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…I kinda didn’t tell you, because I *am* the sort who doesn’t mentions bad things until *after* everything is well again, so as not to worry anyone. But this is dragging way too long, and I kinda promised I’d mention it at one point.
I've been bedridden for a few weeks now, because I wrecked my right knee.
I’ve got no idea how to translate this into proper medical terms in English but - the blood vessels in my knee… ripped? Burst? And now there’s blood between the patella and the knee proper, and also between the tibia and the femur? Making it hard/painful to move? Or so my family doc explained to me?
Googling the thing reveals that I might be right as rain in a few months/weeks, but also that this might develop into something of a… recurring pain? *watch me struggle with proper terms*
Anyway, I saw an Orthopaedic last Tuesday; he prescribed physical therapy to me, hoping that it'll be enough to rid me of pain. If not, they'll have to have, and I quote: “to cut me up”.
Which means… surgery, I guess? Or at the very least an intrusive medical examination. :/
I’ve got a check-up scheduled for February 2nd, and now I’m looking around (so to speak… browsing google maps and the telephone directory is more like it), for a good rehab centre. OTL
However, just this morning my parents stumbled into an old friends of theirs, someone they haven't seen in years, and who used to be a med/physical therapist who helped soccer players with their post-injury rehab. It looked like a god-sent, so they went and asked him what he thought I should do... and he screamed in horror at the idea of me doing rehab for this sort of injury. Because, and again, I quote, my knee must stay untouched "if I ever want to walk again". I've no idea what to do. Which road to follow. The doctor says "make rehab, or you won't walk" and the therapist says "don't do it, or you won't walk". I'm stumped. They only thing they agree on, apparently, is that I must rest, and try not to move around. ._.