Some of you may have seen some of my posts concerning this little accident I had on June 25th.
I fell coming back into my house at night, after going out to take a photo of my porch and my new flickering solar tiki lights
That was a Friday night, I felt bad and stayed in bed pretty much all day Saturday, so that by Sun it hardly hurt at all, but then came the end of the handle of a mattock with which I smacked my left knee once more.
I nearly š©'ed my pants.
Then the bruising and swelling started, and it became quite sensitive to the touch.
My primary medical care, god help me, is the VA.
I sent these images to my PCP, and asked if I couldn't get xrays or echo imaging to see if there were any serious damage, and true to the current stupidity of the VA, they told me to go to the ER nearest me.
So I did one week after the incident
I had a real "Peachy time" sitting in that frigid waiting room
The results of their imaging were that it was a bad sprain (unspecified ligament) and there were no breaks, which is good.
Then I went outside in the sun to warm up
(Notice my Sun shade? š¤£ )
I began to develop pouches of fluid on that knee
That is when the fun began. ALL my friends (well not all 1300+ of them, but a plenty of them) on You-know-where began chiming in with advice, most revolving around putting ice on it.
over and over I explained that I cannot STAND to have something cold remain in contact with my skin very long, IT HURTS!!
One said that I needed an MRI Pronto!
(Dude it was almost 10 days ago, damage is done now and I can't afford to pay for an MRI out of pocket)
I ended up having to delete that whole thread to stop the back and forth
You can use a pack of frozen peas (what don't you understand about COLD HURTS?)
So I laid down for an hour or so, then I got up and put on Black Support Panty Hose (don't ask, they were for medical purposes š)
And put my ice pack over the hose, and under my elastic knee brace.
There it remains for now.
Folks, I know I must stay off it, but I also know that:
- I live alone
- I have chores that have to be done and,
- I have no one to help me
Still and all, I will stay off it as much as I can.
In truth, it doesn't hurt now unless I poke it, slide the brace around, bump something with my knee (š© time if I do that)
OR, if I am standing and turn or twist with my weight on that leg... no bueno.
If I do that
So here it stays I guess, I will remain in limbo, doing the very least I can and hoping that the VA will come through quick like with an ortho follow up, OR, I can get in touch with my private insurance, and if THEY will cover the costs of MRI and Ortho, then it will be much quicker I'm sure.
So that is it for now my friends.
"Getting Old is not for the Young"
by
Jerry E Smith
Ā©07/05/2021
all images except the meme are original.
by
Jerry E Smith
Ā©07/05/2021
all images except the meme are original.