Rogue Patella

So today I has one of the most excruciating experiences of my life which was anticlimactic in the end. I was crouched down to refill my wire rack of soda and my left kneecap decided to dislocate in protest. This happens sometimes regardless of position but today I was stuck in that position and my back and body froze on me, causing lightning pain to shoot up and down and an increasing fear that my tendons or cartilage were going to snap as my knee refused to budge. 

After what I estimate was at least 10 seconds real time I managed to brace myself against the fridge frame on Mt right and the dishwasher on my left and drag myself to a standing position.

My knee was already swollen, but gentle manipulation set my patella back into the correct placement and I determined there might be tears but there was no full break in tendon. 

I was already preparing to eat so I limped down the hall in three trips to carefully take my food to my folding tray and an icepack to reduce swelling. I also immediately took an anti-inflammatory and anti-nausea medication. The pain has gone from the 10 I had while crouching, down to about a 4 initially and has crept back up to an 8 since it happened.

Unfortunately I seem to have lost my soft compression knee brace in one of my moves so I will probably brace that ankle incase I end up spraining it while being careful of my knee. 

This super sucks.