Image set from MRI of knee

Image set from MRI of knee

As I get ready to go skiing the ongoing knee saga continues..

The bad news... well actually... it's not that bad... I am getting older... and my knee is starting to show it's age.

The good news... although I have had ongoing problems since mid summer with pain and swelling, the MRI indicates that nothing is torn requiring surgery. The knee is inflamed in an area where there is significant thinning of the cartilage in the middle of the joint... but there is still cartilage to work with.

So... I had the second "oil Change" in as many weeks, with the doctor pumping out some clear but brilliant yellow fluid from the swollen knee; replacing it with a compound to help stabilize the cartilage. This was followed with a visit to Vermont Sports Medicine to be fitted for a knee brace.

There is another "oil change" scheduled for the week after Thanksgiving. By then the brace should be in. And, assuming the knee is calming down, we should be heading out on the slopes!

Let it snow!