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January 28, 2005
My Knee Is the Size of a Grapefruit
Someone "sat" on it, inadvertently, in acting class yesterday. I felt (and heard) a loud "pop" and immediately stopped everything I was doing to yell, "Sonofabitchmyknee!" And then I fell to the floor.
The instructor checked it, he thinks it's just a bad sprain because I can poke it without pain, and I could (at the time) flex and point my foot and fully extend my knee without pain. Not so much now, though that may be due to the swelling.
I'll be calling the doctor at 9, when they open. This is a pain in the ass. I can't move at my normal pace, and it means that workouts are completely out of the picture for now. I am furious at the department for having classes where this shit is possible.
And I have all these questions. Will I have to have surgery? How long will I be out of commission? Will this limit my work in the garden? Will it limit my mobility in the long-run? I certainly can't participate in my acting or movement classes now, much less work out or go for the long walks I was finding so emotionally soothing. It pisses me off.
Posted by sally at January 28, 2005 08:38 AM
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