Ouch, Owie, Waahhhhhh! My knee looks like a gray basketball.

[QMPMom]

I was crossing the street in front of my house today and went sliding. I landed on my left knee that I had broken a few years back and I could not get up. DS called 911 and I got hauled to the ER where they did a whack of x-rays. Nothing is broken but my leg looks like it has a gray basketball in the middle of it and it hurts like hell. Percocet is taking the edge off the pain but it still is a great big owie when I move. The stuff isn't even giving me a good buzz, damn it! I wish I could get to sleep.

[Whoa_Nelly]

1. Poor you! Had a fall on bad knee on Halloween

It puffed up like a balloon within seconds after the fall. Iced it with wrapped compressionand kept it elevated for the first 12 hours, and that helped a lot. Still can't get down on that knee...way too tender...major contusion. Had it 'rayed, nothing broken. The night my fall happened my DS also came to my rescue. Sons....love'em.

I feel your pain!!! Hope you are using ice (double-ziplock baggies of ice are easy to make--doubled to help keep the melted ice from dripping out), compression (ace bandages), and keeping it elevated.


Many :hug: :hug: :hug:

[QMPMom]

2. Thanks, Whoa_Nelly. The knee feels better today. I appreciate

your response.

[lizziegrace]

3. Awww

I've done that. (Basement stairs, foot got caught in the spindles on the way down and I kept going)

I'm glad nothing's broken, but that doesn't make the pain any easier to bear.

:hug: