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Clean Mri, But Worsening Knee Pain? Please Help!!?


Hi all,
So, I’m incredibly frustrated right now. This is a little complicated, but I’ll shorten the story as much as possible:
Ten years ago (1/9/03), I had major leg surgery that required me to be in a body cast for three months and then a full leg cast (L leg) for a full month. When I went to get the full leg portion off, I told the x-ray tech to let me know when he was going to touch my foot (I admit, I’m crazy ticklish, and I didn’t want to jump). Well, he didn’t tell me when he was going to touch my foot and when he did, my leg immediately shot up to 90 degrees. I was in immense pain. My (pediatric) surgeon at the time came running and asked if I heard anything pop, but I don’t think I did; I just felt like the breath was literally sucked out of my lungs. My surgeon advised me to take this up with PT and treat it conservatively (he thought I may have a loose piece of cartilage), which I’ve done pretty successfully. When my knee does bother me, it’ll hurt for about a week at a time and then go away for some time (I’ll get minor catching, a little locking, and general pain near my patella and on the lateral aspect of my knee).
Cut to ten years later, and I’m really starting to have some issues. I’ve had several ankle surgeries over the years (long story), but now my L ankle is finally starting to heal (yay!) — the only problem being that it’s making my knee worse. Now that I am able to finally challenge my balance and really work hard at rehab, my knee is catching and locking, etc. with increasing frequency. I’ve had this particular pain for about three weeks now, and it’s progressively getting worse. I have constant catching/giving way, I am unable to fully extend my knee, and I am incredibly uncomfortable when flexing my knee. I cannot stand for extended periods of time, as I favor my knee. I am still on crutches due to ankle surgery in November, but they are more so for safety at this point than anything else (I have pretty significant atrophy in my calf muscles due to several ankle surgeries in the last year). I am able to walk without the crutches in terms of my ankle, but not with my knee being like it is.
I saw my orthopedic surgeon yesterday (I’ve been with this particular one for almost two years now) and my sports medicine doctor. Both checked out my ankle via ultrasound and said it’s coming along nicely, but my sports med doctor noted that my lateral meniscus on my left knee looks “pretty tenuous.” Nevertheless, he did not feel comfortable making a positive diagnosis based on ultrasound alone, which is understandable. This is completely preventing my rehab of my ankle — I am unable to perform any activities now; previously, I was able to bike, swim, row, and do yoga with very minor discomfort in either my ankle or my knee. My surgeon sent me for an emergency MRI last night, which is apparently clean. No loose bodies, no menisci damage, nothing. The only thing that was noted was that there was very, very mild fluid effusion. BUT in that same surgery I was speaking about ten years ago, I did have a femoral osteotomy and I still have a rather large plate and six screws that ends right before my knee. I was placed in a special MRI machine that supposedly slows down the images to compensate for the scattering from the plate, but I’m incredibly frustrated that my MRI is completely clean. Could it be possible that the MRI is mistaken?
I see my surgeon again on Wednesday, so I’m anxiously awaiting what he has to say. I’ll also show him the MRI then too (my mom is an administrator at an MRI company, so I was able to get in immediately; if I went through the hospital my doctor is affiliated with, I would have had to pay a significant amount of money and also wait quite a while). My doctor said that if I do have a lateral meniscus tear, I would need emergency surgery (mostly because it is completely interfering with my recovery from ankle surgery). So, again, is it possible that the MRI could show up clean but there’s a chance that I may actually have some tear or cartilage damage? I just can’t imagine, based on the amount of pain I’m in, that everything is normal. And honestly, I’m NOT one to complain about pain — I’ve had nine surgeries thus far, and I am absolutely terrified of anesthesia, so surgery is the last thing I want. But at this point, I would definitely prefer going in with a scope to check things out in place of this awful pain.
I apologize for the long post, but I hope someone has some insight! Thanks!

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Movie Idea Leave Feedback?


Mike Baker is a 22 year old University of Virginia graduate, who gets drafted in the 2nd round of the MLB draft to the Baltimore Orioles. In his 3rd career start for the Fredrick Keys (minor league affiliate) he is hit in the head, from a comebacker up the middle. He goes into a coma, but something spectacular happens. His REM Cycle that controls when you can dream isn’t cycling and remains on. In the real world Mike Bakers family and friends have to deal with the pain and suffering, worrying for Mike. However after being hit by the ball, Mike (in his REM Cycle) moves on with life. To him he just has a bruise on his head. The basis of the novel focuses on the difficulties the outside world faces adjusting to Mike’s condition, while in Mike’s world he is continuing to live his normal life. As Mike’s condition digresses in the real world, Mike begins to feel the repercussion’s in his dream. He develops bruises over his body and regularly gets increasingly worse nose bleeds. Mike in the dream hides the condition from the Baltimore Orioles organization and works his way up the system. Eventually Mike makes it into the MLB. Near the same time in the real world, his condition has gotten worse and he is now on life support. Mike’s dream since he was a little kid was to pitch against the New York Yankees. He gets his chance in his first major league start in New York Stadium. Mike pitches the game of his life and is near throwing a no hitter. Meanwhile in the real world, Mike has minutes left in his life. Life Support is struggling to keep him alive and his family decides to pull the plug. As Mike strikes out the last hitter, he completes his dream of throwing a no hitter against the Yankees. As his team runs out to celebrate with him, Mike feels a sharp pain in his heart. The plug has been pulled and Mike in the dream is dying. He is rushed to the hospital where he dies of a heart attack. Mikes family mourns him and has a funeral. At the funeral the play videos and pictures of Mike getting his first baseball bat, his first hit, his first homerun, and the day he was drafted. The audience sheds tears, commemorates Mike’s wonderful life, and buries him in his grave. The novel ends.

