No, not Christmas
-begin tale of woe-
So, I should be in New Orleans right now as usual over Christmas, but I'm not. My left knee has been bothering me when driving for the last few weeks (slightly arthritic, hardly surprising I suppose, and there just aren't many comfortable positions in the car for it). Last Thursday and Friday, I was rushing around, finishing up the semester's work, packing, moving some heavy things to get to luggage, etc. and walking a bit more than usual to bleed off nervous energy, and over-strained that knee, not that I paid any attention to that.
Well, Friday night, as I was getting ready to shower, the knee gave out and I fell, spraining it (that I certainly paid attention to! No damage was done to anything other than the knee, btw). It was v painful, to say the least. However, it has been examined, x-rayed, etc., and no long-term damage was done (everything is still correctly attached, no fluid, etc.). So, two weeks of limited walking as it mends, and limited driving as well, so no trip to NO to see the boss lady for the holidays. I'll likely go over spring break for a shorter trip instead. While the range of motion is currently down, most of the pain is gone (unless I move it in the wrong direction) but it is still weak, so I just have to rest it. It easily could have been a lot worse! Getting older is usually a pain in the butt; this time, it's a pain in the knee.
-end of self-pity-
In any case, that's why I'm still hanging about here as much as usual, instead of my usual limited access over the holiday. At least this holiday, I'll be able to get ahead of my reading!
-begin tale of woe-
So, I should be in New Orleans right now as usual over Christmas, but I'm not. My left knee has been bothering me when driving for the last few weeks (slightly arthritic, hardly surprising I suppose, and there just aren't many comfortable positions in the car for it). Last Thursday and Friday, I was rushing around, finishing up the semester's work, packing, moving some heavy things to get to luggage, etc. and walking a bit more than usual to bleed off nervous energy, and over-strained that knee, not that I paid any attention to that.
Well, Friday night, as I was getting ready to shower, the knee gave out and I fell, spraining it (that I certainly paid attention to! No damage was done to anything other than the knee, btw). It was v painful, to say the least. However, it has been examined, x-rayed, etc., and no long-term damage was done (everything is still correctly attached, no fluid, etc.). So, two weeks of limited walking as it mends, and limited driving as well, so no trip to NO to see the boss lady for the holidays. I'll likely go over spring break for a shorter trip instead. While the range of motion is currently down, most of the pain is gone (unless I move it in the wrong direction) but it is still weak, so I just have to rest it. It easily could have been a lot worse! Getting older is usually a pain in the butt; this time, it's a pain in the knee.
-end of self-pity-
In any case, that's why I'm still hanging about here as much as usual, instead of my usual limited access over the holiday. At least this holiday, I'll be able to get ahead of my reading!
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