I'm falling on my knee

When people who knows me well asked when is my next run or hike, I would say I no longer doing that because I hurt my knee. Why? How? Was it during your previous run that you injured your knee? No, I answered briefly, I said I fell from a chair. 

It was 1st November, around 1 a.m. when I was back from home town after my late uncle's memorial service.

I was standing on top of the chair trying to keep the bedsheets into my top cupboard, then when I was getting down from the chair, I 'jumped' instead of stepping down gently, some how my left leg fell and my knee hit the ground before my right leg because my right feet was tangled at the 'hole' (empty space between the seat and the metal) of the chair. I was stunned for 1 to 3 minutes because my knee hit on the tiled ground right at the space in between the tiles, and my head almost hit the ground, just that my hands stopped that from happening at that time. However, my spectacles shifted up an inch away from my eye level after I fell on the ground while my right feet was still tangled at the 'hole' as the chair has fallen on the ground.   

chair - the culprit

knee that bleed & bruised

I forgotten how long I was seated on the ground (when the photo was taken) - until the pain subsided, while I was praying to God and request from Jesus when this happened, so that I would not have much pain and I could walk, and yes He answered my prayer! I can walk immediately after that, then I took the first aid kit  to clean my wound and applied yellow solution. 

Now my knee outwardly looks like it is recovered, no scar, but the inner part - which I don't know what was damaged - could be the joint or tissues or muscles, is still not fully recover, but I know clearly that my bone is still functioning, else I would not be able to stand and walk. But, as I could recall, the next day when I went to work I just can't let my left feet touch the steps when I was coming down the stairs - it was painful! And I walked very slow - slower than usual.

I didn't seek doctor for advise until lately when I have sore throat after carolling, then I ask the doctor about it. Doctor commented that it was not serious, that I need not X-ray it. I was given muscle relax medicine not to apply but to be taken orally together with all the sore throat - related medications. I can't stand for long hours after a long walk especially during shopping, and I can't squat after that either because my knee will hurt if I do so. Well, doctor advise that my best position is to stand and sit, when sitting my knee should bend 90 degree. When will my knee fully recover is unknown - doctor said some people took few weeks, some people few months (if you rest more and do less stretching on knee then can recover fast, but if you keep stretching your knee then it will be slow because when you stretch the muscles too much when it haven't finish repairing, then it will take time to repair). Sounds logical to me, but I can't be sitting all the time, which lead to long recovery time. 

This should be schedule earlier in November 2011, but I can't due to many events until today when I can sit down and post this. My words may not explained it well, should be better to understand if I can demonstrate it. Anyway, this was my past. I am looking for my bright future where God has promised and arranged for me.