My Father's Day kind of sucked. Even though I have awesome kids.
I am at a friends apartment last night, time to leave. I go downstairs and turn to walk toward home. Nothing unusual, feel fine.
All of a sudden, my right quadriceps feels like it explodes. I drop like I've been shot, searing pain. I avoid hitting my head on a concrete planter, though I badly bruise my right knee and foot. I am able after a couple of painful tries to get up, and one-leg up three flights of stairs to my buddies place. The pain isn't bad unless I bend my right leg in certain ways and importantly, I can now bear weight on it if I keep it straight. I spend the night there.
To the hospital today. Xray, knee boot, crutches. MRI tomorrow, plus consult with the orthopedic department.
The ER doc advises I have a quadriceps tendon tear. The surgery, as surgeries go, doesn't sound too bad with likely one night before being discharged. Then some amount of physical therapy.
Ouch.......
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I had a similar experience several years ago with a knee ligament. About a month previously I had fallen and my knee was painful. I gimped around for a few days and thought all was well. Then a few weeks later went to take a step, pain was excruciating and I collapsed. The ligament apparently had partially torn with the first fall. Lots of PT, but now it's fine. Get well soon!
funnyface
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June 18, 2018
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Thank you.
As a doctor, I would wonder why it happened in order to try to prevent another occurrence, although it is likely never to know exactly what happened, but these things don;t just drop out of the sky. There is/was a reason. There are questions I would ask, but won't do it under these circumstances. Too public!!!
Healthydoc70
Level 7
June 17, 2018
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I see the orthopedist Wednesday. Best explanation? I am older and do fairly intense exercise. But likely never know a specific cause. We'll see after surgery.
That does sound painful. I hope they give you good pain meds and you make a rapid and full recovery.
Deb57
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June 17, 2018
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Actually, I hurt little IF I keep the leg fairly straight, can bear weight no problem. The pain is if I bend the leg and then try to raise it or support weight. Ouch............
@Mitch07102 I have bad knees mine are like that everyday
@whiskywoman Sorry to hear it. I never get sick and this is the first time in my life I've had more than a bruise. I don't like it........
@Mitch07102 im not usually sick either but I worked this old body hard for many years buying kids and more some parts just wore out and a bad fall didn't help
That sucks sorry to hear it my whole fam damily has been under a cloud for 2 months but im still sorry to hear your day was sucky
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June 17, 2018
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