Kneecap dislocation yesterday - it’s not ‘looking’ good 😭

I’ve had my third kneecap dislocation yesterday (first two were about two years ago) and it’s extremely swollen now.
I expected it to be swollen somewhat, I had this the first two times aswell, but this is way bigger and more swollen than before. The kneecap was also way harder to get back in this time. The paramedics didn’t manage to get it back in place like the first 2 times and had to bring me to the hospital this time, where they pushed it back in in pure agony and pain. It was dislocated for like half an hour or something.

I can somewhat “walk” with a brace but I still prefer crutches.

I know it’s just one day post incident but this is worse than the first two times and I had a driving test scheduled for end of the month 😭 I’m not certain if I’m gonna make it

I’m aiming to have an MPFL plastic surgery at some point, probably in like 2 months or something but I’ll have to wait and see what the doctor says on Monday.

Posted Jul 3, 2026, 6:12 PM UTC

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