Friday, October 7, 2016

Klutzy Moments

I'm clumsy. The first step is admitting it, right? Yesterday's run was great, except when I did a face plant. It was a gorgeous, sunny afternoon with summer-like temperatures. I was cruising along, taking a detour behind the bus terminal on a paved trail path when my good leg hit a bump in the pavement and my bad leg didn't/couldn't react fast enough to stop myself from falling. All I could think about in the 0.00005 seconds I had was which body part I wanted to hit the ground first. I remember thinking "Don't land on your knees!" so I stuck out my hands, which skidded me to a stop. Rolling over I was glad not to feel any sharp pain. I stood up as fast as possible with a 10lb backpack (yes I resembled a turtle on its shell) and examined the damage. My hands had some road rash (and later I realized so did my forearms) and my bad leg had a bright red blotch on it, just below my already swollen knee bursa. Nothing was swelling up or sticking out so I figured I might as well keep going. I ran for another few kilometers then stopped. Stopping hurt more than running. The pain settled in and OMG my knee was not a happy camper. It got to the point last night where it felt like my knee bones were crushing together when I walked around. I was not entirely sure if I would be able to walk today but thankfully it wasn't too much worse than a regular day. My leg feels like crap but I can walk.
So Google says people with hip and knee OA are more likely to fall. I always figured it would be in cases where the knee gives out but I guess a slower reaction time counts too. What a royal pain! I'll see how this pans out over the upcoming long weekend. If I'm still in a lot of pain on Monday I might use a drop in clinic or see if my doctor can squeeze me in. For what I can tell, unless I damaged something in my knee all they'll tell me to do is ice it and rest. What a klutz!

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