MCL tear and PT

[OakLeaf]

Yeah, I can't squat properly either.

Yet.

I'm determined to keep working on my body, whether I get there or not I'll keep working. I've got major mobility issues in both ankle dorsiflexion and lumbar extension, but the more I both learn and work, it seems that both are really traceable to the feet, and particularly the big toe. Little by little ...

[Catrin]

Let's all keep working at it :-) I try to balance out what to ignore and what should get medical attention. I do have a cranky knee, and I've got to be careful with lunges, but I keep at it. I don't lunge so deep that it hurts - which means it isn't near as deep as it once was...but that is life. Sky King, are you bending forward or doing a hip hinge instead? Different ways to get there, but stick with what works!

[Pax]

The MCL is really feeling better and I'm getting stronger... but there is a deep knee pain that won't go away, I'm starting to think I may have torn the medial meniscus as well. *sigh* Oh well, that will heal or not, I'll just keep on working and see how it goes.

[Catrin]

Sending good wishes your way!

[Pax]

Really appreciate all the good thoughts; this thing is knocking the wind out of my sails a bit. Getting very tired of the pain after two months.

[Crankin]

Good luck, Pax. You'll be ready for the spring.

[Pax]

The broken glass feeling is fading since I stopped doing squats. There's still pain and some limping, but the awful super sharp pain has passed, thankfully!!

[Catrin]

So glad you found something to mitigate the pain for now. When is your MRI?

[Pax]

So glad you found something to mitigate the pain for now. When is your MRI?

Doc appointment is next Tuesday, IF he'll order the MRI it's probably a week to ten days past that to get on the schedule.

[Helene2013]

Wow. That long to get an appointment?

But I can understand. Here if we go public, it can easily take a year to get it through hospital. But if you go private, you can get it within a few days, or even same day (like I did my leg ultrasound and knee xray last Thursday). Xrays are free but the ultrasound was $160. Luckily I have insurance that covers this. An MRI for knee is about $800. Not cheap.

[Pax]

Here a lot of people have copayment issues and they need to have things done before the end of the year for others they need to wait until the first of the year... makes December and January a really difficult time to get an appointment.

[Blueberry]

For an ortho in my area, that's a pretty good appointment time. My local hospital runs off site MRI's - so when I needed one last summer, I was able to schedule within the week. Getting back in to see the doc to get the results, on the other hand....