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Mostly rant - my knee problems
I've been suffering more than usual from knee pain, so I finally went to the
doctor who ordered a MRI of my right knee. In the meantime, I went to my trainer Ahmed for two massages and, genius that he is, he eliminated about 90% of my pain after working on my IT band. I was on cloud nine...had a great workout Tuesday and Thursday. Right as I got in the door last night, the doctor called with the results of the MRI. He said to me "Elise, your knee is very messed up" I have one torn meniscus, another is displaced, a ruptured lateral collateral (may be wrong spelling) ligament, a partial rupture in the posterior cruciate ligament, a bone spur caused my patella problems, tons of fluid on the knee and something else but by then I wasn't paying much attention. Felt like I had been hit in the stomach...had visions of my weightlifting days being over. In fact, the doctor said if he didn't know me, he'd tell me to stop ASAP, but since he does, and he knows that I won't, we have to figure out what happens next. Sigh....I love weightlifting. Pain and all. I can't see myself going back to resistance machines. Oh yes, I have some kind of bone changes that may signal a kidney disorder and a bone scan is definitely the next thing on my list. After talking to Kathy, another woman on our team, who has had more problems that I currently have, I feel a little better. I may be out of commission for a while after the Master's Nationals, but it appears that most is fixable. Now I just need to find an orthopedic doctor who won't fall on the floor laughing when a 52 year old woman arrives in his office with a screwed up knee explaining how she wants it fixed so she can go back to olympic weightlifting. I've heard that the difference between a sports medicine doctor and a regular doctor is that a regular doctor will tell you all the reasons to stop doing something, but a sports doctor will tell you what you need to do to continue. Hope this is true. Oh well, if this isn't motivation to keep losing weight, I don't know what is. Somehow, I can't see me on crutches (except face down on the floor clutching them dearly). Elise. Elise. |
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Mostly rant - my knee problems
Elise
I don't lift weights but my MRI results of 4 weeks ago shows almost the same results. I also have osteoarthritis in my knee along with the torn ligaments, torn meniscus, bone spurs...I am on a waiting list for arthroscopic surgery and have started physio for the OA. I don't know about you but sleeping is almost impossible. All this to say that when the pain started gettting really bad in January, I decided it was time to drop a few lbs. I've lost 19 and figure that must be some help to the knee. Anyway, jsut wanted you to know that there is someone who understands the pain. I can barely walk now and cannot wait for the surgery. I won't be weightlifting after but will get back into some exercise...it won't be playing squash 7 days a week..as in the old days..probably the beginning of my problems!! bk "Elise Converse" wrote in message news:2gi4c.15561$oP.5276@lakeread03... I've been suffering more than usual from knee pain, so I finally went to the doctor who ordered a MRI of my right knee. In the meantime, I went to my trainer Ahmed for two massages and, genius that he is, he eliminated about 90% of my pain after working on my IT band. I was on cloud nine...had a great workout Tuesday and Thursday. Right as I got in the door last night, the doctor called with the results of the MRI. He said to me "Elise, your knee is very messed up" I have one torn meniscus, another is displaced, a ruptured lateral collateral (may be wrong spelling) ligament, a partial rupture in the posterior cruciate ligament, a bone spur caused my patella problems, tons of fluid on the knee and something else but by then I wasn't paying much attention. Felt like I had been hit in the stomach...had visions of my weightlifting days being over. In fact, the doctor said if he didn't know me, he'd tell me to stop ASAP, but since he does, and he knows that I won't, we have to figure out what happens next. Sigh....I love weightlifting. Pain and all. I can't see myself going back to resistance machines. Oh yes, I have some kind of bone changes that may signal a kidney disorder and a bone scan is definitely the next thing on my list. After talking to Kathy, another woman on our team, who has had more problems that I currently have, I feel a little better. I may be out of commission for a while after the Master's Nationals, but it appears that most is fixable. Now I just need to find an orthopedic doctor who won't fall on the floor laughing when a 52 year old woman arrives in his office with a screwed up knee explaining how she wants it fixed so she can go back to olympic weightlifting. I've heard that the difference between a sports medicine doctor and a regular doctor is that a regular doctor will tell you all the reasons to stop doing something, but a sports doctor will tell you what you need to do to continue. Hope this is true. Oh well, if this isn't motivation to keep losing weight, I don't know what is. Somehow, I can't see me on crutches (except face down on the floor clutching them dearly). Elise. Elise. |
