#i also think i was prone to dislocations because i didn’t exercise enough prior to being injured. i had a weak shitty vmo and pathetic quads | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

fingertipsmp3 · 9 months

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I was really sitting here like “2023 is the best year I’ve had in a long time in terms of ‘not trying to kill me’, I haven’t gotten sick once” and then I remembered the fucking catastrophic knee dislocation that’s had me limping since May

#it’s really getting tedious now folks. it’s really like. i was over it 2 months ago #i don’t know why i’m still having problems; my physio doesn’t really know why i’m still having problems; my doctor…… is on sabbatical #here’s what i think happened. i think i sprained my mcl when i went down. i also think that about 4 days into my recovery i buggered up #my hamstring by wearing my brace for too long and incorrectly. i also think that during my initial recovery i didn’t move around enough #SOME rest was absolutely necessary but i rested too much and some muscles atrophied #i also didn’t put enough effort into straightening my knee because i just flat out assumed i couldn’t do it #i think i went days without ever fully extending my leg #that’s why i can do it when i’m lying down but i still have trouble if i’m standing up. and i can’t walk without bending my knee #i also think i was prone to dislocations because i didn’t exercise enough prior to being injured. i had a weak shitty vmo and pathetic quads #i still have kind of a shitty vmo but i have better quadriceps and have eliminated the quad lag i used to have after my injury #i also think limping for so long (nearly 4 months 😵‍💫) has caused me to build muscle in completely the wrong places #and i think i didn’t ice my knee often enough to bring down the swelling in the early stages and that’s why i still get inflammation #and a weird little ball of fluid that appears by my kneecap #and i think i probably tore some fibres and pissed off my patella tendon when i initially fell #and. i think if i used pain relief such as ibuprofen more often instead of just FORGETTING. i’d have a lot easier time getting around #i also have noticed tight pants and slightly heeled boots force me to walk better for some reason???#my sweats and trainers are comfortable and i feel safe and able to move in them #plus i can wear a brace under sweats. but my boots make my posture better and force me to walk tall #case in point: when i’ve worn boots nobody has noticed my limp #overall….. overall i think i need to stop being stupid #ice the knee whenever i’ve overexerted myself; take ibuprofen or cocodamol with meals; apply nurofen or tiger balm daily #and maybe come off my birth control. which is unrelated but genuinely honestly the new pill the doctor gave me to try is making me feel #absolutely lousy. i’m getting random abdominal cramps and it suuuucks #i may just finish the packet that i’m on and then stop and make an appointment to be like ‘put me back on microgynon i can’t do this’#why’d they take me off microgynon? hypertension. why’d i have hypertension? i was fucking sitting around healing from a knee injury #i hate thiiiiis. maybe i’ll just ask them for an implant #personal

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