A Tail of Two Cardis: patella

You may have wondered Where Wilson Was on Wordless Wednesday.....well, I did not miss my weekly favorite on purpose. Unfortunately, I had a very bad stroke of luck Tuesday night. Tuesdays are agility class, and although Wilson no longer trains, he often goes along for the ride. This week, the crates were all full so I opted to put Wilson back in the car. This time of year, it's already dark out by class time. I put Wilson in the car and turned to head back into the building. Due to the low light, I never even saw that the SUV next to me had a platform attached to its trailer hitch and sticking out a good foot or so further. I caught my right shin on it quite hard and it completely flipped me to the ground! I never saw it coming, I was just on the ground. I immediately knew it was no small hit. I was writhing in pain due to my left knee catching my full weight. Fortunately others were out in the parking lot and came to my aid. After a few minutes and quite a few expletives, I was helped up and went inside. I put an ice pack on my knee and sat out class. A friend kindly ran Jimmy for me and it was fun to see that. I was helped to my car later and managed to get home OK. I kept icing it until I went to bed. Unfortunately, as soon as I got up in the morning, I knew I was in trouble. I could not put weight on my left leg and my knee was the size of a softball! Crap! I hobbled around and knew I couldn't go to work. I knew I was going to have to see my doctor. Well, without the boring medical details, it turned out my knee cap was broken, in several spots! Sh!t! I give you one guess what my first question was to the orthopedic doctor......

So here I am, my leg in a brace that will keep it perfectly straight for the next two weeks. The doctor will then take more x-rays to see if it is healing OK or if I will need surgery to keep the pieces wired together. F#ck! I am fumbling around on crutches, scooting up and down the steps on my butt, or hopping around on one leg. After just a couple days on the crutches, I am stiff all over! LOL!

Now, when life throws a curve ball like this, we are always told to find the positive in the situation. OK, here goes:

1) I am going to have some kick-ass upper body muscles before this is done if my sore, stiff triceps/shoulders are any indication. And one very muscled right leg! Have you ever tried going potty with one leg that cannot bend? Give it a try ;-)

2) My medical costs should all be covered since we met our insurance deductible already thanks to the motorcycle accident back in October.

3) I've got the best excuse ever for not Christmas shopping at the mall!

4) I'm really not in a whole lot of pain right now. That probably won't hold true when physical therapy starts.

5) All those books I've been meaning to read....well, now I've got the time!

6) I work for a great company that will let me telecommute now that I can't drive. My long, straight leg doesn't fit into my economy sized car, nor would I be able to reach the gas peddle if I did make it to the driver's seat. The seat would be too far back!

So there you have it folks! I am ready for 2014! Bring it on....please! 2013 has not been my best year.

And since I hate to post without photos, I want to share some shots I got from a professional photographer that was at an agility trial back in October. He wasn't a sports photographer, but one that does calendar shots. He still went with an agility theme for most of the shots.....