Thanks Rocknrollgirl for the encouragement and sharing your recovery experience. It gives me hope! I am limiting the walking and no more hills. I was diagnosed with Pes Anserine Bursitis & PFPS (i'm embarassed to admit I forgot what that stands for but I think it's about wear and tear of the knee) a month ago. I am returning this Thurs. for a re-check. When I first saw the sports dr. it was mainly the bursitis pain (she attributed it to overpronation - I have superfeet but now I'll be getting ortho inserts) but soon I began having very sharp kneecap pain (miniscus tear?). Can you believe I did not remember that our big dog had run into my right knee cap when we went snowshoeing in mid Jan.?! A couple weeks before that I had strained my back from carrying something heavy (I already have lower back disc L4 L5 S1 protrusion so that's a no-no ) and I had a mild calf strain in the right leg. So it's probably an accumulation/cascade of issues. I think its time for an mri but I can't blame the doc for not ordering one yet since I had not told her about the 90 lb dog running through me! I would think that if the main injury was in mid-Jan I'd be better by now.

Maillotpois I'm glad the ice helped and you got to go for your first ride in months! I haven't tried an ice wrap overnight. I think I'll try it since I'm waking up with some pain. I guess it's still inflamed from earlier this week. Happy healing everyone. Sigh - my hubbie just left for a long ride and the day is gorgeous.