Waddling my way through the day

Life occasionally affords us the opportunity to see what life would be like if things were different. Being female you get to experience all kinds of exciting body shapes. In fact our bodies have a significant impact upon the way we go through life. Some bodies are capable of amazing things and as a result the owners of those bodies can have very interesting experiences. Today I'm discovering what life would be like if my knees had been bashed in by a 2x4. I'm lucky in that I didn't have to endure the pain and trauma of actually being hit by a big plank of wood, but instead can imagine what the initial pain felt like judging by the pain I'm in right now.

I've had a messed up knee for more than 10 years. A sad thing to admit when you're 27. There are some limitations I've come to accept, but it doesn't grievously hamper my day to day life. In fact I'm usually only in pain when I walk down stairs. Level ground and going up are a-okay, just down. It apparently indicative of a problem called Patella Femroral, which may be a very common knee problem, I don't know. I just know that I have it and I can't downhill ski or play basketball anymore. And I'm fine with that. I'm still very mobile... or at least I was.

2 days ago my left knee decided to join the pain party. What's worse, for the first time in my life, the tissue around my knee is swelling. This is new and scary for me. What's worse is that I simply cannot walk down stairs without whimper worthy pain. I have no good legs left to stand on! Also in an effort to make walking as comfortable as possible I've started to waddle. I've come to that point where pain-relief has trumped vanity. What's puzzling is that I have NO IDEA how this happened.

Oh yeah and did I mention that I live on the 3rd floor of a house with no elevator...

HRH