Knee injury after 6 ft jump, bent unnaturally sideways, swelling pain and foot numbness.
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On new years day around 1230am-100am I was walking home and was in a situation where I had to run from a dangerous situation. I made a jump over a wall my same height while wearing a backpack. The dirt was uneven on the other side of the wall and so I landed hard and crooked. My leg bent sideways quite a lot more than it ever had before. The pain was immediate and walking was instantly more difficult. The temperature outside was below freezing so my legs were already a somewhat numb.
When my legs were warmed up once again and I was lying in bed the knee swelled considerably but my knee cap was in place. It became harder to bend my knee but it wasn't bad enough that I couldn't walk.
The next day there was numbness on my foot and today that numbness increased although I can bend my knee more now and the pain has decreased. I really want the numbness to go away, its driving me nuts.
What should I do?
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leslie56933 RandalTheron
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Hello, My guess is you might have injured a nerve? I'm no doctor, so I'd suggest seeing on fairly soon if it persists. I injured mine running across the years two years ago. Since then. there have been four surgeries, two knee replacements on that same knee. I miss have a normal functioning knee sooo very much. Try to keep away from surgery as much as you can. Good luck,hope you feel better soon.
leslie56933
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I meant to say yard...running across the yard
Guest RandalTheron
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You should see a doctor or go to the ER immediately.
heather71923 RandalTheron
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Hi Happy New Year not a good start for you if it was me I would be going straight to A+E I think numbness means there is nerve damage but I am not a doc .Seriously get it checked out if nerve dies you could be left like this .Worst case scenario. Hope you get sorted soon .
RandalTheron
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Thank you for the replies. My knee has improved since writing my first post. I read some medical webpages on this problem and simply massaging the swollen area brought sensation to my foot once again. Have a good one.