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Mostly rant - my knee problems
"Elise Converse" wrote in message news:2gi4c.15561$oP.5276@lakeread03... Sigh....I love weightlifting. Pain and all. I can't see myself going back to resistance machines. Oh yes, I have some kind of bone changes that may signal a kidney disorder and a bone scan is definitely the next thing on my list. After talking to Kathy, another woman on our team, who has had more problems that I currently have, I feel a little better. I may be out of commission for a while after the Master's Nationals, but it appears that most is fixable. Now I just need to find an orthopedic doctor who won't fall on the floor laughing when a 52 year old woman arrives in his office with a screwed up knee explaining how she wants it fixed so she can go back to olympic weightlifting. I've heard that the difference between a sports medicine doctor and a regular doctor is that a regular doctor will tell you all the reasons to stop doing something, but a sports doctor will tell you what you need to do to continue. Hope this is true. Oh well, if this isn't motivation to keep losing weight, I don't know what is. Somehow, I can't see me on crutches (except face down on the floor clutching them dearly). Elise. Very sorry to hear about the knee problems. I found it true about the difference in doctors. My friend hurt her back and went on some kind of PT routine that was very gentle and treated her like an invalid though she was quite athletic and active prior to the injury. She switched to a sports med facility, they had her using weights and within months she had her full range of motion and strength back. If at all possible, find someone who understands athletes. My sports med doc is a runner and triathelete so she really understands how important it is for her patients to try and get back to or continue to participate in their sports. I'll be thinking about you! Jenn |
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Mostly rant - my knee problems
"JMA" wrote in message ... "Elise Converse" wrote in message news:2gi4c.15561$oP.5276@lakeread03... Sigh....I love weightlifting. Pain and all. I can't see myself going back to resistance machines. Oh yes, I have some kind of bone changes that may signal a kidney disorder and a bone scan is definitely the next thing on my list. After talking to Kathy, another woman on our team, who has had more problems that I currently have, I feel a little better. I may be out of commission for a while after the Master's Nationals, but it appears that most is fixable. Now I just need to find an orthopedic doctor who won't fall on the floor laughing when a 52 year old woman arrives in his office with a screwed up knee explaining how she wants it fixed so she can go back to olympic weightlifting. I've heard that the difference between a sports medicine doctor and a regular doctor is that a regular doctor will tell you all the reasons to stop doing something, but a sports doctor will tell you what you need to do to continue. Hope this is true. Oh well, if this isn't motivation to keep losing weight, I don't know what is. Somehow, I can't see me on crutches (except face down on the floor clutching them dearly). Elise. Very sorry to hear about the knee problems. I found it true about the difference in doctors. My friend hurt her back and went on some kind of PT routine that was very gentle and treated her like an invalid though she was quite athletic and active prior to the injury. She switched to a sports med facility, they had her using weights and within months she had her full range of motion and strength back. If at all possible, find someone who understands athletes. My sports med doc is a runner and triathelete so she really understands how important it is for her patients to try and get back to or continue to participate in their sports. I'll be thinking about you! Jenn Thanks...I am going start working on this next week. I really do need someone that is going to help me get back as much as I can. My internist is like my mother...always telling me to stop doing this...I don't need that attiude right now! |
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Mostly rant - my knee problems
