Intransit

Sunday

Yesterday evening I attended 7.15pm Vigil Mass, as I always do on Saturdays.
However, this was to be no normal evening. As I approached the front doors of the church, a lady in front of me decided to push the heavy wooden door open so that I could follow her in. Unfortunately, the door was swung outwards towards me and the edge of the door stopped right in front of where I was stepping. I stopped suddenly to avoid walking into the door's edge, and by stopping suddenly I put all of my weight through my right leg and right knee. (The knee that was operated on just 2 years ago) Something moved in my knee and the pain was immediate at the same site where my quad muscle had been re-attached.

I spent a large part of today in A&E. X-rays showed no fracture. Soft tissue damage was evident, but ultrasound machines and staff to use them, do not work on Sundays. My leg is strapped up and I'll be seeing my GP in a couple of days. I have an appointment to see the orthopaedic surgeon, who had reconstructed my knee 2 years ago.

Soft tissue damage is best left alone to rest and repair itself. Once again, my family have to do more and more for this bloody cripple. I'm back to using an elbow crutch. My main fear was a return to plaster casts and all that that entails. Those who have had a plaster cast know what I mean!

posted by john @ 5:10 pm