Knee

Okay, so for those of you who were curious to hear the results of my MRI, I thought I'd let you know I got a pretty good report. He basically diagnosed it as post-injury knee degeneration. This was both relieving and disconcerting; it's hard to be in (sometimes severe) pain and then not get a solid, definitive diagnoses. Anyway, he basically said there was quite a bit of tearing/fissuring/inflammation in my cartilage (and swelling as a result) most likely from previous injuries I sustained back in my soccer days, and more recently just by being a huge klutz. He told me that with someone my age they tend to steer clear of surgery unless absolutely necessary, so for now it will be treated with anti-inflammatory drugs, this fancy knee brace, and physical therapy. (And I did mention the whole right hip being off causing left knee pain and he said that while familial structural problems are fairly common, I didn't show any signs of that...)