It's the shock thing I think, it kicks your butt after you get hurt. I felt exhausted for days after I cut my face and it wasn't anywhere near as gnarly as yours

LuceButNotLiterally: I think the thing that caught me off-guard is that I'm not exhausted ALL the time, but I get tired earlier even with more sleep, and this morning I've been kinda zonked and headachey

1.5 more days on the antibiotics

I keep taking pictures of the knee every morning and evening and one day I'm gonna be scrolling back in my camera roll and get a jump scare

Stiffness noticeably less painful today even after I cleaned and let it air dry, woohoo