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So a few weeks ago I started taking martial arts, something I've wanted to do for years but couldn't afford, since mfrazercani found a great deal through his girlfriend's ex-husband who owns a dojo. I'm loving it. I'm starting with kenpo and ninjutsu, and mfrazercani and R are starting with Wing Chun and ninjutsu. But last Saturday, after a couple of hours of kenpo when my legs were wet noodles of exhaustion, I stood up from the couch and felt something pop in my right knee. It was a minor injury, and not very painful, and I managed to baby it for a few days and then start (carefully) training again.
Then this week I decided to finally get started sorting out my garage, which I've been stalling on for a year and a half. I spent Monday pulling everything out and sorting it into categories and then putting it back in. (Fun!) This took 11 hours, and I had help most of the day thanks to reccas_place. Yesterday morning I got up and was going downstairs first thing, and I remember thinking, "Man, my feet are so stiff they don't even feel like they're attached to me." And then my left foot slipped forward off the step. My right leg got bent behind me and a little to the side, I landed on it and skidded halfway down the stairs.
I was really worried. It hurt bad enough that it took 5 minutes before I could straighten up, let alone stand. But thankfully it's not as bad as I thought. I can walk on it, mostly, and it doesn't hurt too bad unless I put pressure on it wrong. What worries me is that it aches a bit most of the time - and when it does, it's the kind of pain that makes you feel just a little sick to your stomach. If I could go to the doctor, I'd have it looked at, but that's out of our budget right now.
So I'm wearing a knee brace, using the knee as little as possible, icing it and soaking in Epsom salts when I can. But I'm sad I won't be able to do anymore martial arts for a while. I was just getting into it.
Then this week I decided to finally get started sorting out my garage, which I've been stalling on for a year and a half. I spent Monday pulling everything out and sorting it into categories and then putting it back in. (Fun!) This took 11 hours, and I had help most of the day thanks to reccas_place. Yesterday morning I got up and was going downstairs first thing, and I remember thinking, "Man, my feet are so stiff they don't even feel like they're attached to me." And then my left foot slipped forward off the step. My right leg got bent behind me and a little to the side, I landed on it and skidded halfway down the stairs.
I was really worried. It hurt bad enough that it took 5 minutes before I could straighten up, let alone stand. But thankfully it's not as bad as I thought. I can walk on it, mostly, and it doesn't hurt too bad unless I put pressure on it wrong. What worries me is that it aches a bit most of the time - and when it does, it's the kind of pain that makes you feel just a little sick to your stomach. If I could go to the doctor, I'd have it looked at, but that's out of our budget right now.
So I'm wearing a knee brace, using the knee as little as possible, icing it and soaking in Epsom salts when I can. But I'm sad I won't be able to do anymore martial arts for a while. I was just getting into it.