Let’s recap the knee saga, shall we?
Starting physical therapy <—This one’s funny because I think my knee is getting better
And now here we are. I had a follow-up with the ortho on Thursday and we discussed my progress so far. He still believes I have some instability in my knee which is causing my issues. We discussed how PT seemed to not really be helping and he gave me 2 options: get a cortisone injection (not ideal, but I have already exhausted other things) or he could refer me to someone else to see if they can find anything else going on.
I decided to go with the referral. I may ultimately end up getting a cortisone injection but I just feel like I’m not ready for that yet. I have an appointment with the new doctor on Monday and I’m interested to see what he says. I am still considering seeing a chiropractor and/or getting acupuncture as well. We’ll see!
Have a good day!
I think the referral was a good choice, I would want to exhaust all options before cortisone shots as well. Keeping my fingers crossed for you!
Thanks Jen :)
Good luck! And YES for referrals. I hope you get some different news. FYI… cortisone shots are not nearly as awful as people make them out to be. I have had 2 in my knee (unfortunately with no luck). The worst part is just how sore your knee is for the day or two after.
Thanks for sharing your experience :) I think what I’m afraid of is that it will just be a bandaid on an underlying issue, and I will be back to square one a few months after I get one.
Ugh, I am so sorry to hear you are going through all of this. The uncertainty can be stressful. I think you made a good decision in going the referral route and seeing if a specialist might have answers. I’ll be thinking about you!!
Thank you!