Sorry about your knee issues- it is always better to make a doctor's appointment ASAP and hope it goes away than to wait, so I would go ahead and call the ortho and get on the list and cancel if you have to (here it takes 2 weeks to get in). I hope you can run the race but if not, transferring is always a good option to have. I had to miss a race yesterday but volunteered instead and still had a good experience with that, so that is another option if you transfer and the race needs help.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a good Thanksgiving!
Yep, I insisted on getting a doctor appointment that first day and was able to get a referral and appointment with an orthopedist less than three weeks later, which I consider an amazing victory! I would definitely rather hear from an orthopedist that it's nothing than hope it's nothing and royally screw up my knee in the process. Happy Thanksgiving to you, too!
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