Comments | stregalunae: Moderatley worried now...

stregalunae

Moderatley worried now...

Nov 06, 2007 22:17

So, about a month ago I pulled a typical me and rolled my ankle off a curb. As I was carrying the Birdy I had to use my left arm to protect her, which meant my left knee took the brunt of the fall and my right wrist wasn't too happy either. Fast forward two weeks: I went to the doc's and they gave be exercises to do for the wrist and knee and a ( Read more... )

fall down, knee

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Grrr.... lilia_blackbear November 7 2007, 12:21:43 UTC

And you can't take drugs... does arnica gel help on that? I know it works wonders on muscle pain, but cartilage pain? And what do they do for you if it is a torn meniscus?

Re: Grrr.... stregalunae November 7 2007, 18:06:00 UTC

It will all depend on the severity of the tear. If it is reparable then they'll fix it and I'll go through months of rehab and PT. If it's not fixable they'll cut out that part of the cartilage and I'll be able to walk in a couple of weeks; however, Ill have arthritis in probably 10 years w/out the cartilage in there to cushion the bones. We'll see, I hope it turns out well, 'cause I don't have time for all this!

Okay, I looked it up lilia_blackbear November 7 2007, 12:33:15 UTC

I found several sites that recommend Arnica gel for torn cartilage pain. Of course, they are all pharmeucitical companies and homeopathic sites -- no medical or government sites stating the effectiveness. Most agree it should not be ingested since it is poisonous. But much praise by users of the gel for internal injuries due to muscle rips, cartilage tears, sprains, etc.

grmrefr November 7 2007, 17:42:45 UTC

ouch!! you shouldn't do that, it's painful!! well i hope your progosis is not as bad as you are expecting, and we will send you some healing energy!!

brandy22kc November 7 2007, 18:17:37 UTC

can't you take alieve ? that was a huge help, cause of the first time i busted my knee i tend to do it a lot now, and i droped jenny when she was 6 months old (shhh dont tell her) thanks the gods it was winter and she was in an overly puffy jacket. you'll be fine just keep up on what they ask, HUGGS mri's a bit scary cause of the loud knocking noise (but i'm closterphobic too) keep my fingers crossed for you that its miner and sending you healing energy

stregalunae November 8 2007, 04:39:25 UTC

Yeah, I've always enjoyed laying in a dark tube and hearing all those noises! But, since this is the 3rd time I've had an MRI I'm not too worried about that. Aleve would work, except that you can't take it while nursing (it may have taken them awhile to figure that out) so I'm pretty much out of luck.