Hi,
I suffer from risk of knee dislocation (done it four times), but my problem, while serious, is not as serious as those of others. Other sufferers suffer a dislocated knee getting into bed, or if someone taps their knee. My knees are, thank God, strong enough to avoid this.
Anyway, I have heard of sufferers dislocate their knee in their sleep. How does this work? When I dislocated my knee, it was so damn painful, just ridiculous. Although I don't know what a broken bone felt like back then, until the 3rd time I suffered the injury - 2 years later from the first occurence, it didn't feel like a broken bone the first time I did it. It felt as if I have an irreversible injury/wouldn't be able to walk again.
But if it is this painful (and believe me, it is!), does someone still sleep and feel nothing until they wake up (perhaps because an alarm has gone off)? And when they wake up, they feel the full onslaught of pain. Or is it, like when you need to go to the toilet, your body automatically wakes up (so when the injury happens in your sleep, the pain that is instant wakes you up)?
Also, do people get used to the pain of a constant, recurring injury? Some people say they are used to the pain of a dislocated knee from the number of dislocations they've had (I've had four and the pain has been ridiculous on each and every occasion).
I used to be scared of slipping in snow, ice, or wet leaves, but now I am scared of dislocating my knee in my sleep.