"JMA" wrote in message ... "Elise Converse" wrote in message news:2gi4c.15561$oP.5276@lakeread03... Sigh....I love weightlifting. Pain and all. I can't see myself going back to resistance machines. Oh yes, I have some kind of bone changes that may signal a kidney disorder and a bone scan is definitely the next thing on my list. After talking to Kathy, another woman on our team, who has had more problems that I currently have, I feel a little better. I may be out of commission for a while after the Master's Nationals, but it appears that most is fixable. Now I just need to find an orthopedic doctor who won't fall on the floor laughing when a 52 year old woman arrives in his office with a screwed up knee explaining how she wants it fixed so she can go back to olympic weightlifting. I've heard that the difference between a sports medicine doctor and a regular doctor is that a regular doctor will tell you all the reasons to stop doing something, but a sports doctor will tell you what you need to do to continue. Hope this is true. Oh well, if this isn't motivation to keep losing weight, I don't know what is. Somehow, I can't see me on crutches (except face down on the floor clutching them dearly). Elise. Very sorry to hear about the knee problems. I found it true about the difference in doctors. My friend hurt her back and went on some kind of PT routine that was very gentle and treated her like an invalid though she was quite athletic and active prior to the injury. She switched to a sports med facility, they had her using weights and within months she had her full range of motion and strength back. If at all possible, find someone who understands athletes. My sports med doc is a runner and triathelete so she really understands how important it is for her patients to try and get back to or continue to participate in their sports. I'll be thinking about you! Jenn I wish I had more options for my issue and finding a PT. The list I have available, non of them are in the sports med category, so I'd have to go out of network and pay out the nose. The problem I'm finding is the inconvenience of the whole thing. 3 times a week for a couple monts is alot to ask for. Especially when the places I've called so far are only open 9am - 5pm. The ones closest to work are actually a good 20min drive from work - so a long lunch hour for a session would take about 2 hrs out of my day. If I take it as a "long lunch" - that's actually 1 hr of vacation time, 3 times a week, or 3hrs a week X 4weeks... Going to a place by my house would mean having to either go at 9am, and not get to work until 10:30am, or going at 4pm, leaving at 3:30pm, either way, that's 1.5 hrs out of the day. Its screwy, and I'm at a loss at what to do. Not to mention, none are in the sportsmed catagory, and generally cator to the retired community (the little old ladies that fell and broke their hips). |
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Mostly rant - my knee problems
"Jayjay" wrote in message ... On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 07:43:40 -0500, "Elise Converse" wrote: I've been suffering more than usual from knee pain, so I finally went to the doctor who ordered a MRI of my right knee. In the meantime, I went to my trainer Ahmed for two massages and, genius that he is, he eliminated about 90% of my pain after working on my IT band. I was on cloud nine...had a great workout Tuesday and Thursday. Right as I got in the door last night, the doctor called with the results of the MRI. He said to me "Elise, your knee is very messed up" I have one torn meniscus, another is displaced, a ruptured lateral collateral (may be wrong spelling) ligament, a partial rupture in the posterior cruciate ligament, a bone spur caused my patella problems, tons of fluid on the knee and something else but by then I wasn't paying much attention. Felt like I had been hit in the stomach...had visions of my weightlifting days being over. In fact, the doctor said if he didn't know me, he'd tell me to stop ASAP, but since he does, and he knows that I won't, we have to figure out what happens next. Sigh....I love weightlifting. Pain and all. I can't see myself going back to resistance machines. Oh yes, I have some kind of bone changes that may signal a kidney disorder and a bone scan is definitely the next thing on my list. After talking to Kathy, another woman on our team, who has had more problems that I currently have, I feel a little better. I may be out of commission for a while after the Master's Nationals, but it appears that most is fixable. Now I just need to find an orthopedic doctor who won't fall on the floor laughing when a 52 year old woman arrives in his office with a screwed up knee explaining how she wants it fixed so she can go back to olympic weightlifting. I've heard that the difference between a sports medicine doctor and a regular doctor is that a regular doctor will tell you all the reasons to stop doing something, but