I Have a Bad Knee

So I have bad knees.

When I was 30 years old I had 2 knee surgeries, 3 months apart. The surgery was for a torn meniscus and a torn mcl ligament. It was the same for both knees. And it was not easy.

At all.

My husband got my kids to the bus for 2 days, and he got me my medication but other than that, I didn't get much help at all.

The very next day, I was walking upstairs to do a load of laundry.

Its been 3 years. And I had just found some exercise that could strengthen my knees, my quads without straining them, and then ..... I slipped in the snow TWO times in the past week.

First time was last Wednesday. I was walking to get the kids from the bus, and I fell. My left leg bent too far on the left of the knee. I wanted to cry. A guy stopped in the middle of the road asked if I needed help. He got my cane from my daughter and the bus attendant brought my kids to me and between the two men and my kidz, I got up and hobbled with my cane to my condo? or whatever it is called. Home.

And the second time was today. Grrrrr. I was clearing a path for my kids in the snow but I sunk in on my bad leg/knee. I fell on my back, my bad leg folded underneath me before it flipped out.

I dragged myself to something bigger, like this stone like thing. Between that and my cane, I pulled myself up. It still hurts really good even after icing it and napping.

I have an appointment tomorrow which I'm not sure I can even make, because I just found out that tomorrow are half days.