The Knee....

Here is the MRI results straight from the hospital report from the radiologist...

The Knee Update straight from the Radialogist report:

MRI of the left knee without contrast dated October 19, 2011.

Comparison: Radiograph dated August 30, 2011.

History: Knee pain after injury.

Technique: Axial fat-saturated proton density. Coronal T1 and

fat-saturated T2. Sagittal proton density and fat-saturated T2.

Findings:

The medial and lateral menisci are intact without evidence of a

tear.

The ACL, PCL, MCL, and LCL complex are intact.

The extensor tendons, popliteus tendon, and pes anserine tendons

are within normal limits for the patient's age. No muscle

abnormalities are appreciated.

There are no focal cartilage defects.

There are no areas of abnormal bone marrow edema.

There is a small joint effusion. No significant popliteal cyst is

identified. There no intra-articular loose bodies.

Impression:

1. No evidence of a meniscus with ligament tear.

2. Small joint effusion.

Sooo now I wait until Monday to get the doctor to decipher this, but it seems the good is no tear, the concern is the joint effusion (which is fluid in the joint) that shouldn't be there. One step at a time.

I did speak with the physical therapist though, because everyone knows how patient I am, still recommends limiting overuse of it due to the fluid in the joint, icing, doing the motion excercises he gave me, elavation and resting it.

The apartment inspection is keeping me up and moving, which the PT said was a good thing, as long as I am not overdoing it. That is a little bit of my downfall, because this apartment inspection is like telling me that my mom is coming to visit and I want the place spotless. So I don't stay down for long and I then pay for it all night long when I can't sleep, it's a give and lose thing I think for me, but my apartment is clean, the final things will be done today when Kevin stops at Wal-mart for the stove top drip pans.

I do have to say the upside to all of this, is that my carpets are clean, I'm not tripping over stuff, it takes much less time to get the kids to get their rooms picked up and its always nice to have your house cleaned up. I did feel bad having take the kids bikes to Storage, but winter is coming and they needed to go. I'm going to have to spend a weekend next spring cleaning that storage unit and decluttering that some more!

Well I'll wrap this one up for now, as the door of in and out children on UEA break is a constant go today.