well, dammit

[rmd]

so, there i was, standing in the server room at work, when i went to turn around and suddenly SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY KNEE. maybe a pop, maybe a grinding, just it hurt and i couldn't bend it. so i hobbled over, sat down on a convenient sitting-down-thing (a television on the floor, in this case), waited til the shocky lightheaded feeling faded, stood up, and then was sitting on the floor against the wall figuring out i had fainted.

stupid: all the office numbers for my coworkers that are saved in my cellphone are for the old office.

so, figuring that if i was lightheaded while sitting down, i'd best lay down. so i lay down on the floor, got my cellphone out, and called my boss on his cellphone, which hadn't changed when we changed offices. i'm glad my cellphone works in that room -- i'd have hated to try and get to the outside of the server room or reach one of the wall phones.

anyways, some of my coworkers came downstairs and we had a little party and got me in a chair and then the fabulous muffyjo drove me over to mt auburn where i tried to go to the walk in clinic but since i had passed out alone they sent me down to the ER.

i have no obvious fractures or other x-ray-visible problems. the knee isn't dislocated. it's probably some kind of meniscus fuckup, but i won't know more til a followup appt with an ortho. i have a number for a guy to call tomorrow.

i have a knee brace, a cane, and a car i can't drive, since my left knee is all fucked up and the mini is a standard. (the truck is a standard, too).

*sigh*

Comments

[flabosib.livejournal.com]

If C isn't available and you need help with groceries or something please give our household a call. We'll help anyway we can.

Knee problems s*ck. Sometimes soaking the knee in hot water helps relax things.

Hugs.

[candle-light.livejournal.com]

Depending on what she did, icing is probably better for her knee right now, to keep the swelling down. I agree though that knee problems do indeed suck.

[flabosib.livejournal.com]

I meant applying heat for the more long-term, on-going,"gee, my knee feels kinda stiff sort of thing". For the first 24-48 hours, ice is usually best.
Of course, NOT walking on it would help too.....