Did I Ever...

Tell you about the time I went to my nephew's birthday party at a gymnastics center, and even after I was told absolutely no adults on the equipment I thought I would show her, and jumped anyways, and tore my ACL and medial meniscus? Oh, I forgot to tell you?

Yep.

Last Sunday I thought well, that isn't fair, I wanna jump too! It looked so much fun. And it was fun, the first few times I did it. I just had to go one more time though, and when I ran off the trampoline into the foam pit, I decided to take one more jump, and crunch! Pop! OUCH!! Mike had to fish me out of the pit. I knew I was screwed before I even landed. I tried to walk it off and be tough since I didn't want anyone to know I sucked, and well..that lasted about 10 minutes before I decided I needed to leave the party and head to urgent care.

Poor Matt had no idea I left the party, and so when Mike was putting the kids in the car, he asked where I was, and Mike told him I had to go to the Dr. Matt had it in his head that dr meant hospital which = when I took him to see Mom after her surgery, and he was a MESS. Mike had to calm him down..poor lil guy!

Anyways, after xrays, taking several days off, getting an MRI, and then working again, I saw the orthopedist yesterday and he didn't agree with my MRI. He called his radiologist friend who reread the MRI, and said I for sure tore them both. I also have the usual bruising of the bone, and muscle sprains. YAY! I really did it. I am so upset with myself, like..why couldn't I just follow the rules? I signed waivers for the kids, but I am the one that got hurt.

I am more mobile all of the time now, but the pain that is inside the knee cap is what kills me. I can't stand on that foot very long, step on my toes, or lift my leg very easily. I want to just jump up, and get off the couch, but when your leg doesn't work like you forget, it is a slap in the face.

It has given me a new outlook on Maddie though..Here she is limping, and so am I. We are a pair, the both of us. I go back in 2 weeks to see him after the swelling is down..then we will plan surgery. Oh I can not have surgery if I want he says..but then I will be limited to walking and maybe regular biking for exercise..no high impact biking, or other things. Um...I am not 80! I need to keep up with these kids..I am not going to hold myself back.