I haven't written for a while because I haven't had much to report on the cycling front.. as my knee just seemed to go from bad to worse!! I kept resting it .. but then it'd puff up again and be painful and I found it difficult walking - it was even waking me up at night .. and all I would do to aggrevate it was drive a distance or sit for too long in a meeting!!!
Anyway this on Thursday I went to a Physio I'd been recommended Carlisle Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic I saw Judy Hattle - after much prodding and questioning she thinks I have patellar tendinothapy (a bit like tennis elbow - although for the knee .. often called Jumpers Knee!!) .. she gave me some electrotherapy and friction massage.... felt much better after - I have another appointment this week. The reason seems to be that over the last couple of years I have been unable to straighten my leg fully - I thought this was just part of my 'bad knee' syndrom and with everything that was going on in my life at the time I just plodded on regardless. It probably started when I fell on the ice 3 years ago (when my Mum was really ill).. I couldn't walk for over a week and had to go to hospital for a MRI scan (never got the results - good old Carlisle Hospital!!!).. so I guess at that point I hobbled around with a bent knee and it just became 'normal'.. However, all the sport I've been doing has been with a bent knee (high impact on my knee cap).. cycling wouldn't have been so bad but some of the other stuff at the gym would. So basically it took all it could and then just gave up on me - hence me standing (at the bike maintenance course) triggered it's response of 'no - not anymore!!' The good news is that if it is that I should be able to get it better than it's been for a long time - and still do Cuba!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)))))
The previous day I'd got an appointment with my doctor who sent me for an X-ray to check if I had any degeneration .. luckily she managed to arrange it for me to go to Borders Hospital (Melrose) as I didn't want to go back to Carlisle - too many bad experiences (both myself and with my mother).. At the Borders you just turn up and get an X-ray - so did that on friday too .. brilliant system (only waited 10 minutes!) The radiographer didn't think I had much degeneration - which is great.. next thing is a MRI scan (as Carlisle hadn's sent the last one to my GP she's trying to chase it up)..
Judy thought a MRI scan would be well worth getting - so appointment arranged to see doctor again this week... things are moving!!
Went swimming this morning ... allowed to do it so long as I just kick my legs - breast stroke and kicking is quite hard.. or is it that I'm not fit any more????????
Still a bit happier than I have been for a while .. just want to get on my bike though!!
