That night my G.E.M.S. club was having an all-nighter. We went to the local bowling alley to do crazy bowling and dance a little. When they played the Cha-Cha-Slide everybody started dancing. Then, the 'instructor' on the song said to "hop three times" so, I did b/c that was the dance. Well, I didn't make it to the third hop. When I was coming down from my first jump I fell and could not get up. I felt the most terrible pain in my knee and hip. I couldn't even move off of the bowling lane floor. After two nurses that were there had done all they could, we called an ambulance. I was taken to the hospital about an hour after I fell. Everybody thought I dislocated my knee cap. Everybody was wrong! After many x-rays we found out that I was born with deformed kneecaps and that I had broken my left knee cap.... OUCH! I had emergency surgery the next morning. I'm still recovering. I was in a wheel chair for about 8 weeks and on crutches for about 6. I'm now wearing an electric bone growth stimulator to try and help my bone grow faster, because it was growing to slow. I really feel for everyone with knee problems. I'm only a teenager and I already have them. Now I'm at increased risk for dislocating my knee caps and most likely will have very bad arthritis in them when I am older, Oh Joy! So, here are my pictures for pain and suffering. WARNING, THEY ARE NOT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE EASILY GROSSED OUT.
Pain And Suffering
P.S., Guess when my next Dr.'s appt. is for me knee...
Halloween!
