#knee dislocation

[soymilk665]

My bathroom looks like Waterboy came in and started squirting everywhere

(For context my leg is stuck straight for 2 weeks because of a dislocated knee and I can’t get in a tub so I have to use a rag and my sink to clean which obviously is very messy because I’m getting water everywhere 💔)

[ilianaoftroy]

May I propose an underrated whump injury? Dislocated patella aka kneecap. The dislocated shoulder is a staple and always good, but imagine the dislocated kneecap. It pops back in on its own, but the pain is still there, the ligaments damaged. You almost always get a bone bruise, a deep, aching pain. You CAN walk, mostly, but it hurts, running even more so. Stairs, going from sitting to standing, any heavy lifting, all a no go and very painful. Beyond pain, there's the instability that makes every movement anxiety inducing, because it could happen again, and something could tear worse, or the bruise could become a break. If you don't have hyper flexible ligaments the joint will swell terribly. If you do, it can be a recurring issue. Recovery is slow, including weeks to months of PT and possibly surgery. It has great potential.

Totally unrelated, I brought the big dance number in my show to a screeching halt during final tech by dislocating my patella. I now need a buddy to half haul me down the stairs to the dressing rooms and through half the dances. It is my second time dislocating this same patella (many years apart) and it is extremely annoying. If anybody wants to write this injury into a story, ask away, just know I don't have experience with the knee swelling symptom because I possess freakish hyper flexible ligaments.

[house-of-slayterr]

Getting knee surgery at 8am tomorrow, wish me luck

[couchie]

idfk why the quality is so fuckin bad but here, have a very specific meme which is specifically aimed towards me, myself and i

[sunflower-hour]

Personal Update: TW Joint Dislocation, Injury

3 weeks ago I injured almost my whole left side. My foot caught under a rug as I was rushing to leave work and it stayed put as my body jerked forward, then fell forward, landing hard on my arm. My ears were ringing and everything was white because I was in so much pain. I realized my elbow had dislocated. So had my kneecap. I screamed. Then again. Then my boss called an ambulance. Then the firemen help me into it as I made them chuckle with my bold and colorful cursing. The man in the ambulance asked if this had happened before, I told him how I’d wake up at night as a 6 year old with my shoulder out of place, his eyes went wide as he told me that sounded like “a nightmare”. At the ER my knee was reduced immediately. The doctors waited 45 minutes to reduce the elbow, which was honestly in more pain, but it was all fine with me after they gave me some painkillers. They sent me home with an arm splint and knee brace along with orders to take 3 ibuprofen every 6 hours until the pain is gone. The first week I could hardly leave my bed, couldn’t shower alone, and I could hardly sleep because my whole life had just changed so much in an instant, I’ve never felt more fragile than waiting for help on the floor of that gift shop like a broken doll. This week, I can walk some and raise my arm above my head. I can shower alone, cook a meal, sit in my garden. I am still taking it day by day, I still can’t bend my knee much, my arm has been in this splint for weeks, and my workers comp doctor seemed utterly confused why I had splints to begin with.

I’m trying to stay positive. I’m healing well given the severity of these injuries. But it feels like it’s been forever. And when I wake up day after day unable to bend my knee further than the day before, I feel like I’ll never get back to being able to squat in the forest to see my favorite fungi. I know it takes time to heal. I just wish this hadn’t happened to me.

UPDATE!!! 06-16-22

One month after the accident I finally got to see an orthopedic specialist in arm joint injuries!! I got a new brace, and actual care instructions! I have exercises to work on and they’re enrolling me in physical therapy! Doctor said no work for another month! This is the best care I’ve received in years, I’m so excited to finally be on the right track and know what’s going on with my injury!!

[youhavewonme]

Dudes I had my first knee full dislocation today and I managed to get it back in myself (mostly out of stubbornness for not wanting to call an ambo) but omggggg the residual pain I've had all day has been so rubbish. All the way from my knee to my ankle. Usually I sublux and the pain goes away like 10-15 mins after but good golly miss molly full dislos are a bastard.

[lunar-hive]

Ok, medical side of Tumblr, I call out to thee.

I dislocated my knee close to 3 years ago and even though I have been doing the exercises regularly it hasn't completely healed. With the lifestyle I have this has not been a big problem, until about 4 days ago (as of Nov. 7, 2019).

Nov. 4, at around 3 am, I wake up and my knee feels like it has been dislocated, but it hasn't. I think ”ok, I know how to deal with this; it happened on my birthday.” So I do the same thing I did then, hoping it will do the same thing and I could continue without incident. I rub it a little bit, then hold it as close to my chest as I can until it feels normal again. Once it does, I put on my more medical grade knee brace I got from an orthopaedic doctor and go back to sleep.

My alarm wakes me up at 6:00 and I do my daily routine to get ready for school, albeit with a bit of a limp. I have my mom drive me to the bus stop instead of my usual walk and I sit down with my knee straight as I wait for the bus to come. I'm easy on it the whole day, sitting the majority of the time when I could and being very cautious on the stairs (which I went on twice in the time I was at school).

Around 2nd period, so 10 am-ish, I feel this excruciating pain in my knee. It's so bad that when the bell rang for 3rd period I couldn't even stand on my own without crying. Needless to say, I was taken to the nurse via golf cart and home shortly thereafter. I walk with a crutch the rest of the day.

The next day I stay home again to allow my knee to heal. My mom takes me to the ER to get X-rays done. The result came back with nothing except the fact that my knee stopped growing. The pain had decreased during the visit so I didn't use the crutch, though we did bring it just in case. I use it for the rest of the day at home, as the pain shot back up after I got out of the car. The pain has fluctuated from bad to worse ever since.

Now, my biggest concern is the reason why this could happen. Is this a common thing after dislocation? And why hasn't it healed yet? I want a professional opinion on this. If anyone can help me with this I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

[soymilk665]

Guys I’ve dislocated my knee 3 times… yknow what 3 + 1 is? 4. The batim number 414 has two of those fours and i have two knees so it’s automatically a bendy reference