*cuddles knee brace*
I'm not sure if I've talked about this previously, but I'll mention it anyway.
In middle school, I dislocated my knee. It wasn't during volleyball practice or a game, even though I was doing those things at the time. All I did was stand in my room, and turn the wrong way, or at the wrong angle or something, and POP! I was confused as to just why I was on the ground until I looked at my leg. My kneecap was displaced by 3 inches. 3+ months on my ass/ on crutches.
Ever since then, I've been relatively paranoid about the whole thing. I try not to buy ridiculously dangerous footwear, and I try to not be involved in high-impact exercise, etc etc.
Well, today my knee hurt. A LOT. A lot more than usual. I was in aerobics and it seemed like every jump, every knee-up, and every turn sent a twinge of pain under my kneecap. It was scary, because I was thinking, hey this is how I dislocated my knee in the first place; just turning around.
So I went out and bought a knee brace today. It cost 20 euro = $28, but it's adjustable and I really needed it. I feel like it was worth it, even if it just makes me feel better.
Also, I was really scared yesterday. I have a cold sore/ shingles on my lip. Not pleasant to begin with, but I don't remember in the past having a tingling feeling all the way to my cheek. Okay, I might expect as much, since there are major nerve circuits running along there, but still. I was rubbing my neck and suddenly noticed... a huge knot. This knot is not at a lymph node. It's on top of my larynx. It feel just like the "demonstration tumor" my doctor made me feel (just to know what a tumor felt like when doing breast checks, for example), and on top of that my lymph nodes are swollen too. I have a normal temperature, so that's good at least. But seriously, my first thought was "Did I just smoke so many cigarettes in Rome that I got cancer?" Quitting smoking... again... for a while.
Side story. Marisa, my Portuguese friend got into a really bad bike accident where she landed chin-first. She went to a doctor who said oh put neosporin on it, you'll be fine. A few days later she went to another doctor because it was getting worse.
I ran into her today in class, and she saw me rubbing my throat area, and asked "do you have a small hard ball thing there?" (she doesn't know the word for knot. its so cute <3) "yeah...." "Oh, I had one of those too when my chin was fucked up. The doctor told me it was because of a very bad bacterial infection! Maybe it's from your lip." So I'm like that's great. Absolutely great. If it doesn't seem to have gotten better by Friday, I'm going to the doctor to get it checked out and Marisa will show me where the place is.
I just really hope I haven't overexercised and destroyed my meniscus or something. T_T
In middle school, I dislocated my knee. It wasn't during volleyball practice or a game, even though I was doing those things at the time. All I did was stand in my room, and turn the wrong way, or at the wrong angle or something, and POP! I was confused as to just why I was on the ground until I looked at my leg. My kneecap was displaced by 3 inches. 3+ months on my ass/ on crutches.
Ever since then, I've been relatively paranoid about the whole thing. I try not to buy ridiculously dangerous footwear, and I try to not be involved in high-impact exercise, etc etc.
Well, today my knee hurt. A LOT. A lot more than usual. I was in aerobics and it seemed like every jump, every knee-up, and every turn sent a twinge of pain under my kneecap. It was scary, because I was thinking, hey this is how I dislocated my knee in the first place; just turning around.
So I went out and bought a knee brace today. It cost 20 euro = $28, but it's adjustable and I really needed it. I feel like it was worth it, even if it just makes me feel better.
Also, I was really scared yesterday. I have a cold sore/ shingles on my lip. Not pleasant to begin with, but I don't remember in the past having a tingling feeling all the way to my cheek. Okay, I might expect as much, since there are major nerve circuits running along there, but still. I was rubbing my neck and suddenly noticed... a huge knot. This knot is not at a lymph node. It's on top of my larynx. It feel just like the "demonstration tumor" my doctor made me feel (just to know what a tumor felt like when doing breast checks, for example), and on top of that my lymph nodes are swollen too. I have a normal temperature, so that's good at least. But seriously, my first thought was "Did I just smoke so many cigarettes in Rome that I got cancer?" Quitting smoking... again... for a while.
Side story. Marisa, my Portuguese friend got into a really bad bike accident where she landed chin-first. She went to a doctor who said oh put neosporin on it, you'll be fine. A few days later she went to another doctor because it was getting worse.
I ran into her today in class, and she saw me rubbing my throat area, and asked "do you have a small hard ball thing there?" (she doesn't know the word for knot. its so cute <3) "yeah...." "Oh, I had one of those too when my chin was fucked up. The doctor told me it was because of a very bad bacterial infection! Maybe it's from your lip." So I'm like that's great. Absolutely great. If it doesn't seem to have gotten better by Friday, I'm going to the doctor to get it checked out and Marisa will show me where the place is.
I just really hope I haven't overexercised and destroyed my meniscus or something. T_T