Comments | ouatic_7: My Knees, the Ongoing Saga

ouatic_7

My Knees, the Ongoing Saga

Jan 21, 2009 05:45

My knees have hurt since I jumped off a low wall at the Chicago Botanic Garden on July 1st, 2005. Anytime they are bent and weight bearing they hurt. This means going up and down stairs (I live in a two story house), sitting down in a chair or getting up or anything similar.

I went to see Dr. Hughes who took x-rays, determined I had arthritis, ( Read more... )

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jedijenchan January 21 2009, 13:41:19 UTC

the exercises may be simple, but it's a matter of keeping those limbs moving to help the progression of the arthritis. I have arthritis as well, and I'm supposed to be doing exercises...

Naproxen had no negative side effects for me, just makes me a little sleepy.

ANY NSAID is supposed to slowly destroy your liver...or something like that.

ouatic_7 January 21 2009, 18:30:59 UTC

Dr. H handed me a sheet of paper that he clearly had never looked at before. I know this because it had blanks to fill in for the number of reps and sets and when I asked him to fill them in he was surprised to see them.

I did PT last year and was given exercises to do which I am attempting, with mixed success, to do at least twice a week.

Anyways, the latest is that I don't actually have arthritis.

nokomarie January 21 2009, 16:05:18 UTC

The MRI is likely to support the theory that you have phantom pain in both knees and you should take up the president's physical fitness program.

nelson_bannaba January 21 2009, 18:15:41 UTC

So she's just a complainer?

nokomarie January 21 2009, 18:32:52 UTC

And not as fit as the presedent.

nelson_bannaba January 22 2009, 14:49:37 UTC

Which one? They're a whiny crew.

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nelson_bannaba January 21 2009, 18:14:12 UTC

Second opinions are always good. I certainly hope whatever is causing your knee pain is reasonably fixable.

So...why'd you jump off a wall?

ouatic_7 January 21 2009, 18:27:44 UTC

It seemed like a good idea at the time?

I thought everyone walked along the tops of walls.

nelson_bannaba January 22 2009, 14:46:38 UTC

only when I'm patrolling the compound.

ouatic_7 January 23 2009, 00:06:51 UTC

But that's just making yourself a target.

fenikkusuken January 21 2009, 19:04:45 UTC

o.O

Oh, boy. I certainly hope that Dr. A is right!

ouatic_7 January 21 2009, 23:33:23 UTC

I am a bit concerned about that myself...

rya_kelley January 22 2009, 12:03:23 UTC

Where is House when you need him?

ouatic_7 January 22 2009, 12:28:18 UTC

Heck! I'd settle, if you can call it settling, for Hugh Laurie!

rya_kelley January 22 2009, 12:59:19 UTC

Oh, me too.