So I have been hobbling around with both knees paining me badly and hot as fire.
Last Wednesday I emptied the kitchen garbage bin in to the big wheelie bin for the rubbish collection.
Wearing my nightdress and short dressing gown, I realised that if I bent over to pick up some of the rubbish that had fallen out, that my neighbours would probably get a good view of my bottom.
The remote garage door was up to allow me to pass behind the car, so I decided to be merciful to them and I bent at the knees to be more lady-like. Big mistake!
Both my knees popped out of alignment similtaneously and I actually gave a short scream! I staggered into the house and had a cry as I searched for my Tramadol which I keep for major fibromyalgia flares.
I nursed my knees all week and they still are sore and hot and threaten to pop out of alignment at the drop of a hat.
It's hard to do much with knees that both have no ligaments to support them and no end in sight as surgery is too risky with all my co-morbidities.
So as long as I can keep shuffling I am OK but even so, it's more difficult by the day and I walk like Tin Man on the Wizard of Oz. Only now he's getting very rusty!
Oh no! The tragic tales of the tin man. My life is getting like this too when living with multiple chronic illnesses. I was thinking just the other day how each day is like a domino effect and each thing affects the next... clean the shower, use bleach, get a migraine from bleach, lie in bed with migraine, get sore neck from lying in a strange way in bed etc. Best wishes to you
ReplyDeleteThat's so true, Lee. I have found that although one symptom has resolved, another one has taken its place.. defininitely a domino effect...
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