A week ago today, I went down and thought I wasn’t going to get up!! I had a condition, that I was not aware of, called Baker’s Cyst. Baker’s cysts are fluid-filled lumps or sacs that form behind your knee. This condition can be caused by a knee injury or a condition like arthritis.
I’ll not go into a long story about this but will tell you it was painful for me. I thought it was just arthritis in my knee joints and it kept me awake about 10 nights before the day it ruptured. When that happened, I was taking a step down from our front porch with a bucket of wood ash in my hand. It felt like an explosion behind my kneecap that flowed around to the front of my leg and down the shin to the top of my foot. It took my breath away and a few words out of my mouth that were not nice. I tried to proceed on down the yard to the garden to dump the ash, but the pain got worse causing faintness and severe pain, so I slowly and very painfully headed back in the house and called the doctor’s office in town. I was home alone!! I called our daughter and she came to my rescue. I spent the next four days using a walker to get around, taking Tylenol and anti-inflammatory meds and lots of icing on a raised leg.
Google the cyst and you’ll find lots of information about it, most of the time they don’t burst but I guess I pushed the “arthritis” just a bit far. I’ve learned the hard way to listen to my body when it speaks and don’t wait for it to speak loudly!!!
I’m back on my feet but not venturing out of the house too far and especially not without someone knowing where I’m at. Glad to be back and hope you pay attention to your body!!
Today I’ve added more recipes to the blog and will probably post another story later today.
Happy Sunday!!!
WOW! I’m glad you are doing better. Goodness sakes.
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On the mend and bored from being in the house so much!!
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Hugs to you 🙂
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Betty said she was glad you were on the mend. Don’t get too bored, stay in and enjoy it. She said she would call. Get and Stay well.
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Love you guys!!
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Oh, Rita, that sounds brutal. I did look it up after you posted it but of course I didn’t know it had actually burst. I hope you really have now learned to listen to your body. You have so many things you like to do inside that you should be able to keep boredom at bay once you put your mind to it! Sending hugs. ❤️
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Oh my! Rita, that sounds terribly painful. I’m glad you are doing better. Getting older is not so fun!
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Rita glad you doing better no wonder I didn’t hear from you for so long Take care of you
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