Accident Update

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Oops. I spoke too soon. Turns out I did break a bone — I have a teeny, tiny fracture in my tibia. Also, I have extensive bruising in my tibia and I sprained my ACL.

OK, OK. For some of you that may be Greek – it was for me, too. Basically your leg is made up of several bones. The femur is the bone in your thigh. The tibia is the larger of the two bones that make up your leg below the knee. The femur sits on top of the tibia. The ACL, or Anterior Cruciate Ligament, rests in the middle of the knee and prevents the tibia from moving out in front of the femur and gives your knee rotational stability.

What does this all mean for me? So far it means I’m in pain or discomfort all the time, which in turn makes me irritable. Normally, I’m an easygoing kind of gal, so being irritable (a.k.a. not myself) is making me irritable. I don’t tolerate standing for more than a few minutes at a time and I can just feel myself getting fatter from the lack of exercise.

On the bright side, I start physical therapy next week and am excited about moving safely toward being my active self again.

Thank you to all who have read my previous post and wished me well. I assure you that I may be a little bitchy in the short term, but I’ll be much wiser in the long term. Just think of all the knee-related knowledge I’ll gain! I’ll be able to hone my collection of facts about physical fitness and be able to better prevent similar injuries (barring errant minivans) in the future.

You know what? All bad things that happen can have positive repercussions. Can you think of any bad things that have happened to you that turned out to have shiny silver linings? Want to share that with my readers? Of course you do! Spread the wealth – help your fellow humans learn from your mistakes and see their own silver linings. Tell us your story by commenting on this one.

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About the author

Carma Spence is an award-winning, bestselling author of nonfiction, however, she has been writing fiction and poetry for much longer -- just not publishing it. She plans to change that sometime soon.