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Mike Baker is a 22 year old University of Virginia graduate, who gets drafted in the 2nd round of the MLB draft to the Baltimore Orioles. In his 3rd career start for the Fredrick Keys (minor league affiliate) he is hit in the head, from a comebacker up the middle. He goes into a coma, but something spectacular happens. His REM Cycle that controls when you can dream isn’t cycling and remains on. In the real world Mike Bakers family and friends have to deal with the pain and suffering, worrying for Mike. However after being hit by the ball, Mike (in his REM Cycle) moves on with life. To him he just has a bruise on his head. The basis of the novel focuses on the difficulties the outside world faces adjusting to Mike’s condition, while in Mike’s world he is continuing to live his normal life. As Mike’s condition digresses in the real world, Mike begins to feel the repercussion’s in his dream. He develops bruises over his body and regularly gets increasingly worse nose bleeds. Mike in the dream hides the condition from the Baltimore Orioles organization and works his way up the system. Eventually Mike makes it into the MLB. Near the same time in the real world, his condition has gotten worse and he is now on life support. Mike’s dream since he was a little kid was to pitch against the New York Yankees. He gets his chance in his first major league start in New York Stadium. Mike pitches the game of his life and is near throwing a no hitter. Meanwhile in the real world, Mike has minutes left in his life. Life Support is struggling to keep him alive and his family decides to pull the plug. As Mike strikes out the last hitter, he completes his dream of throwing a no hitter against the Yankees. As his team runs out to celebrate with him, Mike feels a sharp pain in his heart. The plug has been pulled and Mike in the dream is dying. He is rushed to the hospital where he dies of a heart attack. Mikes family mourns him and has a funeral. At the funeral the play videos and pictures of Mike getting his first baseball bat, his first hit, his first homerun, and the day he was drafted. The audience sheds tears, commemorates Mike’s wonderful life, and buries him in his grave. The novel ends.

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Icyhot Or Tylenol Precise?


…For pain affiliated with arthritis, specifically.
Both have the same active ingredients, but Precise has many more inactive ingredients.
Thank you for your knowledge 🙂

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Should I Go Back On Facebook?


My boyfriend broke up with me just over a week ago and while we were together, we both made an agreement to close our Facebook accounts. I’d really like to start getting in touch with some old friends again so I have a distraction from the pain and hurt I’m feeling and thought the best way to do this would be to get back on Facebook.
Based on the agreement I had with him, would you think I was being out of order if I got back on Facebook now or do you think I should wait a bit longer before I do? Obviously I do not intend to add anyone affiliated with my ex as a friend on Facebook and I really don’t want any agro off my ex for doing this because I’m hurting enough as it is.
I’ll be grateful for any thoughts.
Rach xx

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Rate My Rate Lyrics(1-10)?


I’m a savaged half-witted oxy verbal genius, did you morons get it?”
A dull damaged dolt that’s so thick skulled, hurtful I suppose when I’m finished”
Slash an walking abyss”
Infact an untold imbecilic, A stupid prick that outta-be witless”
An grievous-stiffness”
I sit pissed-fists uplifted tightly gripped to crisis and to this sh*t mixed with life’s finances”
Aching pain enhanced and anguished emotions that I’m sent in with throwing continuous missed-fits”
At this burned bit*h of a life”
Ripping brunt bridges again in”
Through”
Blank pages, and hear him brain storming mourning in steepness”
I’m alone and weakened”
Feelings speaking, leaving the most outspoken grieving spirit so speechless”
Ire Lyrics-shrieking, hear it?
Blaring Like a sharpened piecing cry just high pitched it”
I’m the darkened eyes of my lightest ambition”
Fixing my tearing sight on my broken niches”
I got his handprints, at the ends of my fingertips, and damn yeah I can reach it”
A fleet ship of steering dreams, I stare-em down to see it”
Below the cliff leading to rock bottom, easing problems I got em hitting its bottom dollar”
Scheming in my back pockets are my empty wallets, packed with silver and copper”

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