So I was out walking my dog, and my clumsy ass tripped on the sidewalk curb. It hurt, but I figured it was no big deal so I carried on with the walk.

So I get home and notice my jeans ripped a little and there's a bit of blood spotting around the tear. I take off my jeans (they're too tight to roll up) to inspect my leg, and almost faint at what I saw.

Yellow-white.

I look closer, hoping it's tendon. No. Definitely not.

Bone.

I've cleaned it off as best I could, and dug as much dirt and cotton fiber as I could out of it, but I don't have dressing of any kind. I've already put some Polysporin on it and taken some extra strength Tylenol. What should I do?

GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM!!!! You don't want an infection.

Good luck!

meow85 said:

Your mom is a nurse right? Maybe ask her?

I would definitely check with your dr. ASAP to see what he/she recommends. You don't want to get an infection. Those things can be really nasty.

OK...did you actually touch it?

I wouldn't think one would have fat tissue on their kneecap, but I suppose it's possible. I say that because fat tissue is yellowish.

Ask your mom and see a dr!

JuliePurplehead said:

I think I might have to do that.

hokie said:

I thought it might have been fat, since most people do have a thin layer of it on their knees. So (with clean hands, of course) I touched it to see.

I don't think ER is necessary, but I'm off to the clinic now to get it looked at.

meow85 said:

Glad you're doing this. Let us know what they say!

Good luck!

yellow-white? every time i've seen that in a cut on me or
my kids, it meant stitches. the yellow-white is a layer of fatty tissue it usually means you'll need something more than a band-aid to keep it together

head to the doctor asap girl!
Everything will be fine

My nephew did that when he was younger,he as playing on his slide out front,and I guess a brick was left on the lawn,well his knee hit the brick,and slit his knee open,my sister came running in the houe with him,and the first thing I said was "you need to get him to the hospital!". He had to have I believe 12 stitches,but he did bleed just a little,there was alot.

You are probably going to have to have stitches. Hope all goes well!

OH honey...UGH...that sounds awful!!! Go to the doc and let us know what happens!

Well, I was right. It really was my kneecap showing through. I'd hoped it was tendon or fat, but no such luck.

Since the tissue had been scraped off when I fell, there was no way to stitch what was left back together. So the nurse just cleaned off what dirt I wasn't able to get, and bandaged it up with some of that non-stick gauze. I've got some painkillers, so that should help.

Luckily the wound isn't actually all that big -just about the size of a dime -so it shouldn't take a long time to heal. But, still. I've never seen my own bones before. Ew.
[Edited 11/14/08 15:19pm]

meow85 said:

i saw the inside of my thigh after an accident once,then i passed back out...

double ewww...

You're gross! Go away!

FunkMistress said:

No, YOU'RE gross!

peb319 said:

That's awful.

The only time I was ever in an accident, it was all minor internal soft-tissue injuries, so I didn't have to actually look at any of the owwies.

FunkMistress said:

what??
i'm just being supportive...it could have been worse
and i'm glad it wasn't



i'm here to stay


unfortunately...

peb319 said:

I meant meow and her exposed bone.

But you too!

GROSS!

FunkMistress said:

FunkMistress said:

hey!! i didn't expose any bones...
i broke two but,none was showing..

Go to the emergency room!!!!!


But before you go, take a pic of it and post it.

meow85 said:

believe me it wasn't on purpose, i came to, and tried to sit up, but people weren't letting me...then i saw my leg and i remember nothing til waking up in the elevator(?) on the way to my 'room'
people shouldn't plant trees where they can be in the way...
and they don't move at all...

Shawnt25 said:

That reminds me of an org friend of mine who posted a picture with his nose broken right after he had an accident. And before his family came to see him.

meow85 said:

geez! well I'm glad you went to the doctor and everything turned out alright!

meow85 said:

I'd faint if I was looking at my own bone, Im weak like that

Shawnt25 said:

that's what I was gonna say ..do u think we are sadistic

veronikka said:

I know my posts haven't really given that impression, but I'm pretty damn squeamish. I almost did faint once I realized what I was looking at.

thank you for NOT posting a photo

a friend of mine took photos during her elbow operation

but when the master stabbed his own thigh with a stanley knife, he asked me to have a good look to see how deep it went. Luckily I turned out NOT to be so squeamish looking at his wound, only my own.

now I could post a picture of me showing some "bone"
[Edited 11/15/08 5:50am]

meow85 said:

Ewwww shit...definately get it checked and stitched,knees are a flexible area and it needs to heal properly Hope you feel better soon

BlueZebra said:

Damn freak