So, the knee. The knee hurts. I can bend it for a while if I’m sitting down, but then it starts to get this stiff/hot feeling, and I have to move it, which hurts. I lurch around like Frankenstein, because bending it while putting weight on it is extra painful. All day long today I had the pleasure of explaining to people that I was supposed to run the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler yesterday, but I only ran part of it because my stupid knee hurt. Having to tell a dozen different people how I failed was a blast, even if they were all sympathetic.
Going up and down the stairs takes approximately 12 years. In fact, it takes me forever to get anywhere, because I can’t walk like a normal person. My entire right leg and hip complex are starting to get sore and tired from all the extra work they are doing while my left leg is all stiff and not bendy. Last night I kept waking myself up, because every time I rolled over or even moved, my knee gave me a jolt. I’m a ridiculously restless sleeper to begin with, so that was a lot of waking up happening. And tonight, as I was telling my mom the story of the race, she chimed in with a helpful story from her own past, saying “I once walked around on a broken patella for two weeks without realizing it. But you probably didn’t break anything.”
Thanks. That was very reassuring. I have to say, there was no real improvement from yesterday to today, which has me a little worried. Let’s hope it is better tomorrow.
knees run in the family it looks like. Which is probably why the rest of us don't. (Run, that is).
Get the to a doctor. Seriously, it might be nothing, or it might be bad. And if it is bad and could potentially keep you from running for a long time, you need to know sooner rather than later.