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My Tale of Woe
Jun. 19th, 2006 09:51 amI am so mad! I did something to my right knee on Friday night--not even something that makes an exciting story--and now I can't walk and I can't work and I am so upset!
On Tuesday I got up from a rocker holding a baby and put a little extra pressure on my right knee and felt something pull. It was tender, not unbearable, and Wed. am I had a massage and Diane worked on it. On Thursday I saw the chiropractor and Donna did acupuncture. Friday it was almost fine. Friday night I did a fill-in in Hinsdale and in the middle of the night laid down on the couch. As I put my right leg on the sofa it hurt but I went to sleep. When I woke up I couldn't walk. I had to drive home unable to shift my right foot from the gas to the brake unless I put my hand under my thigh and moved the whole leg. That was exciting, let me tell you!
So I got in to the chiropractor and got more acupuncture. Hurt so bad whenever I moved it Saturday that I resorted to swearing with each step. It hurts in a completely different place than the original stress so don't even know if it's connected--it hurts up the back of the knee all the way from the hip to the ankle if I move the wrong way, and I can't figure out what the wrong way is so I keep being in pain. One guess is a hamstring pull. I have been icing it, which helps a little, and spent Sunday in bed. Had to call for a sub to work Saturday night and it's not good enough this morning to risk working tonight, because it's a brand new client and I know I will have to carry the baby upstairs to nurse during the night, and I'm just not safe to do that. I am really scared that it is going to take longer than one more day to heal, and every day I don't work I lose money and I can't afford that now!
And to top it off, last night after the play Adrienne was working on ended, the director offered her a full-time summer job as a YMCA camp counselor starting today. This is good for her but means I have no one to drive me to any appointments I make for my knee!
Why did this have to happen just when everything was working out? I just want to cry...
On Tuesday I got up from a rocker holding a baby and put a little extra pressure on my right knee and felt something pull. It was tender, not unbearable, and Wed. am I had a massage and Diane worked on it. On Thursday I saw the chiropractor and Donna did acupuncture. Friday it was almost fine. Friday night I did a fill-in in Hinsdale and in the middle of the night laid down on the couch. As I put my right leg on the sofa it hurt but I went to sleep. When I woke up I couldn't walk. I had to drive home unable to shift my right foot from the gas to the brake unless I put my hand under my thigh and moved the whole leg. That was exciting, let me tell you!
So I got in to the chiropractor and got more acupuncture. Hurt so bad whenever I moved it Saturday that I resorted to swearing with each step. It hurts in a completely different place than the original stress so don't even know if it's connected--it hurts up the back of the knee all the way from the hip to the ankle if I move the wrong way, and I can't figure out what the wrong way is so I keep being in pain. One guess is a hamstring pull. I have been icing it, which helps a little, and spent Sunday in bed. Had to call for a sub to work Saturday night and it's not good enough this morning to risk working tonight, because it's a brand new client and I know I will have to carry the baby upstairs to nurse during the night, and I'm just not safe to do that. I am really scared that it is going to take longer than one more day to heal, and every day I don't work I lose money and I can't afford that now!
And to top it off, last night after the play Adrienne was working on ended, the director offered her a full-time summer job as a YMCA camp counselor starting today. This is good for her but means I have no one to drive me to any appointments I make for my knee!
Why did this have to happen just when everything was working out? I just want to cry...
