I received two calls last Friday. The first call was from Kristen, Dr. Frush’s assistant, and she told me that the ultrasound showed that everything with my MCL was okay but I have tendinitis in my knee and she wants me to make an appointment with Dr. Moore. He works with Dr. Frush and is a non-surgical sports medicine doctor. I was shocked that there is still something wrong with my knee over a year after my original injury and over five months after surgery. But I felt better that Dr. Moore works closely with Dr. Frush.
The second call was Audrey from Dr. Frush’s office. She was calling to schedule my appointment with Dr. Moore. I see him this coming Friday. Audrey spoke of the possibility of a Cortisone shot or a steroid shot to reduce the inflammation but Dr. Moore would know more once he sees me. He works out of the same office as Dr. Frush.
I told all of this to Brad and Larry as they got me onto the table. Brad started out by putting me in traction and that relieved some of the pain temporarily. He bent my knee and rubbed it out. Brad pressed the places where it hurt and I think that concurred with tendinitis. I did an abbreviated version of my leg lifts and then I pushed my heel down to the table as my knee was bent and his hand was on my hamstring to feel the muscle activation.
Then, Larry came over and we got ready for stands. Standing was difficult on Monday. Of my four downs, I only *BINK*ed once. My knee kind of hurt as I was trying to stand. Larry asked how my, “Jendinitis” was doing and I said it kind of hurt my knee to stand and I stood one more time and for a brief, shining moment I was able to stand fully but it was not even long enough for a *BINK.*
My mom came over as he hooked up the stim and he said that the tendinitis might be a good thing. I couldn’t imagine how my pain could be good but he explained that inflammation comes from movement and the fact that I can move my knee is a step in the right direction. The inflammation is a setback and I hope to get that figured out on Friday. So then, maybe I can get back to Barwis!