Apr 12 2005
stretching the limits - how far a knee can really go
i’ve never had what could be considered a major injury in my life, save a few good bumps and bruises, and a broken toe. even my motorcycle accident was just blackness, blueness, and some ouches here and there.
friday night proved the exception to the rule. after chasing the puck in to the corner mid-way through the second period of our men’s league game - i hit what in hockey is called trolley tracks, where your feet are locked into a rut (or into the path of an oncoming player) and you are unable to pull out of the way, even when it’s too late. well, it was too late. my right leg got pinned between my body, the end boards and a sharp left hand turn. Picture your entire body weight pivoting over your weight-laden ankle, hip and knee simultaneously. insert tune - “under pressure” by david bowie and freddie mercury.
needless to say, that is the end of my iron-man streak of 3 years - 85+ games without injury or missing a game. also will slow me down for the remainder of the summer as i now have a new fashion accessory - a splint, which is really a big strapped silly looking sock. i guess my bid for the 2006 olympic 100m dash is out of the question.
what’s really wierd is i went to a public hospital for x-rays and the doctor (after waiting 3 hours) comes in and says - “hurt your knee in a game vs. the hosers, eh?” turns out the doctor was actually in the crowd watching the game and saw the whole thing. keep in mind this is beer league hockey at best - he was watching a family members boyfriend play on the other team. small world eh? (funny how hockey brings out the canadian “eh”, eh?)
a few cool (morbid) discoveries - my knee actually can bend both ways, and my knee can actually come right of the track as well ie. not stay hinged. and i’m a regular orville redenbacher - since every where i go you can here popping.
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