knee surgery , 4 years on
In march 2001 as i arrived home from a friends. I tripped outside the house,to my horror somehow my right leg, had bent the wrong way,and i found myself (for what must have been seconds)holding the bottom half, looking at my foot. I knew instantly, i had done somthing serious, but was not ready for the reality of the situation.I was taken to hospital, were they didnt appear to believe what i was telling them. it was only my constant refusal to straighten my leg,(as i couldnt anyway) so they could x-ray it. they decided to put me under a general so as to make their own assessment.Iwas under for over 5 hours.When i woke i had a 10inch cut on my leg over the knee and beyond,a 6inch cut in my groin where they had taken a graft from to repair my shattered tibia. I was in hospital 2 weeks, could not weight bear, needed a walking frame,and was 10 weeks away from getting married.i felt uselss! couldnt do anything for myself.after many visits and 3 months and my wedding, the plaster cast finally came off,and the long hard road started.this is now 4years on and i am still suffering. will it ever end??.
From:
karen brade - bradekaren@aol.com
