May 15 2007
More Knee Results
I saw the specialist today and he said hopefully I just damaged tissue around the knee cap. It’s still tender there, more tender than I even thought until he started poking it. He said I could have dislocated the knee cap which caused the hyperextension. He said most likely this is caused by my knees caps not being centered like they should but actually off center (off to center to the outside of the knee). He said the other pain I’m having might just simply be a normal side muscle that takes a while to heal. He was worried that there might be damage to my ACL, which he said actually happens 80% of the time in this kind of injury. To be certain I need an MRI.
MRI has been scheduled to be done tomorrow at 2:30. I was also sent to an Orthotist (prosthetic/brace specialist) and they are making me a custom fix brace that should be ready by Thursday. Even after I get the brace he said I should continue to use my crutches (*sigh*). A follow-up examination of my healing and the MRI results is scheduled for the last Tuesday of the month.
I’m telling you, once this is all over, I’m going to go back to the doctor on my own dollar/insurance and having my other knee looked at to make sure it’s ok too.