Knee Update . . .

I saw the Orthopedic Surgeon Friday.  Prior to the office visit I had an series of X-rays taken for the visit.

Thursday my knee started to act better.  It sort of self healed though it was not a complete riddance of pain, but it was now much more tolerable.

The doctor looked at the X-rays and said he did not see anything  to worry about.  No knee replacement but he did see arthritis under the knee cap (probably the source of pain).  He said he could order up a MRI but doubted it would give him much more information.  So that was ruled out.

He did give me a cortisone shot in the knee and it helped a little bit.  I mean today I still feel the knee, it reports to me everyday.  But the knee does not inhibit my locomotion.  It just lets me know it is there.

So no operations, just see the doctor if anything flares up again.  I liked that since it was good practical advice.

We then exchanged a few comments about the LSU Tigers.  He is a graduate of LSU Medical School.  He did not attend LSU for his undergraduate degree.  But as usual, once in the LSU system he becomes totally infected.  And of course since he is an Orthopedic specialist he sees lots of athletes.  His specialty is shoulders, he does not normally do knees and hips but since I am his patient he took care of the knee for me.