I’m not going for a run any time soon. Last night I called Dawn and told her we’d have to find another partner for the Light Up the World Relay this weekend. I thought maybe I’d be able to try a gentle jog by tomorrow and then just take it easy on the trail 10k by Saturday, but this injury is taking longer to heal than I thought.
*Warning* Detailed Injury Description and Whining to follow:
As recommended by my doctor, I’ve tried to leave the scrapes as exposed to air as much as possible, so a hard crust can form over my wounds. The problem with a massive crusty scab on a large joint such as my knee is that the healthy skin wants to move, and the crusty stuff does NOT. Theoretically, I thought my moving the knee in as large a range of motion would encourage the knee skin to heal in a way to support as much movement as possible. Realistically, there are hundreds of very sensitive nerves under there that protest heartily at any hint of stretch, so I’m hobbling around, trying not to bend too much or move too fast.
The good news is that it still seems that all I’ve got are “flesh wounds”. My right shoulder and elbow were stiff Friday and Saturday from absorbing the impact of my fall, but seem to be fine now. Mainly I’m concentrating on preventing infection and resting my sorry self so as to recover as quickly as I can.
Next injury related dilemma: Now what the heck do I wear to work this week! Getting up two big flights of stairs to my office is not going to be a piece of cake.
All Downhill From Here 
Sorry to hear that you are so sore – you really banged yourself up!
By: Lara on July 18, 2005
at 8:09 am
OWIE!!! Oh well this way you get a much needed rest, that you likely wouldn’t have taken otherwise.
By: Dawn (aka Pink Lady) on July 18, 2005
at 7:52 pm
Oh, I’ve been there, done that — twice on the same knee!! My middle name is NOT Grace!I wore a lot of long skirts that would hide the oozy bandage and yet not rub against it. Once it mostly scabbed over and I could take the bandage off, I went back to wearing my regular above the knee skirts, though. I’m weird in that i take great pride in my injuries — I have to choose that route or I would be pitifully ashamed that I fall and hurt myself so much!
By: Skatemom on July 21, 2005
at 9:06 am
So, I’m not a doctor but why leave it exposed to air? I don’t get it. The dry wound promotes scarring. Leaving it open during the day exposes an open wound to all kinds of nastiness…guess that’s why I went into marine science.
No matter what, the “flesh wounds” sound quite painful. I would wear really loose pants (like yoga pants) or a loose, long skirt.
By: Linae on July 21, 2005
at 7:45 pm
Ouch! Sorry you bashed the knee on that pipe, Karen. How big an area are you talking about here? At first it didn’t seem very large, but now it sounds like its pretty big. And, uh, a ginat scab like that sounds pretty painful to break by bending your knee hard. Ouch again!
Hope its healing quickly.
By: Jon in Michigan on July 22, 2005
at 7:35 pm