I did SUCH a dumb thing!

[Blueyes]

Well, I got to Seattle last Thursday. On Friday I fell down the stairs at Dustin's house. It was just the last 4 stairs, but I was sort of stepping down sideways and I really twisted my knee. I was supposed to stay there until the 8th, but I came home Tuesday. I had to get wheelchair help at the airport... it was such a long day! Anyway, I went to the Orthopedic doc Thursday. He did xrays and no bones are broken, so I had an MRI done yesterday. I'm supposed to find out those results on Tuesday. It's still really sore, and I sure hope it is something that will heal without surgery.

I hated to leave Seattle so early! I really wanted to get some food cooked and in the freezer for them, deep clean the house... you know, just go be supermom, lol! Joy had tickets for us to go to the Ballet. I've never been to a "real" ballet before, but maybe I'll get another chance

[gja1000]

Oh no Betsi! I hope everything turns out OK with NO NO NO surgery. I did a similar thing once - really stupid. I was visiting a friend in California and there was a step down into the den. I was not paying attention and stepped off the step and hyperextended my knee. I thought I was going to die. It hurt so bad. I limped around the rest of the visit and had to go to the doctor when I got home. Thankfully, it healed on its own, but the knee has never been the same. The bad thing is that it was my good knee. I blew out my ACL in the other knee playing basketball in HS. Back then, they did not graft ACL's so I just don't have one, which makes that knee really loose and unstable.

I'm resigned to having at least one, if not two knee replacements in my future.

[judy]

Betsi, what a shame! For you to cut short a family visit, it had to really be bad!!!

Hopefully, it's just a sprain. I once slipped in the cats' water bowl that had tipped over. What pain! It does take quite a while for a sprain to heal, but it does heal, and no surgery!

Keep us posted!!!

[DianaB]

How awful!! I just hate that you had to cut your trip short........I know how much you go and enjoy being with the kids. I hope you're right and your knee heals without surgery. The ballet will still be there for another time but how disappointing that you didn't get to go. I hope you get better soon.......Hugs!!!

[Janet]

Betsi, I hope you're feeling better now. It was a shame you had to leave early, but we usually feel and heal better at home.

[Blueyes]

Well, my doctor app't was today instead of tomorrow..duh! Anyway.. I have a complete tear of my MCL. It's my left knee, so that's the ligament that runs on the inside of my kneecap. It is torn off of the femur, but the doctor said it will heal by itself, YAY!! I am in a huge ugly brace for 3 weeks, only to be taken off to bathe.

There are of couple of other things wrong. I have degenerative-type tears (that's a nice way of saying I'm getting old) in my meniscus that were aggravated by the fall. There is also a piece of cartilage in there somewhere that may have to be surgically removed, but that can't be done until my MCL heals. Oh and of course I have osteoarthritis

My knee does feel better in the brace. Thank you all for your concern