Ow
My knee is not really getting much better.
I've been kind-of babying it for a couple of months hoping that it would start healing a little more, but that hasn't really helped. My doctor had me get another MRI (I have had so many by now that if I get one more I get a free toaster) which apparently looks like things are healing properly, but it is still very painful.
I've been on a 12-hour NSAID for a few weeks, and it has helped a bit but it isn't a longterm solution, and even with it, the pain is still ever-present.
Today we went on a little walk in the woods. I hesitate to call it a hike, because it was probably less than a mile and it was mostly an even path. (We did find one difficult spot, pictured below)
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The kids and my wife handled it just fine, but the trail was really tough on my knee. Ever since we got home I've been in a good amount of pain. I'm due for more knee medicine in a few minutes, which is great because it really hurts a lot at the moment.
I'm not sure what the next step is for my recovery. It might just be to wait and hope for the best. I certainly don't want another surgery, and I'm not sure there are really any other options besides that (which would probably mean knee replacement.)
In the meantime, I could use an ice pack.