Friday, April 15, 2011

Bum knee

I had actually been avoiding updating this, because I was hoping if I waited a little longer I could just keep updating from the woods and it would seem like it never really happened.. But it did. About a week and a half ago I fell coming down from some slick rocks and busted my left knee. Thankfully I was less than a mile away from Standing Bear Hostel, so I was able to hobble in get in touch with dad, who bailed me out. I've been hanging out at home, in Moneta, VA. I went to see a physician who prescribed an anti-inflammatory, ice and heat, and a whole lot of sitting around.

So the knee isn't getting a whole lot better. I can igor-walk around on it (walk this way!) but stuff like going uphill or downhill, flipping over in bed, getting in and out of the tub, and stairs and general are all still kind of painful. It's likely that some kind of ligament is torn or partially torn. I'm supposed to have an Orthopedic consult this week to figure out what's really going on down there.

It's disappointing.

I've given myself 10 more days until thruhike 2011 is officially over, so send all your good karma to my knee and we'll hope that it gets better.

'til then,
moonshine

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Bad day

Bad day today. Was an inch from quitting but feeling better now. Staying at a hostal. Arrival in Hot Springs, NC in two or three days.