I fell down.......
 

when I got off the bus this morning and got a big wound on my left knee :frown: :frown: :frown:

it's so painful all day long .... can't remember this pain when I last hurt my knees in the school playground many many yrs ago :frusty:

such a big 'gift' for my coming b-day next week.... sigh :(

anything to put on for less pain??

Did you go see Doctor?

i went to see one nearby right the way .... luckily nothing more except the wound......have a bandage on and it still hurts so much :(

Well, nothing you can do but stay off that leg and just try and relax the day away. Go play a game and eat chocolate! :)

You can always go see a healer:D :D :D :D

Which was worse: the pain or the embarassment of falling in front of many people?

Ice may help for now, and after 48 hours, then put heat on it.

Lynsie

Why the heck would you see a doctor for that?

Because there could be internal things happening that even YOU don't know of, Einstein.

For tripping and falling on your knee? That's a little too careful.

Would you want to take the risk? Anyway, that's for Stoofa to decide.

Not much of a risk. When I broke my toe, I never saw a doctor. What's he going to be able to do about that?

We're not talking about your toe, we're talking about Stoofa's knee.

Pssst Trep - it's Dobee's knee, not Stoofa.

:(

LOL!!! OMG! I've had too much Southern California air!!

help me!!!!

:crazy:

I realize that. I was refering to a similar situation. Doctors really can't do anything about a hurt knee either.

Depends on the kind of hurt it is. Hopefully Stoofa Dobee won't develop anything nasty after a few days.

I wouldn't think so. A fall like that would probably not cause any long-term damage.

I got so confused reading that!

How's your knee, Stoofs?

Dobee didn't say what kind of wound it is. If it was a cut it could have become infected causing a lot of pain, or Dobee could have frigged up a tendon or the kneecap or who knows what else.

PS Trep: My knees are fine, thank you! But I do have a two and a half year old bruise on my shin from an accident on a bus.

And how do you think people tear their meniscus, or their anterior cruciate or medial collateral ligaments? When you say a "fall like that" were you there to see how he/she fell or landed? You've watched enough sports to know that knee injuries are fairly common, even among trained athletes. All it takes is a twist and a hard landing. And even if the damage is not warranting surgery, it may leave this person with an unstable knee, making it prone to further injury.

SNM, you can't, from what's been said here, make any assessment of actual damage. Not even an Orthopedic doc would do that. :frown:

Lynsie

Thanks, Lynsie. As someone working in the medical field, you can enlighten us more about this of course.

How can a bruise last for two and a half years?

Well it looks just like a bruise. What else could it be?

Does it feel like a bruise?

trep, do I write like stoofa, or are our names "visually/vocally" alike, or do you miss stoofa more than me ? :P

well, i admit it is now really not a big deal but since a clinic is nearby and my company covers the medical charge, plus i guess the drug store hadn't opened yet (from where I can buy some bandages for my bleeding knee) , i decided to see a doc right after, why not, for comfort and safety?

luckily the cut/wound isn't hurting that bad today...just troublesome not to get it wet when I take a shower :crazy: and it sucks to see the pus everytime i change my bandage!!!!

Yeah, it's kind of tender. I just want it to go away already!

Dobee you are definitely your own man. Woman? Person.

now the wound is scarring, i just can't refrain from picking it...i remember i liked doing so when i was young..haha..the large piece of scar that i've picked off from my knee....does anyone share the same kind of bad habit?? :o