Posts by Gerald Ruiz

Bump 🤷

I've been seeing some really glowing reviews for this movie lately, and I am genuinely itching to catch a screening! Does anyone know if it’s going to hit our local theaters anytime soon? It feels like everyone is talking about it, especially since the US premiere was back on October 1st and the UK release followed on November 5th, yet I haven't seen a single headline or even a tiny mention of it in the local news here yet... 🤷

Hey everyone. Last Friday during my soccer match, I took a pretty brutal hit to my thigh from a player who was falling right into me.

Even though things felt a bit better the very next day, my range of motion was definitely compromised. By Sunday, after I tried to go for a walk, the pain spiked significantly and my muscles started cramping up badly.

I headed to the hospital this past Monday to get checked out. Thankfully, there are no broken bones, but the ultrasound confirmed some pretty significant muscle contusions in several spots. They actually measured the circumference of my thigh—it’s sitting at 55cm compared to just 51cm on my healthy leg. The whole area is heavily swollen, making it incredibly difficult to bend my leg.

I’ve been resting all day, staying as still as possible, and icing the area constantly, but I honestly haven't felt any improvement yet. The swelling hasn't budged, and it hurts just as much to walk or even when someone lightly touches the spot. I'm starting to get a little worried because tomorrow marks a full week since the injury, and to make matters worse, I woke up today with a fever climbing from 99°F to about 99.5°F...

Does anyone have any advice or similar experiences to share? Should I expect things to start turning a corner soon, or is this level of inflammation a red flag? 😢