Wednesday I had a game and was actually doing pretty good. I had one really good hit. And the team was kicking butt. But the next time I was up and running to third I stopped and my knee didn't. I happened to be looking down, and it looked as if my leg snapped. I crumpled to the ground and couldn't move for a bit. My teammates came rushing over and got me up. I hobbled to the dugout and then later hobbled to my car, no more playing for me. The drive home was brutal. I tried to use my left leg to break so I ended up driving like a 15 year old. I broke down completely thinking about how I was going to make it down the stairs to my place. However, I survived, managed to work somewhat efficiently - though I had to ask my co-workers for help, like getting chocolate from the kitchen upstairs.
I went to the Walk-In, or "Hobble-In" in my case, and it was kind of useless but at least I got pointed in the right direction. I bought a knee brace, because the doctor thinks that it was just my knee cap and it needs to be stabilized to heal. I may need physio, but I'll see how it goes over the next few days. I still can't completely bend or straighten my knee and any sort of pivoting or getting up & down is difficult & painful if I move the wrong way. The brace itself is also smelly - not from me, yet, but with that new material smell like a new car right out of the factory. The worst part is the frustration of not being able to move normally. I'm exhausted from hobbling!
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