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OWWWW
How do I do these things? The dumbest little things, and I end up injured.
This afternoon I lost my balance and came down very very wrong and something horribly nasty happened to my right knee. Can't even tell you what, because all I remember is blinding pain and trying not to crack my head against the nightstand as I went down.
After fainting from the pain and discovering I can't put any weight on that leg at all without screaming, I grabbed the crutches I have on hand, and hobbled to the car and drove myself to the Park Nicollet Urgent Care office.
Spent a few hours there and had some x-rays done, but nothing was obvious. They're having an expert check them out Monday, and I'm supposed to see an orthopedist at some point during the week, if I can get in.
The doc suspected the meniscus may be damaged, or possibly a combination of that and cruciate ligament tears.
Oh joy. *sigh* Finally got my other knee working properly again, and now this.
Still screamingly painful, but now I have one of those imobilizing braces that helps enough that I can put enough weight on that leg to balance. Movement is still hell, but they gave me Vicodin for that. Vicodin is Good Stuff- had it when I nicked a tendon in my hand a few years back.
I think my warranty has expired...
This afternoon I lost my balance and came down very very wrong and something horribly nasty happened to my right knee. Can't even tell you what, because all I remember is blinding pain and trying not to crack my head against the nightstand as I went down.
After fainting from the pain and discovering I can't put any weight on that leg at all without screaming, I grabbed the crutches I have on hand, and hobbled to the car and drove myself to the Park Nicollet Urgent Care office.
Spent a few hours there and had some x-rays done, but nothing was obvious. They're having an expert check them out Monday, and I'm supposed to see an orthopedist at some point during the week, if I can get in.
The doc suspected the meniscus may be damaged, or possibly a combination of that and cruciate ligament tears.
Oh joy. *sigh* Finally got my other knee working properly again, and now this.
Still screamingly painful, but now I have one of those imobilizing braces that helps enough that I can put enough weight on that leg to balance. Movement is still hell, but they gave me Vicodin for that. Vicodin is Good Stuff- had it when I nicked a tendon in my hand a few years back.
I think my warranty has expired...
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I checked out Vicodin - we don't have this particular combination drug in the UK. I also discovered that it's medicine that has made the news with some celebrities who are addicted to it - which shouldn't have happened if the medicines are used properly. It sounds quite effective. I'm glad it is working for you.
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Vicodin is an artificial opiate, IIRC. It doesn't make the pain go away so much as it sends it to the background and lets you ignore most of it. I wanted something serious (or reasonably so) for nighttime- didn't want to wake up screaming each time I shifted a bit! So far today I've just been taking ibuprofin. So far...