Well,
I was pivoting and my right knee cap gave out, I fell to the right, and the fall did it to the other knee cap. Both caps were moved outward and it was extremely painful

Luckily, according to the doc, nothing broke. Now, I've been laid out for the last 2 weeks and I still can't get around. forget driving. I saw the orthopedist last week and he said I'd be good enough to go to work in 2 weeks. whatever!

Then, Monday I fell again and that has set things back more. I can still walk (with a walker) but I'm still not doing well. I have xrays on monday, and I think I've cracked my left cap.

Has anyone done this? How long did it take to get better?? I hate being laid out like this dependent on others for everything.

The doc told me that this is common in people with "double-jointed" knees. Since I can put my feet behind my head as well as move my legs in all kinds of ways I think that applies to me. I also am on dialysis; kidney patients often develop weak bones and joints. I don't know if this is the cause as I didn't break anything and fell hard. Another factor is my legs probably were not strong enough.

 

wow...that sucks!

I'm sorry to hear that, hope you get better!

 

wow.....i've come just shy of blowing out my acl after a snowboarding accident.

took 8 weeks of recovery before i could walk well.

incredible pain. i can't imagine doing that to both at the same time.

 

Yeah my right knee about 4 years ago. Its like someone dislocating a shoulder, if you step wrong or twist just right it will pop itself back out.. I just bend my leg now and it'll pop right back in.. It's still painful when it dislocates but putting it back in hurts alot less than it used to...

 

I shatterd one.. that took 4 months before I could walk.. then sometime after I had it replaced, I was out at a club dancing, and fell over.. I looked at the replacement was sideways on my leg.. that took about 5 weeks to heal..

get some physio therapy.. get it strong, and when it feels like it's better wait longer!!

 

Yea, I'll be wearing a brace long after the doc says it is "better" because I don't want to go through the pain again. I'll also be working out the legs getting them strong.

My xrays are tomorrow. If I broke a cap, will it have to be replaced or can it heal?

My biggest fear is the doc telling me to go back to work before I'm ready. Right now, he says I'll be ready next week, and I won't. I can't walk. I definitely can't drive. I hope I don't have to jump though hoops to keep my disability. I could always fall back on the kidney failure I guess. Don't get me wrong, I want to go back, but I'm not going to be able to sit down in a chair much less concentrate on anything for several weeks.

Then I have my mom telling me I need to get on my legs walking around. I try to tell her that's not the best course until I know whether my patella's broken, but she's a mom.

 

next time pay me my money on time and it won't happen!

 

often they replace caps with plastic or metal ones (or a combination) for individuals who suffer from arthritis

 

Percoset, percoset, percoset.


Ask for a giant bottle.

 

Tore ACL twice in Military. Had a pateller Tendon graf from my own knee (HURTS).