Knee has a bone bruised patella and an inflamed bursa. RICE for the next 6-8 weeks. Crap. Oh, and find a compression thing that will fit my fat leg. Big picture, that is probably the best answer I could get, but still, crap.
The next time you decide to stab me in the back... have the guts to do it to my face.
Mal ,'Ariel'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
SuziQ - Mar 01, 2013 2:30:32 pm PST #13287 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Cass - Mar 01, 2013 2:32:30 pm PST #13288 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
That is probably the best answer for how much pain you were still in, Suzi, but still crap. At least there is a definitive thing wrong and a definitive plan. I hope the relief starts as soon as possible.
le nubian - Mar 01, 2013 2:39:06 pm PST #13289 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
It never ceases to amaze us, but the most common question Rolf and I got after our winter-over, when we spent 15 months on the Antarctic Peninsula, nine of which were in total solitude, was: Why didn't you two kill each other?
(...)
In hindsight, we can say that there are some guidelines for living in harmony in a confined space, and all of them fall into the category I call "simple, but not necessarily easy". One has to be able to give the other person mental elbow room. During our winter, when a person settled into the sofa in the salon with a book and started reading, he or she was not interrupted.
Keeping quiet when the person is close enough to practically read one's thoughts, is a matter of self-discipline, fuelled by caring.
Amy - Mar 01, 2013 2:41:23 pm PST #13290 of 30001
Because books.
Ouch, Suzi. I'm glad you got it looked at. What does RICE mean, though?
Those 1970s pictures were fantastic, and really weirdly familiar. I remember living rooms like that.
Cass - Mar 01, 2013 2:44:03 pm PST #13291 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
RICE - rest, ice, compression and elevation.
SuziQ - Mar 01, 2013 2:50:09 pm PST #13292 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Luckily I can do most of that while I work, maybe not full elevation. Just need to come up with a plan for compression. Ace wraps just end up sliding and strangling around my knee. I also need to talk with my sensei to see what I can do there so I'm not completely falling behind on training, but not stressing the knee.
But I got a great raise. My boss is happy with my work. Two of my Project Managers were playfully fighting over who had priority on my time. I'm gonna go with that and call the day a success.
Amy - Mar 01, 2013 2:52:02 pm PST #13293 of 30001
Because books.
I'm gonna go with that and call the day a success.
I think it calls for cake, personally.
Thanks, Cass!
Cass - Mar 01, 2013 2:56:42 pm PST #13294 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I have one like this [link] or this [link] that helps.
Mine is not as much with the total compression now because I've had it a really long time and washed it many dozens or hundreds of times, but it used to be good at compression too. Now it's more of a reminder that I should be careful when I do long walks or yoga. Especially yoga.
Cass - Mar 01, 2013 3:01:38 pm PST #13295 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
That is a great article, le n. Fascinating.
Dana - Mar 01, 2013 3:20:01 pm PST #13296 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
And the rounds of Craigslist insanity begin.