Today marks a week since the crash that fractured my knee cap. I’ve been hobbling around the house ever since and I’ve got to say that crutches suck. Adding to the hassle, I bruised my ribs. That doesn’t help the crutching, or breathing. Honestly, the ribs hurt 10x worse then the knee right now. Not being able to take a deep breath sucks.

I went to see a Sports Medicine Specialist, Dr. Vonda Wright,  at the UPMC sports-med facility yesterday. Dr. Wright is going to be getting me through the rehab process in the coming weeks. Looking at my x-rays she said that it doesn’t look too(oooo) bad since the fractured piece is not displaced. I may experience some creaky knee problems later in life but I’ll jump off that bridge when I get to it. She also sucked a TON of blood out of my knee joint that had collected there after the fracture. My sister who is a nurse said that it looked like 60ml. I was going to post this photo here, but I’ll spare the squeamish and just post it here. Apparently the quad isn’t as resilient of a muscle as one might expect. I have to go in for electro-therapy to stimulate the muscle to prevent it from shutting down before I start doing range of motion stuff.

In the meantime, I’ve been working from home and sitting on the couch a lot. I can’t wait till this heals. Being in the house (and not being able to ride) all day is driving me crazy. And it’s only been a week!