For those of you who know me, I have never been one to do things the easy way. And it looks like pregnancy is no exception!
I had a bit of a mishap the other day. It had rained for the first time in what seemed like forever! I had just gotten home from work and after pulling the car into the garage, decided to walk across the street to check the mail. Now, let me stop here and give you a little background information. I have been dealing with rather swollen feet, all thanks go to our beautiful baby girl; and the only shoes I can get my feet into, and barely into for that matter, are my flip-flops. Now I have been wearing them for so long that the traction has completely worn off and they can get quite slippery when wet. So, back to my original story, I had just walked across the wet pavement of our driveway and back into the dry garage. Now, I haven't done the splits since I was a little girl, but somehow I managed to do the splits at that moment. My left foot shot out in front of me and my right knee came down (really hard!) on the cement floor of the garage. Thankfully I was able to catch my self from falling completely on my face and belly by sticking my hands out in front of me. Kiara must have felt like we had gone on a roller coaster! I was able to gather my belongings and hobble my way into the kitchen where I proceeded to drop everything and hop to the sofa in the living room. Now most people know that pregnant women can get quite emotional and I praise God everyday for a husband that puts up with me. I called Zach in hysterics and told him what had happened. At the same time, I was watching as my knee was swelling to twice its size and developing the most colorful bruise I have ever seen!
After getting off the phone with Zach and calming myself a bit, I called my OB doctor to let them know what had happened. Since Kiara was still moving around like crazy and seemed quite content in my belly, they determined that she was probably just fine and I should take some Tylenol for the pain and get some ice on my knee. I followed their directions.
By the next morning, my knee was in more pain than the night before and it was very sore to walk, bend and put any weight on. Zach took me to the urgent care where we stayed for the next two hours before we were able to see a doctor. He was very sorry for my injury, but due to the fact that I was pregnant, he did not feel comfortable doing an x-ray. After feeling my knee, he determined that I hadn't shattered my knee-cap (a very good thing!), but he wasn't sure what damage I had done to it. He suggested that I get a knee brace to wear, use lots of ice, keep it elevated and stay off of it. He said that my bursa was quite swollen, which would give me a lot of discomfort but there was also a good possibility that I had a hairline fracture in my knee-cap. We won't know for sure unless we decide to do an x-ray later.
So, for now, I am trying to follow the doctor's directions and we will just wait and see. It could be a long waiting game. Pregnant women tend to take longer to heal since the baby is always taking what they need from the mother, like calcium that would help with healing bone. It also doesn't help that I will continue to gain weight since the baby is growing, and this will just add extra pressure on my knee and make me even more unstable than I was to begin with.
I am asking everyone for extra prayers for healing and pray that it is just really swollen and not broken! The last thing I want to deal with when I have a newborn is a broken knee! Been there done that, and I don't feel like repeating that.
I hope you are all doing great! We love you all and thank you for your prayers!
I had a bit of a mishap the other day. It had rained for the first time in what seemed like forever! I had just gotten home from work and after pulling the car into the garage, decided to walk across the street to check the mail. Now, let me stop here and give you a little background information. I have been dealing with rather swollen feet, all thanks go to our beautiful baby girl; and the only shoes I can get my feet into, and barely into for that matter, are my flip-flops. Now I have been wearing them for so long that the traction has completely worn off and they can get quite slippery when wet. So, back to my original story, I had just walked across the wet pavement of our driveway and back into the dry garage. Now, I haven't done the splits since I was a little girl, but somehow I managed to do the splits at that moment. My left foot shot out in front of me and my right knee came down (really hard!) on the cement floor of the garage. Thankfully I was able to catch my self from falling completely on my face and belly by sticking my hands out in front of me. Kiara must have felt like we had gone on a roller coaster! I was able to gather my belongings and hobble my way into the kitchen where I proceeded to drop everything and hop to the sofa in the living room. Now most people know that pregnant women can get quite emotional and I praise God everyday for a husband that puts up with me. I called Zach in hysterics and told him what had happened. At the same time, I was watching as my knee was swelling to twice its size and developing the most colorful bruise I have ever seen!
After getting off the phone with Zach and calming myself a bit, I called my OB doctor to let them know what had happened. Since Kiara was still moving around like crazy and seemed quite content in my belly, they determined that she was probably just fine and I should take some Tylenol for the pain and get some ice on my knee. I followed their directions.
By the next morning, my knee was in more pain than the night before and it was very sore to walk, bend and put any weight on. Zach took me to the urgent care where we stayed for the next two hours before we were able to see a doctor. He was very sorry for my injury, but due to the fact that I was pregnant, he did not feel comfortable doing an x-ray. After feeling my knee, he determined that I hadn't shattered my knee-cap (a very good thing!), but he wasn't sure what damage I had done to it. He suggested that I get a knee brace to wear, use lots of ice, keep it elevated and stay off of it. He said that my bursa was quite swollen, which would give me a lot of discomfort but there was also a good possibility that I had a hairline fracture in my knee-cap. We won't know for sure unless we decide to do an x-ray later.
So, for now, I am trying to follow the doctor's directions and we will just wait and see. It could be a long waiting game. Pregnant women tend to take longer to heal since the baby is always taking what they need from the mother, like calcium that would help with healing bone. It also doesn't help that I will continue to gain weight since the baby is growing, and this will just add extra pressure on my knee and make me even more unstable than I was to begin with.
I am asking everyone for extra prayers for healing and pray that it is just really swollen and not broken! The last thing I want to deal with when I have a newborn is a broken knee! Been there done that, and I don't feel like repeating that.
I hope you are all doing great! We love you all and thank you for your prayers!
