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Please help my knee and I by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/04/2005, 12:00pm PST
I may just need someone to yell "GET AN X-RAY." But what the hell, things have been a little slow around here so let's get some detail.

Okay, on September 13th I popped my knee playing flag football. I went to make a cut on it and it just gave out. I crawled off the field, made it home, saw a doctor, got diagnosed with a sprain to my meniscus the next day and was put on crutches and Bextra.

It's now January 4th and it's not completely healed. I really don't feel like I can keep my right foot in place and turn my right knee with any sort of confidence. I can walk straight just fine and I have been jogging on a treadmill and that's been OK, too. Twice since 9/13 it buckled on me badly, the last time was November 16th. I've heard it takes 8 weeks to heal and I'm concerned because 1/16/05 is coming up and this thing doesn't feel secure.

Have any of you guys had an injury like this? I have a brace for it -- should I be wearing it 24/7? I've devoured content on WebMD about it, but this is my first physical problem since an ear infection when I was six. I'm concerned that my ACL is damaged but that is probably because you hear it constantly when your hobby is following football and I've probably been indoctorated with how awful that injury truly is.

I should probably just get an x-ray, right? I've never had one before. My previous doctor didn't think it was necessary but at some point you gotta be responsible and take an active interest in your own health, right?


the dark and gritty...Ice Cream Jonsey!
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Please help my knee and I by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/04/2005, 12:00pm PST NEW
    Get an X-ray, faggot. by Senor Barborito 01/04/2005, 1:07pm PST NEW
    You should totally stay lame. by Bill Dungsroman 01/04/2005, 2:32pm PST NEW
        Caltrops Ho-Tep? NT by laudablepuss 01/04/2005, 4:13pm PST NEW
            Asshole! NT by Masked Man 01/04/2005, 9:18pm PST NEW
        ICJ might be black? I just thought the room was really brown. by Jerry Whorebach 11/17/2008, 3:40pm PST NEW
 
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