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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 26337" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>Thanks all for your wonderful information and concern.</p><p></p><p>I went to the orthopedist today and got good news. The xrays are fine so nothing is broken. He could not rule out soft tissue damage though but said that he thinks that I really banged up the spot where the tendon meets the patella (whatever the heck that means).</p><p></p><p>He said that it is possible that the tendon is partially torn but that it is definitely not torn in two since I can do straight leg raises very easily and I can bend and straighten the knee (with effort). </p><p></p><p>He gave me a cortisone injection into my knee and wants me to start physical therapy to get me bending my knee again. I also go back in a week and if I'm not doing better at that point, he will have me get an MRI.</p><p></p><p>The best news is that he said he didn't think surgery would be necessary because even if it is a partially torn tendon it would heal itself.</p><p></p><p>I was so relieved because after watching easy child go through her knee surgery last summer I knew that it would be painful and take a while before I was up and about.</p><p></p><p>While I was there, the doctor also diagnosed my chronic elbow pain as tennis elbow (although I don't play tennis) and will have me work on that during physical therapy also.</p><p></p><p>I don't know how y'all with chronic pain and illnesses get through the day. This is definitely not fun!</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 26337, member: 1967"] Thanks all for your wonderful information and concern. I went to the orthopedist today and got good news. The xrays are fine so nothing is broken. He could not rule out soft tissue damage though but said that he thinks that I really banged up the spot where the tendon meets the patella (whatever the heck that means). He said that it is possible that the tendon is partially torn but that it is definitely not torn in two since I can do straight leg raises very easily and I can bend and straighten the knee (with effort). He gave me a cortisone injection into my knee and wants me to start physical therapy to get me bending my knee again. I also go back in a week and if I'm not doing better at that point, he will have me get an MRI. The best news is that he said he didn't think surgery would be necessary because even if it is a partially torn tendon it would heal itself. I was so relieved because after watching easy child go through her knee surgery last summer I knew that it would be painful and take a while before I was up and about. While I was there, the doctor also diagnosed my chronic elbow pain as tennis elbow (although I don't play tennis) and will have me work on that during physical therapy also. I don't know how y'all with chronic pain and illnesses get through the day. This is definitely not fun! ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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