Patellofemoral syndrome or something worse?
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It's been 9 months, an x-ray, an MRI, and 2 surgeon opinions that there is no structural damage in my knee, and I just have patellofemoral knee syndrome.
?I'm currently meeting with a physical therapist at Kaiser, and she agrees with their opinion. She's made the bold prediction that perhaps within 3 months I could find myself regaining normal activity.
?Symptoms: Injury came during a twisting knee motion in swing dance practice. There were popping noises that have since ceased, but still there remains a sense of instability in my right knee. Never any swelling, however, nor itchiness, redness, nor stiffness.
?Right now, I am able to work out on the elliptical, however when I'm done, merely getting into my car and putting my right foot up on the gas pedal can cause a sharp pain to shoot across the inside of my left knee. This pain can then travel to the front and up to the side. Stepping up onto stairs, unless I do so carefully, can also cause said pain. .
?I would appreciate your thoughts and well wishes, and opinions if you think there could be something structurally wrong with me. An assistant and two surgeons have looked at my MRI, and they all say there is ZERO structural damage. I just turned 30 and want to resume normal activity: being able to run 2-3 days a week and swing dance twice a week. I'm going crazy!
Thanks,
?Ben
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johnny17592 benaldridge0
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I dont know what to say to you in this forum we try and help people get over whatever problems they have but its only advice from our experiences and setbacks we have endured
i hope you find someone who can help you if two surgeons have come up with the same answer maybe there advice is best
I hope you get some answers soon good luck.
benaldridge0 johnny17592
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Hi johnny, thanks for the well-wishes. My request was a little vague, so I understand your confusion.
?Basically, I'm exhausting all possibilities before surgery, and part of that is getting advice from people on this forum that can relate to my experiences and frustration. The doctors I have visited continue to say "MRI shows nothing, and so you're fine and just need physical therapy." I'm trying to find some type of angle that I can give them, so they take me more seriously when I say, "Despite the MRI suggesting everything is fine, I seriously seriously believe there is structural damage within my knee."
johnny17592 benaldridge0
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Thr MRI is normally bery precise
when mine was done it picked up damage i never knew i had maybe give the physio a go for say a month and if nothing improves you have a good ase to prove.
Best of luck .
Johnny.