Yes well...
For the last 10 years my knees have been getting worse.....like the shock absorbers in an old truck they have been cracking, crackling and now locking up (the right one particularly).......and I am at the point where I cannot walk without pain...
I have for most all of my adult life been engaged in hi-impact sports and my knees have taken the load well.....but now I fear that they are just about worn out and may need replacing....or at least key-hole surgery to correct them so that I can move without them locking out and causing me alot of pain....
When I get up in the mornings or during the night after having my legs in a flat/horizontal position for some time, as soon as I bend my knees I get this aweful shooting pain that usually makes me yell out....and I nearly fall over...
I'm walking with a limp....and wish that I was an old truck that could just go to the mechanic and have some new Bilsteins fitted in a coupla hours....
So today I have finally got myself to agree to seeing a doctor and have made an appointment......(I can't stand going to see doctors about anything usually)...
......I wonder what the x-rays and consultation will come up with?
.....Has anyone else had to go thru a similar situation with their knees?.....if so tell me about it...
I will get back on this thread to let you all know how it pans out at the doc's....
For the last 10 years my knees have been getting worse.....like the shock absorbers in an old truck they have been cracking, crackling and now locking up (the right one particularly).......and I am at the point where I cannot walk without pain...
I have for most all of my adult life been engaged in hi-impact sports and my knees have taken the load well.....but now I fear that they are just about worn out and may need replacing....or at least key-hole surgery to correct them so that I can move without them locking out and causing me alot of pain....
When I get up in the mornings or during the night after having my legs in a flat/horizontal position for some time, as soon as I bend my knees I get this aweful shooting pain that usually makes me yell out....and I nearly fall over...
I'm walking with a limp....and wish that I was an old truck that could just go to the mechanic and have some new Bilsteins fitted in a coupla hours....
So today I have finally got myself to agree to seeing a doctor and have made an appointment......(I can't stand going to see doctors about anything usually)...
......I wonder what the x-rays and consultation will come up with?
.....Has anyone else had to go thru a similar situation with their knees?.....if so tell me about it...
I will get back on this thread to let you all know how it pans out at the doc's....