a sports doctor will tell you what you need to do to continue. Hope this is true. Oh well, if this isn't motivation to keep losing weight, I don't know what is. Somehow, I can't see me on crutches (except face down on the floor clutching them dearly). Elise. Elise. Elise, Sorry to hear this, but it a sense, you've actually made me feel better. :-) Makes my little knee problem seem like nothing. How long did you go with knee pain before going to the doc? Would an earlier visit have prevented alot of this from happening? Or maybe its best not to think of the "what ifs" at this point and focus on the "how to get better". I've had increased pain for about 2-3 months. In all honesty, some of these problems I could have had for a while. The torn ligament thing I think perhaps is the newest since the back of the knee, shooting down the shin type pain was the change that drove me into the doctor. I think the best thing I could have done for my knees was to have never gotten so heavy, but I can't change the past. You know, the best thing I realized after my emotional nose dive Thursday evening was that I did not turn to food for my succor. That was a first for me. I am a very emotional eater. I made a few phone calls, spoke to Chris and Kathy and felt much better. Who knows, maybe I've turned a corner in my love/hate relationship with food. Good luck with your knee problems....and finding the right PT. Elise. |
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Mostly rant - my knee problems
"Elise Converse" wrote in message news:2gi4c.15561$oP.5276@lakeread03... I've been suffering more than usual from knee pain, so I finally went to the doctor who ordered a MRI of my right knee. In the meantime, I went to my trainer Ahmed for two massages and, genius that he is, he eliminated about 90% of my pain after working on my IT band. I was on cloud nine...had a great workout Tuesday and Thursday. Right as I got in the door last night, the doctor called with the results of the MRI. He said to me "Elise, your knee is very messed up" I have one torn meniscus, another is displaced, a ruptured lateral collateral (may be wrong spelling) ligament, a partial rupture in the posterior cruciate ligament, a bone spur caused my patella problems, tons of fluid on the knee and something else but by then I wasn't paying much attention. Felt like I had been hit in the stomach...had visions of my weightlifting days being over. In fact, the doctor said if he didn't know me, he'd tell me to stop ASAP, but since he does, and he knows that I won't, we have to figure out what happens next. It sounds like your doctor understands your desire to continue lifting. Hopefully he'll be able to come up with a solution for you. I think it's important that our doctor know our lifestyles. Mine knows I love bike riding and he's never suggested I give it up becuase I have osteoporosis. His only comment has been "be careful". We often talk about my latest biking trip when I'm in his office. He was the one who suggested I add resistance weight training to my exercise routines. Beverly Sigh....I love weightlifting. Pain and all. I can't see myself going back to resistance machines. Oh yes, I have some kind of bone changes that may signal a kidney disorder and a bone scan is definitely the next thing on my list. After talking to Kathy, another woman on our team, who has had more problems that I currently have, I feel a little better. I may be out of commission for a while after the Master's Nationals, but it appears that most is fixable. Now I just need to find an orthopedic doctor who won't fall on the floor laughing when a 52 year old woman arrives in his office with a screwed up knee explaining how she wants it fixed so she can go back to olympic weightlifting. I've heard that the difference between a sports medicine doctor and a regular doctor is that a regular doctor will tell you all the reasons to stop doing something, but a sports doctor will tell you what you need to do to continue. Hope this is true. Oh well, if this isn't motivation to keep losing weight, I don't know what is. Somehow, I can't see me on crutches (except face down on the floor clutching them dearly). Elise. Elise. |
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Mostly rant - my knee problems
On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 08:45:14 -0500, "Elise Converse"
wrote: You know, the best thing I realized after my emotional nose dive Thursday evening was that I did not turn to food for my succor. That was a first for me. I am a very emotional eater. I made a few phone calls, spoke to Chris and Kathy and felt much better. Who knows, maybe I've turned a corner in my love/hate relationship with food. This is huge, by the way :-). Chris (glad if I can be of any help) |
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