Knee Issues, etc. - originally posted 7/20/09

I started this post back some time in the summer. I was still having issues with my left knee. If you remember (& if I remembered to post) I had it pop during our visit to the zoo from 1 of the grandkids birthday parties in May. Well, I continued to have issues with it until July & then a nurse that E knew somehow, who happened to work for an Ortho surgeon offered to get me in to be seen. My son-in-law J (who is currently in medical school & has issues of his own from a knee injury) thought there was a chance I had a meniscal tear in the knee & might have had it as long as 20 years from the 1st time I had injured that knee.

Well, she got me in & they x-rayed it first, then did an MRI of it. In the end, right before A & I left for our 2nd cruise to the Caribbean, I got the news that I had arthritis, bursitis & probably a pinched nerve in it. If it didn't get better in the next 3-4 months, then they could look at a possible surgery to try to help it.

Well, I decided to get a knee brace & to wear it since I was having issues with pulling when I would turn on carpet, etc. I feel this was the best thing I did! Other than a few slips (since I am now not wearing the brace all the time - but I keep it in the van!) like stepping off the curb in snow when I didn't think I was at the edge yet, it has progressed great! I don't have the pulling anymore, I don't have the pain or vacant feel to it from the bursitis anymore, etc. So I am happy to report that I feel like I am recovered!