Ace, Ice & Elevate
That’s what the nurse advised after the x-rays showed I had not in fact broken my leg or kneecap. Coming up the stairs earlier this week I was almost at the top when I came around the corner landing and something went “crack” in my knee. I collapsed in pain and couldn’t put my weight on my left leg. Phil had to help me the rest of the way up the stairs.
Apparently I’d rotated my knee a bit too far rounding the turn, and either sprained it or a tendon got twisted around or something, according to the nurse practitioner. It’s getting better now after several days of following her advice and taking big doses of ibuprofen and staying off my feet. Friday I was even able to walk a few feet without the crutch or too much pain, so I guess I won’t need to go to an othropedist after all. I’ll continue to take it easy for awhile until it’s all better.
This episode was inconvenient, but Phil has helped as much as he could, running errands (I can’t drive the car with a clutch when my leg is acting up) and generally taking care of me. He’s a sweetie! Being mostly confined to my chair isn’t that bad, though. I’ve used the time to get ready for the Fall semester, which starts next week. The course syllabi were posted Monday, so I now have all my reading materials collected and assignments loaded into my database and (computer) file folders in an organized way, and have started on some of the lessons already. Being organized is going to be a real necessity this term, since I’m taking a pretty heavy class load. One course in particular, called Mass Media Seminar, is reputed to be a killer, with a lot of reading and reporting. From the looks of what I’ve seen so far, though, it will also be very interesting, so I ought to do fine. The first week’s assignment is to explore the vast online resources available at the MU & J-School libraries, including a bunch of really fascinating databases and full-text collections of journals. The hardest part of this class may be just in staying focused on what I’m supposed to be doing, instead of getting lost in browsing all that information.
We’re also making plans for our autumnal travels. Yep, it’s approaching that time of year when the snowbirds will head south for the winter. After a week in Columbia, MO for a weekend seminar in mid-September, and a few scheduled checkups in October, we will close up the house, stock up the RV and start out toward the east Florida coast to share the holidays with family and friends.
What are your plans for the Fall? Will we be in the same places? Drop me an email or tweet me, or leave a comment and let’s see if we can get together!
