God damn it.

[conuly]

We were walking to school, and literally two houses down from the school entrance Ana fell and hurt her knee.

Now, Ana tends to overreact to things, so it's hard to tell when she's really hurt and when she's just thinking she's hurt and trying to favor her leg (that's not really injured).

So I carried her in and asked the nurse, and after 15 minutes the nurse came to the conclusion that she's very likely twisted it, and if it doesn't feel better by tomorrow after being elevated and whatnot we should go to the doctor.

So she's home now, with her leg up, and here I am with shopping I had to do in the city today and we already missed the past two weeks of double dutch due to rain and we're going to miss it again this week. God damn it, it's just not fair at all.

Comments

[lady-angelina.livejournal.com]

For what it's worth... *Offers hugs, to both you and Ana*

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

Poor Ana; I'm sorry to hear; it surely is not fair at all, to any of you.

Having had more sports injuries than I can count, I highly recommend contrast therapy: alternate heat and ice, always ending with the ice so as to reduce inflammation. I freeze wet washcloths in zip-lock bags; for hot packs just microwave a damp washcloth, being careful to shake it out before applying it and making sure it's not too hot. The whole procedure is interesting enough that it may distract her a little from how tedious it is having to keep her leg up.

Good luck; I hope she's feeling much better very soon, and that you get to do your shopping. Hang in there! :)

[conuly]

I will absolutely do that if it happens again.

Ana, when she stopped thinking about it (and I didn't give her any advil as the school nurse had suggested because I thought I'd wait and see if there was any swelling or if Ana said she hurt even while keeping still, so it wasn't pain reducers) was just fine walking, so I do believe this was her normal panic mode rather than any actual serious injury. Luckily.