Knee update: Good news!

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jdschall
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Knee update: Good news!

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Hey y'all!

My MRI's came back negative for tendon or meniscus tears! Yeehaw. Apparently I have some pretty significant edema of my patella and femor which is causing the pain, swelling, and immobility. That basically means I have one hades of a bruise from the trauma but that it should subside on its own. I do have some chondral fissuring, in other words the injury tore loose some cartilage that covers the bone but the damage is pretty small > 1cm and won't require surgery. Treatment: 4 weeks of PT 3x per week and lots of vitamin I.

I'm a happy man. SYOTR in June.

Dave
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Wonderful!

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That's really great news to hear :D ! You'll be fine in short order. Definitely ice the knee (twice a day), and follow up with the PT. You will be c-boating soon 8) .

KNeal
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