So for over a year now, I have had a busted up knee that I hurt multiple times (playing soccer, doing some stupid stuff in a pile of rocks, racing and slipping down stairs , and other just straight up dumb stuff, followed by pushing through the injury). Turns out I shifted my knee cap over a bit, and did some nasty stuff to the tendons and muscles. I have been receiving therapy & treatment for it, but it really hasn't gotten better over the year.
It has severely limited how much I was able to perform. I couldn't stand or walk for too long, so I never did end up doing stuff on the street over the summer.
Recently, it got really bad. They decided to put me on crutches to isolate my knee and let it heal. I've been on them for the last 2 weeks, and I'll be on them for a month or more. I am really annoyed because (apart from being a 16 year old pretty much limited to his house) I was really beginning to start performing again in school, but I honestly am having trouble performing. Too much stuff to carry around, really awkward for me to start performing, limited to just table work as I can't really stand up and ditch stuff in my pocket, etc. have all been problems for me. Even after I get off crutches, my knee will still be healing, so I can't really do stand up magic for a while.
The biggest problem though is that I can't stand and perform. I was really looking forward to performing regularly for 9 months or so now, and it keeps getting pushed back because of this. So I'm just kind of confused as to what I should do. Should I change up what I do, or should I stop performing altogether until I get better, or what?
Have any of you been in similar situations, and if so what did you do?
P.S. I've been just trying to soak up all things magic over the summer with books and practice and through the community, but I'm just getting annoyed that I can't get back in and perform.
It has severely limited how much I was able to perform. I couldn't stand or walk for too long, so I never did end up doing stuff on the street over the summer.
Recently, it got really bad. They decided to put me on crutches to isolate my knee and let it heal. I've been on them for the last 2 weeks, and I'll be on them for a month or more. I am really annoyed because (apart from being a 16 year old pretty much limited to his house) I was really beginning to start performing again in school, but I honestly am having trouble performing. Too much stuff to carry around, really awkward for me to start performing, limited to just table work as I can't really stand up and ditch stuff in my pocket, etc. have all been problems for me. Even after I get off crutches, my knee will still be healing, so I can't really do stand up magic for a while.
The biggest problem though is that I can't stand and perform. I was really looking forward to performing regularly for 9 months or so now, and it keeps getting pushed back because of this. So I'm just kind of confused as to what I should do. Should I change up what I do, or should I stop performing altogether until I get better, or what?
Have any of you been in similar situations, and if so what did you do?
P.S. I've been just trying to soak up all things magic over the summer with books and practice and through the community, but I'm just getting annoyed that I can't get back in and perform.