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[dodont]

HOLY SHIT I HAVE A DIAGNOSIS!!!!!!!!!

I'll attempt to keep this short. I have an ulcer in the cartilage on the front of the femur underneath the knee-cap, probably because when I was squatting down the knee-cap nicked a chunk out, so now every time I bend my knee it irritates the ulcer and causes pain (much like a mouth ulcer). So now I am being referred to have a camera shoved in my knee to see what needs done and possibly perform keyhole surgery then and there to repair the cartilage. The end is in sight.

Comments

[andrewducker]

That's fantastic!

I'm glad you got a diagnosis at last. I just hope they can sort something out.

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Yes, hopefully it will be simple and I will be working again within a couple of months. :D

[bunnyphone.livejournal.com]

Oooh, grim! But diagnosis at last is great :)

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

Ja! I've been doing google image search for cartilage problems and they all look mingin'. Apparently they'll put me to sleep while they do the surgery, which I'm a bit nervous about.

[cybik.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about general anaesthetic. It's nowhere near as scary as you think it is. ;)

SO glad you know what the problem is and can get it fixed finally!

[likeneontubing.livejournal.com]

aww I'm really happy that they got a diagnosis sorted out! Well done for persevering with all the shit they've thrown at you - am hoping the camera referral will be quick!

what does this mean for your exercise plans and so on?

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

Thank you :D I'm not sure what it means for exercises yet - I'm going to call my physio when she's in on Monday and see what she says. But it seems like just doing the quad strengthening exercises at home would be best, and giving the gym stuff and anything that involves lots of bending a break.

[undeadbydawn.livejournal.com]

pretty much: no exercise. Everything we've been doing has aggravated the injury. Pesky misdiagnosis....

[likeneontubing.livejournal.com]

Jeez louise. At least you know now i suppose!

[diotina.livejournal.com]

Whoa, I am so glad we finally know what it is! Here's for rapid recovery progress for the Hanjaknee!

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

Hear hear! Time for celebratory cake. :)

[kynon.livejournal.com]

Unlike a mouth ulcer, they can't just rub a bit of Bonjela on it! :P

Sounds like progress - hope it works out!

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

Aw, that would be brilliant. Squeezy cheese and a syringe, solved!

Thank you. :)

[headinclouds.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you've finally got a diagnosis, shame it took so bleeding long though. Hopefully now they can do something about it, and you can get on with recovering properly. Hurrah for progress! :)

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

Ja, thank you! One way or another it will be fixed. :)

[kangaroo.livejournal.com]

Seems a bit odd to say Hooray you have an ulcer! but, er, hooray! They can fix you now!

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

Hehe. :) Yeah, I'm just happy that they know what's wrong and what to do about it. I was so worried they were going to say "Nah, nothing wrong, get back on your feet".

[spacelem.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Shame it took so long.

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

Too right. Not helped by seeing an incompetent orthopaedist in the first place, there was no need for it to take this long.

[celiaka.livejournal.com]

Fuck no, but also fuck yes!

Would you like to commiserate/celebrate this evening?

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

:D And lo multiple celebrations shall occur. Are you coming for dinner tonight? Any particular hankerings?

[fleurione.livejournal.com]

good news that you finally have a diagnosis & hopefully an end!

wonder if you can throw a shitstorm at the misdiagnosises, if they were doing more damage?

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it has been suggested that if I'd been properly diagnosed I would most likely be in a job some two months ago, so a shitstorm may indeed by imminent.

[fleurione.livejournal.com]

yeah. that really bites

[neferet.livejournal.com]

About time they got something right :) I'm glad you don't have tooooo much longer before you can start getting about properly again!

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Yeah, it sounds like it shouldn't be more than a couple of months wheeee. :)

[seren.livejournal.com]

Ouch! I'm glad they've worked out what it is, though.

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

Ta. Yeah, I've been looking at pictures of other mashed up cartilage and it's not terribly pretty .. Fixed soon.

[bitospud]

Hurrah! (sort-of)

Good luck with getting repaired :)

Edith

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :) Shouldn't be too long now, so I am very happy.

[henriksdal.livejournal.com]

hurrah for diagnosis! I am back in the burgh now (I only _just_ got back) if you require hurrahs in the flesh

Don't worry about the being put under bit, it's a very weird experience but totally awesome at the same timie.

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

WARWARWARWARWARWARWARWAR.

It is good to be the king.

[0olong.livejournal.com]

Oh, ow! Wow though, so glad you finally know what's going on in there. :)

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

Ja! Also, I have fiiiiinally finished Nurk. It's brilliant! It's so great I want to read it to everyone. In fact, I was wondering if the Forest would be up for some sort of bedtime stories event where someone just reads a chapter every night of some great kids' story and we all drink cocoa and chamomile tea. I would love that. :)

[0olong.livejournal.com]

Yay! Isn't it? :) I had the same impulse - I actually made a recording of the first chapter, but my microphone and software were rubbish so it's not really worth listening to. But I have better equipment now!

I love the idea of bedtime stories at the forest. The only trouble would be that we couldn't really actually sleep there...

Here is another Ursula V story that I love, by the way.

[typical.livejournal.com]

Oh gosh, it's terrible that you had to go to the lengths you did to get the diagnosis, but I'm really glad to hear now things are fixable!

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :) It is pretty shameful that in the end I had to seek private diagnosis to figure out what was wrong. It really could have been avoided if the original othopaedic assessor was at all competent.

[tardigrada.livejournal.com]

Scary how incompetent professionals can be - well done for keeping your sanity and I hope you recover rapidly know you know what the score is.

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

Thanks. ;) I'm not sure how well I have kept my sanity, but at least now I know it will be over soon.

Yay!

[luckylove.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you've finally gotten a proper diagnosis.

Re: Yay!

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :]