injury fail

[magratheazaphod]

 well, I'd kinda assumed my knee thing wasn't that bad since I've more or less just been able to walk around for a day or two. Instead, a trip to the doctor's appointment reveals that I might have a torn meniscus in my left knee and I need an MRI. Also, I now get to be on crutches again until the MRI, which means I will be on crutches in vegas.

Comments

[anendlessnight]

I was able to walk around, albeit with a limp, on a partially torn ACL and MCL with meniscus damage. My range of motion decreased over time, however.

[magratheazaphod]

yeah. I am worried.

[scrabblek8]

Oh no - you're broken like my dog !

[evwhore]

Ouch. Good luck with all that. Are they actually requiring you to use crutches until the MRI outer is that just a function of how it feels?

I had my right knee scoped some number of years ago, which wasn't too bad an experience as far as that goes.

[magratheazaphod]

I've been walking around on it for the last week because it didn't hurt that much, which was probably a dumb move.

[redessence]

Hopefully it just turns out to be an acute meniscal tear, in which case you'd just need to "RICE" it (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) and/or get physiotherapy. If it's more complicated, then yeah, probably arthroscopic surgery/meniscectomy, which is thankfully a common procedure and has you back to normal before long.

Hang in there, Jess!

[skin_it_mahatma]

Sorry to hear that. Would you like to be anchored to a table near the exit, Jesse, for all your games?

[magratheazaphod]

naw, I'm pretty much mobile. as long as I have somewhere to stash the crutches I'll be fine.

[skin_it_mahatma]

We suggest blob inn's ah never mind.