To long board, or not to long board...

Last Saturday I was hanging out with my husband and kids, we decided to go for a walk to the church, the kids brought the long board to ride in the church parking lot. We got there and I watched londen take a ride on it, it looked so easy, so I wanted to try. I got on and it was OK, there was a slight decline so I started to go faster, keep in mind I was just standing on the board just gliding, all I had to do was turn it a little by leaning. Well my feet were not right and I couldn't seem to get it to turn, so I decided to bail. My left foot hit the ground first and my foot went one way and my knee went the other. I stumbled a few steps and went down hitting and skinning the other knee. I didn't know it but I tore up my left knee on the inside, and my right knee on the outside. They both hurt so bad. Kaipo made me get up of the black top and I tried to walk home. Over the next few hours my left knee swelled up like a balloon. I couldn't bend my leg, I couldn't put any weight on it. I had kaipo call out neighbor to come look at it, He's a chiropractor, I didn't know if I should go to the doc, or if I should wait and see. Well my neighbor took us Sunday and x-rayed it for me, and luckily it was not broken. Since then it has been getting better and better. I am able to walk on it and it's getting better, but I don't take the time to rest it like I should. So my conclusion is, listen to the little voice in your head that says, you're not 20 anymore, you don't heal as fast as you used to.