I dislocated my kneecap whilst playing netball... very long story.
So I was in my first year of secondary school (about a year and a half ago) and I joined the netball team because I love netball.
Fast forward like a month and we were playing our first game against another secondary school, I was looking forward to it so much. About half-way through the game, my teammate threw me the ball and it flew past me (I played wing defence,) I twisted around and I screamed and fell to the floor. I looked down at my knee and I SCREAMED, there was a lump out the side of my knee and for some reason I knew what had happened and I shouted I DISLOCATED MY KNEE. My coach came running over and I'm lying on the floor on my side with my teammates and opponents all staring at me. That was the worst pain I've ever felt.
About 10 minutes later we managed to relocate my kneecap, probably about as painful as the original dislocation and I was basically dragged over to the side in a school chair with an ice pack, 30 mins later my parents arrived and it took about 20 to get out of the building. 30 mins home and then to the hospital A&E.
They were very busy. 2 hour wait to triage and then about 1 to be treated and they didn't even take x rays... I was sent home in a straight leg brace and crutches, swollen, bruised and sore. About a week later I had an appointment and it turns out I had FRACTURED it as well. I got an MRI about 2 or 3 weeks later, the fracture did not qualify for surgery.
Straight brace and crutches - 1 month
40 degree bendy brace and crutches - 2 weeks
90 degree bendy brace and crutches - 2 weeks
Total spent in crutches - 3 months
Exactly what year after that another dislocation, x rays at A&E and an MRI. Straight brace and crutches - 1 month
Just crutches - 1 month
Turns out I have severely damaged ligaments, an off-centre kneecap (that's always been like that) and hyper mobility.
Currently on a surgery waitlist for kneecap realignment and ligament reconstruction.
So I was in my first year of secondary school (about a year and a half ago) and I joined the netball team because I love netball.
Fast forward like a month and we were playing our first game against another secondary school, I was looking forward to it so much. About half-way through the game, my teammate threw me the ball and it flew past me (I played wing defence,) I twisted around and I screamed and fell to the floor. I looked down at my knee and I SCREAMED, there was a lump out the side of my knee and for some reason I knew what had happened and I shouted I DISLOCATED MY KNEE. My coach came running over and I'm lying on the floor on my side with my teammates and opponents all staring at me. That was the worst pain I've ever felt.
About 10 minutes later we managed to relocate my kneecap, probably about as painful as the original dislocation and I was basically dragged over to the side in a school chair with an ice pack, 30 mins later my parents arrived and it took about 20 to get out of the building. 30 mins home and then to the hospital A&E.
They were very busy. 2 hour wait to triage and then about 1 to be treated and they didn't even take x rays... I was sent home in a straight leg brace and crutches, swollen, bruised and sore. About a week later I had an appointment and it turns out I had FRACTURED it as well. I got an MRI about 2 or 3 weeks later, the fracture did not qualify for surgery.
Straight brace and crutches - 1 month
40 degree bendy brace and crutches - 2 weeks
90 degree bendy brace and crutches - 2 weeks
Total spent in crutches - 3 months
Exactly what year after that another dislocation, x rays at A&E and an MRI. Straight brace and crutches - 1 month
Just crutches - 1 month
Turns out I have severely damaged ligaments, an off-centre kneecap (that's always been like that) and hyper mobility.
Currently on a surgery waitlist for kneecap realignment and ligament reconstruction.