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nkrichards wrote:Rabbits always help...more than we realize I think.

That's a long time to have to sit still!! And as it starts to get uncomfortable it seems like it lasts even longer than it actually does. I'm not claustrophobic but during the short time that they slide you into the tube and ask you to hold your breath during the scanning for the nuclear stress test I get very uncomfortable. It's even worse the second time as I know it's coming...even though I also know it's quite short.

Hope lifting went well.

Have a good weekend.

This MRI machine was oriented horizontally (think a hamburger bun), rather than the traditional vertical donut style. I even had a window to look out through.

I went to bed, last night, thinking I was going to lift this morning. And I woke up with the alarm, but I laid there and thought, "let's see if I'll go back to sleep." I've lifted twice and I've ran twice. Am I tired? 2 hours later, I woke up. Guess I was tired.

I received the MRI report, this afternoon. There were 7 findings. #7 was the tendonitis on the lateral side of the knee, which is where I was getting PT.

[size=16] Medial meniscus tear.[/size]
[size=16]Type II signal of the lateral meniscus tear.[/size]
[size=16]tricompartmental osteoarthritis/chondromalacia. [/size]
[size=16]T2 hyperintense focus in the proximal to mid ACL is compatible with a ganglion cyst of the ACL. Superimposed mucoid degeneration of the ACL is also seen.[/size]
[size=16]Lateral patellar tilt and 9 mm lateralization of the patella is noted. The TT-TG distance is 22 mm.[/size]

For a knee that doesn't hurt, I sure have a lot of things wrong.

The medial meniscus tear is something that I've felt for 18 years in the guise of it only hurts when I need to stop running in that particular pair of shoes.

To me, #4 is the worst. The 'degeneration' is exactly what you would think about something. The ACL is falling apart.
#2 has 4 different types and 3 sub-types for each of the 4 main types. Type IV is the worst. I tried.
#3 well, there are 3 compartments in the knee to become arthritic. And mine is all three.
#5 is one I'd have to look at again, but the "TT-TG distance" shows normal as less than 15 mm. Bad or Serious or, well, you get the picture is greater than 20.

Weight loss can individually help the meniscus tears.

My PCP has given me a surgeon from which to make an appointment. After reading and asking Dr. Google, it seemed like my running days are over. As the afternoon went on, I got to thinking about it. My knee still doesn't hurt. If I hadn't gotten the MRI, I wouldn't know.

With all of the things wrong with that knee, then what does the left knee look like? If a knee was going to hurt, it was always the right knee.
I wonder if a new knee would be the way to kill all of the issues or if fixing X & Y would take care of the other 5 issues?

Either way, I don't know when I would do it. It's a long way back. I could buy some time by losing weight and stopping running. Either way, I think I'll be seeing 2 surgeons with the 2nd doc being the 2nd opinion.

AND WE GET A HIGH OF 88, NEXT FRIDAY!!! Oh well.

Seriously though, I'll run on Monday. I'm playing with fire, maybe. Or maybe the lug nuts are loose on two wheels. I may change my mind.

Y'all have a nice weekend.