Possibly the worst
theatre injury I have sustained I got while not actaully doing anything out of the ordinary. It was the day after Thanksgiving (2010) and we were just running a normal work
call before starting tech. I was just coming up the stairs to the
stage and probably tripped or stumbled and injured my knee. I was literally floored, couldn't really move m knee.
Luckily I have a friend who is an Orthopedic Surgeon so I went to see him. Originally he thought it was a torn meniscus, but the diagnosis changed after getting an MRI. However, the whole process of diagnosis and treatment has been quite the adventure dealing with Workers
Comp. It took almost four weeks to get the MRI approved.
At least at this
point I am doing better and they don't think that I need surgery. However, I have been in PT twice a week for over a month and I am only just starting to get back to full mobility of my knee. I still have some pain and I now have to re-teach myself to walk correctly since I have been compensating for so many weeks. It has been a slow and very annoying recovery process. Thankfully I have a great crew working for me that has been able to
pick up the slack since there there things that I cannot do myself currently (like climb ladders).
The most important thing to remember is that even the most simple and every-day tasks can be hazardous, so pay attention to what you are doing. I have probably gone up and down those stairs thousands of times, but one misstep has taken quite a toll.