Sharing My Knee Injury Experience

[car10001]

Hi everyone,

I'm here to share my experience with a knee injury I had a while back. I hope my story can help others who might be going through something similar.

A few years ago, I was working at a shop when I twisted my knee while unloading some items. At first, I thought I might have done serious damage.

The pain was pretty intense initially, and I thought id done some damage and couldnt walk on it for a few moments.

Fortunately, I was able to walk again after a few minutes, which felt like a relief but i still had to be careful to not shock the knee for rest of the afternoon while not making it obvious.

then oneday at a school my knee injury came back and was limping a little to a point i had to hold onto something to take weight off for just a moment.

luckily that afternoon i sat at computers with leg up on desk frame resting it while doing the admin side of a job all afternoon.

This experience taught me the importance of self-care and being mindful of my body.

If you're dealing with a knee injury or any pain, please remember to take care of yourself and seek help if needed. You're not alone in this.

I’d love to hear about your experiences or any tips you might have for dealing with injuries. Let's support each other!

thanks

[Merricat]

Hi Car10001

That must have been really scarey.  It's only when you hurt yourself that you can truely catch a glimpse of what a person with a permanent disability has to endure.

I'm a 61 year old woman and this year I've had three falls.  The worst being in January when I started exercises again to loose weight for an upcoming skin cancer check (ended up having to have a squamous cell carcinoma removed).  I tripped over and landed flat on the right-hand side of my face and arm.  Luckily I wasn't too far from home but when I looked in the mirror I didn't recognise myself.  My face was swollen and my nose was bleeding profusely.  My arm was also out of action.  To cut a long story short my face healed but it took several weeks for my fractured arm to heal.  I felt so helpless as I live alone and have no support system and being right-handed and having to use my left hand for everything was extremely awkward.  Next time I'm going to try to land on my left side so at least I can use my right hand.

You are spot on with "importance of self-care and being mindful of my body" as I am very conscious of how I walk now, I look at the ground and walk heel-to-toe as I have a habit of shuffling.

Take care.

Merricat 🌹 

[car10001]

Has anyone had any similar injuries, how have yous recovered