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A few weeks ago, when I was getting out of my car, I accidentally twisted my leg while my foot was planted. There was a loud pop in my knee, and I collapsed. I’ve been in terrible pain ever since.

I got x-rays, which showed nothing besides a slight patellar tilt. I went to an orthopedic doctor, who believed it was probably a ligament or my meniscus. I got an MRI, and my doctor was shocked by the results. I have an osteochondral tibia plateau fracture, which couldn’t be seen on the x-rays.

My doctor said this is a case she’ll never forget, and she hasn’t ever seen a tibia fracture from just twisting- she’s only seen them from high impact car accidents, or eldery people falling.

I am a healthy 20 year old woman. I am hypermobile and have suspected EDS, but besides that, I am healthy. Obviously, there is probably something underlying, so I will be getting some labs and a bone density test. However, it’s crazy to know that the manner of my bone fracture was a once in a career kind of thing for my doctor. Of course, I know it’s not a good thing, lol.

If anyone here has had a tibia plateau fracture, please let me know how the healing process was! Luckily, mine is non displaced, and I will be getting x-rays every two weeks to make sure that it stays that way.

TLDR: I twisted my knee and injured it. My orthopedic doctor and I thought it was a ligament tear or meniscus injury. However, it turned out that I somehow fractured my tibia from just twisting it, which I guess is extremely rare to happen to a healthy 20 year old (and probably a signifier of something underlying). My doctor said she will remember this case for the rest of her career, and it was the first tibia break she’d ever seen caused by something so low-impact in someone my age.

I’m 20, and I was diagnosed with ADHD last week in such an unexpected way. Basically, I’m on a medication for bipolar (I have bipolar disorder) that made me gain a lot of weight. So, a few months ago, my PCP put me on a stimulant to help suppress my appetite.

At my follow-up weight loss appointment, I was telling my doctor about how my mood has been way better since starting the stimulant, I’ve been able to get stuff done that I couldn’t before, and my anxiety was pretty much nonexistent. She proceeded to tell me that for most people, a stimulant would give them more anxiety, not take it away. That was when she told me she strongly suspects ADHD because of how my brain reacted to the medication.

I talked to my psychiatrist, and she told me she has suspected ADHD for me for a long time, but never said anything. I learned that 30% of people with bipolar have ADHD, and because of my strong family history with it (my sibling has it), plus how my brain chemically reacted to a stimulant, my psychiatrist had full confidence that I have ADHD. I was shocked.

Everyone I know with ADHD is very physically hyper. I am a very mellow person. Based on my real life examples of ADHD, I never even considered having it. I don’t know much about it, and I’m unsure if a should see a neuropsychologist or not, as maybe I’d learn more about myself from it.

Regardless, I am so happy that my doctor decided to put me on a stimulant for an unrelated reason. I feel like I’ve started a new chapter in my life where I can finally not be consumed by my anxiety and inability to get things done!!

I wanted to share that here because I would like to find a community of other women with ADHD. My only other example is my teenage sister, and she’s not into deeper talks about it.

TLDR: I was put on a stimulant for weight loss, and a lot of my anxiety that, I guess, was being aggravated by ADHD went away. Because my brain reacted that way to the stimulant, as well as many other ADHD symptoms that I’ve always had, my psychiatrist diagnosed me. I am in my 20s and am excited to have access to this community full of other women who I can relate to, and also learn from!

Hi everybody,

2 days ago, I was stepping out of my car. I have flat feet that make my feet naturally twist outwards, and I stepped on my left leg with my foot twisted too far out. There was a very loud pop (boyfriend said he heard a crunch-like sound so loud he thought it was my car doors locking), and immediately collapsed and faceplanted because my leg gave out right away. I have been in severe pain ever since.

I went to urgent care yesterday and got X-rays done of my knee, which looked ok. The doctor strongly suspects a meniscus tear, and possible tear of my ligaments. However, my symptoms seem kind of odd for a meniscus tear.

Almost all of the swelling is in my ankle and foot, even though I did not injure that area. My foot especially has even been losing color off and on, and my leg as well keeps going ice cold compared to the other side. I’m assuming this is from swelling reducing blood flow, but I don’t understand why it’s going down to my foot and not my knee if the issue is my meniscus.

Additionally, every time I accidentally twist my leg, it feels like my fibula area is grinding against my other bones, and it cracks right away.

I am seeing a specialist and getting an MRI in 2 days. Just wondering if these symptoms align with anyone else’s, especially because of the odd swelling only at the bottom of my leg and loss of blood flow in my foot.

ETA: I forgot to add that I am not able to put any weight on that leg, so I am currently in a knee brace and crutches

I am a college student who landed a summer internship working in fashion PR. I was exploring my major for my first year of college and recently declared it as public relations, so I am not very educated on the field yet.

The company explained to me that I would not be doing stereotypical intern tasks, like getting everyone coffee or doing their work. I was told I’d be working with other companies on my own, helping manage their social media, etc.

Are there any ways that you guys would recommend I prepare for this internship? For example, maybe some books to read, or just things to know? I want to do really well, but I’m nervous that not knowing a lot about PR will hold me back. I understand that it can be an extremely stressful job, as well. I just want to be able to give it my all!