August 9 - Looks Worse Than It Is

It looks worse than it is. At least, that is my medical opinion. I think that I am correct with this assessment because my knee does feel better than when I incurred the initial injury.

It has been a week now and I am no longer wearing a  splint although I do find the crutches helpful in moving around. Looking back, I wonder just how much of my twist and turn was due to my limited sight in judging the height of the fence I was attempting to negotiate and how much was due to poor balance and just bad luck. I am always careful on steps and stairs so one would think that I would also pay more attention when it comes to clambering over fences. I guess that the lesson must be, Live and Learn!

It is a few days since I began to write this post and my initial assessment might have been a bit optimistic. I have now been to the doctor and physiotherapist. Apparently I can expect to be hobbling around for another few weeks yet. However, I will need to wear a knee brace instead of the full leg splint I am wearing in the following picture.

In the picture I am standing with my crutches. I have a mid-thigh to ankle splint on my left leg. 

Sue with crutches and splint