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in typical graceful fashion i fell (admittedly while running on a wet pool deck) and stretched my mcl in addition to tearing my meniscus in early january
it is now early february and the only progress with the orthopaedist is an x-ray, mri that has yet to be read, and a knee brace that is more cumbersome than supportive. so slooooooooooow.
my knee is still full of fluid and painful
the doctor doesn't want to release the fluid because it increases the chance of infection
so today i went with a friend for some acupuncture
which then led to blood cupping (yeah, i wasn't quite expecting this bit)
obviously i'm not 'cured' but the range of motion has increased and there's less pain in my knee
if the orthopaedist recommends surgery tomorrow
i wonder if i might not try a series of acupuncture sessions (2x/wk for a month)
before scheduling the surgery
i suppose it will depend on which surgery is recommened
the museum was free today so i wheeled myself through with a friend
~
it is now early february and the only progress with the orthopaedist is an x-ray, mri that has yet to be read, and a knee brace that is more cumbersome than supportive. so slooooooooooow.
my knee is still full of fluid and painful
the doctor doesn't want to release the fluid because it increases the chance of infection
so today i went with a friend for some acupuncture
which then led to blood cupping (yeah, i wasn't quite expecting this bit)
obviously i'm not 'cured' but the range of motion has increased and there's less pain in my knee
if the orthopaedist recommends surgery tomorrow
i wonder if i might not try a series of acupuncture sessions (2x/wk for a month)
before scheduling the surgery
i suppose it will depend on which surgery is recommened
the museum was free today so i wheeled myself through with a friend
~