Saturday was not an ordinary day at the dog park! It was gorgeous on Saturday and warmer than it has been in a long time so lots of doggies were taking advantage of the "heat wave!" I had plans to go to a fundraiser with friends Saturday night so I thought I would take Charlie to the park to let him run around, burn some energy and then be exhausted afterwards. Well, here is what REALLY happened:
We arrived at the park and it was PACKED! Lots of big and small dogs and Charlie was so excited to run in and play. He runs in and I wander over to a group of adults to visit while he plays. I wasn't there 3 minutes and the next thing I know I am on the GROUND. I remember hearing the dogs running and I was down. As I laid there I noticed my knee was popped out of place...oh my gosh I thought - what the heck?!? I screamed "my knee, my knee...call 911!" I tried to call my friend Courtney and Amanda but they didn't answer so I sent them a text (yes still on the ground at this point). As I rolled over and tried to get up my knee "popped" back into place.
Those stupid dogs plowing over me caused quite the scene at the dog park! 3 firemen arrived first and kept me calm until the paramedics arrived. The paramedic wanted to "see" my knee so the fireman CUT my leggings :) They gave me an IV with some pain meds (I almost passed out at this point) and then put me on the stretcher and loaded me into the ambulance :( Charlie was such a good boy. He sat right next to me and my friend Courtney took him home.
I arrived at the ER and they rolled me into a triage room. An x-ray later the doctor told me I had a dislocated patella (knee cap). They put me in a knee mobilizer with another dose of heavy pain meds and I was on my way. I am so thankful for my friends Courtney, Amanda and Katie. They all dropped what they were doing and came to my rescue! 4 hours later I was home on the couch with meds, pizza and a movie. My parents arrived later that night and are still here with me. I go to the doctor tomorrow morning and our hoping for good news. I am not very good about "sitting still" and hoping I get a new brace that will at least allow me to drive on my own....but we will just have to see what tomorrow brings!
Charlie has had to share his couch the last few days :) 
Charlie has enjoyed having his Cocoa here too :) 
nothing fashionable about this :) 
Charlie has enjoyed having his Cocoa here too :) nothing fashionable about this :) 
1 comment:
Oh no! I hope your appointment goes well and you are back to walking and driving in no time. I can't still for very long either, so I understand how frustrating that can be!
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