[Biking] Purrs Need for Busted Knee

Well, it finally happened - I got my biking shoe stuck on my pedal (I didn't
even know it had clicked onto it). I had just gotten onto my bike to go
take a ride when DH had come outside (to tell my goodbye - sheesh!). I
tried to stop and put my foot down, realized too late that my foot was stuck
to my pedal, and I went down directly on my left knee. The good news is it
wasn't my bad knee (the one with no cartilage from a horrid accident and
surgery 28 years ago. The bad news is I think it's about as bad as my bad
knee was. My entire weight fell on that one knee, which slammed into the
concrete from the height of my bike. I'm sitting at my desk with my foot
elevated and the knee wrapped in an ice pack. I don't think anything is
broken, so I'm not going to the ER for it, but it's going to be *very* sore
and stiff even if it doesn't need surgery.

Purrs would be greatly appreciated.

--

Hugs,

CatNipped

See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/

On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:39:11 -0600, CatNipped wrote:

Well, it finally happened - I got my biking shoe stuck on my pedal (I didn't
even know it had clicked onto it). I had just gotten onto my bike to go
take a ride when DH had come outside (to tell my goodbye - sheesh!). I
tried to stop and put my foot down, realized too late that my foot was stuck
to my pedal, and I went down directly on my left knee. The good news is it
wasn't my bad knee (the one with no cartilage from a horrid accident and
surgery 28 years ago. The bad news is I think it's about as bad as my bad
knee was. My entire weight fell on that one knee, which slammed into the
concrete from the height of my bike. I'm sitting at my desk with my foot
elevated and the knee wrapped in an ice pack. I don't think anything is
broken, so I'm not going to the ER for it, but it's going to be *very* sore
and stiff even if it doesn't need surgery.

Purrs would be greatly appreciated.


IMHO an xray would still be in order......(a stitch in time saves nine).
Purrs that you heal well. MLB

CatNipped wrote:

I got my biking shoe stuck on my pedal (I didn't even know it had
clicked onto it). I had just gotten onto my bike to go take a ride
when DH had come outside (to tell my goodbye - sheesh!). I tried
to stop and put my foot down, realized too late that my foot was
stuck to my pedal, and I went down directly on my left knee.

EEK! OUCH! That sounds sooo painful! Hope you have ice on that knee
as we speak.

And it's probably better that you feel *there*, rather than once you
were out on the road, among traffic. Your shoe still would've been stuck
on the pedal, and the results might have been much worse.

Are those the kind of pedals that you insert your foot inside, to help
take up the work of pedaling (on the upstroke)? I've always been nervous
about those. I'll take a little less efficiency in order not to risk
getting my foot stuck in a crucial moment, thank you!

Purrs for a quick recovery.

Joyce

Hope you feel better but you just casued me to wince all the way her in
florida and now I am limping in sympathy pain :-)

I wrote:

And it's probably better that you feel *there*, rather than once you
were out on the road, among traffic. Your shoe still would've been stuck
on the pedal, and the results might have been much worse.

I hope it was obvious that I meant "And it's probably better that you
*fell* there"!

Joyce

Purrs are on the way. I hope it isn't broken, but if it's still bad by
tomorrow, I hope you'll have a doctor look at it, just in case there's
something besides ice and elevation that will help.

--
Joy

**Don't believe everything you think**

"CatNipped" wrote in message
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Well, it finally happened - I got my biking shoe stuck on my pedal (I
didn't
even know it had clicked onto it). I had just gotten onto my bike to go
take a ride when DH had come outside (to tell my goodbye - sheesh!). I
tried to stop and put my foot down, realized too late that my foot was
stuck
to my pedal, and I went down directly on my left knee. The good news is
it
wasn't my bad knee (the one with no cartilage from a horrid accident and
surgery 28 years ago. The bad news is I think it's about as bad as my bad
knee was. My entire weight fell on that one knee, which slammed into the
concrete from the height of my bike. I'm sitting at my desk with my foot
elevated and the knee wrapped in an ice pack. I don't think anything is
broken, so I'm not going to the ER for it, but it's going to be *very*
sore
and stiff even if it doesn't need surgery.

Purrs would be greatly appreciated.

--

Hugs,

CatNipped

See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/

IMHO an xray would still be in order......(a stitch in time saves nine).
Purrs that you heal well. MLB

I agree totally with MLB with what she says; you are talking a
weight-bearing
extremity here and trying to lurch/limp around on it very well might worsen
the problem. Hoping you have health insurance.

Hurting knee purrs from one who knows!! Check it out Lori, better safe than
complicated. We're all purring for you to get better soon.
Charleen
Mr. Pumpkin
Aggie Marble
Victor Velcro


"CatNipped" wrote in message
...
Well, it finally happened - I got my biking shoe stuck on my pedal (I
didn't even know it had clicked onto it). I had just gotten onto my bike
to go take a ride when DH had come outside (to tell my goodbye - sheesh!).
I tried to stop and put my foot down, realized too late that my foot was
stuck to my pedal, and I went down directly on my left knee. The good
news is it wasn't my bad knee (the one with no cartilage from a horrid
accident and surgery 28 years ago. The bad news is I think it's about as
bad as my bad knee was. My entire weight fell on that one knee, which
slammed into the concrete from the height of my bike. I'm sitting at my
desk with my foot elevated and the knee wrapped in an ice pack. I don't
think anything is broken, so I'm not going to the ER for it, but it's
going to be *very* sore and stiff even if it doesn't need surgery.

Purrs would be greatly appreciated.

--

Hugs,

CatNipped

See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/

wrote in message
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CatNipped wrote:

I got my biking shoe stuck on my pedal (I didn't even know it had
clicked onto it). I had just gotten onto my bike to go take a ride
when DH had come outside (to tell my goodbye - sheesh!). I tried
to stop and put my foot down, realized too late that my foot was
stuck to my pedal, and I went down directly on my left knee.

EEK! OUCH! That sounds sooo painful! Hope you have ice on that knee
as we speak.

And it's probably better that you feel *there*, rather than once you
were out on the road, among traffic. Your shoe still would've been stuck
on the pedal, and the results might have been much worse.

Are those the kind of pedals that you insert your foot inside, to help
take up the work of pedaling (on the upstroke)? I've always been nervous
about those. I'll take a little less efficiency in order not to risk
getting my foot stuck in a crucial moment, thank you!

Purrs for a quick recovery.

It's the clip type biking shoes. The shoes have a metal clip on the bottom
that snaps onto the pedal. In order to unsnap them you have to twist your
foot sideways. I've had them for quite a while and bragged that I've never
forgotten to unclip before stopping, but in this case I had just start
pedaling and had not consciously clipped my shoes onto the pedals. However,
they shoes clip on *very* easily, and the clips on the shoes are right on
the ball of the foot when you would normally put pressure to pedal.

Yes, I still have ice on the knee, but the knee is now swollen to twice its
size! :

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Hugs,

CatNipped

See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/




Joyce

Yes, I still have ice on the knee, but the knee is now swollen to twice
its
size! :

Can't seem to MMOB tonight. Elevate the KNEE, not your foot! Elevating
the foot will only make the pain worse, by increasing pressure on the
kneejoint.. Hope you're now considering
xrays.