Well, add me to the injured list. On Friday I fell. I’m usually pretty good at catching myself, but I was a sidewalk that was slightly downhill & fell forward. Easn’t even able to twist enough to land on my butt (it’s pretty well padded) as I often do it I can’t stop the fall. Fell on my knee. I was pretty sure it wasn’t broken, as I could use it, bend it etc, even though it did hurt a bit. It helped the pain when I did walk a little, but I still decided Sunday to have it checked out to make sure I didn’t have a hairline fracture. My hip was also bothering me, but it seemed more like it was because of the way I was walking. Had a friend drive me to the ER & x-rays done of hip & knee. No broken bones in either. The leg of course looks terrible.They gave me a brace to put on when I do steps not my normal amount, but short hourly walks to keep it limber. They also suggested I use it to sleep, but I can’t get it as smooth and tight as they had it & it hurt, so I took it off and used the heating pad. Now, I just have to amuse myself for a bit doing things that are done sitting. Really exciting!
Well, add me to the injured list. On Friday I fell. I’m usually pretty good at catching myself, but I was a sidewalk that was slightly downhill & fell forward. Easn’t even able to twist enough to land on my butt (it’s pretty well padded) as I often do it I can’t stop the fall. Fell on my knee. I was pretty sure it wasn’t broken, as I could use it, bend it etc, even though it did hurt a bit. It helped the pain when I did walk a little, but I still decided Sunday to have it checked out to make sure I didn’t have a hairline fracture. My hip was also bothering me, but it seemed more like it was because of the way I was walking. Had a friend drive me to the ER & x-rays done of hip & knee. No broken bones in either. The leg of course looks terrible.They gave me a brace to put on when I do steps not my normal amount, but short hourly walks to keep it limber. They also suggested I use it to sleep, but I can’t get it as smooth and tight as they had it & it hurt, so I took it off and used the heating pad. Now, I just have to amuse myself for a bit doing things that are done sitting. Really exciting!