Zapped!

Finally, the day has arrived where I get to start on the long and well trodden path of diagnosis under the NHS. 6 months after my first consult with my GP about my knee problems and today is the day where I get to see the Registrar who will assess my jointy type problems.

So up fairly early to make it in time to the clinic where I'm whisked away to X-ray as soon as I arrive. Luckily I'd had the foresight to put a pair of shorts on under my jeans so when the technician asked me to whip my jeans off I wasn't the least bit coy! A couple of clicks later and I'm sat waiting for my appointment with the Registrar.

He was a plesant enough chap though a little clinical if you'll excuse the pun. The x-ray came up just fine with no sign of bone damage which is a good thing. However, it does mean the increased likelihood of it being a cartilege or ligament issue so I'm now going to be booked in for an MRI scan on it to get a good picture of what's going on inside. If it is what the doc suspects it will mean I'll have to have key hole surgery to fix the problem and will have to wait about 2 weeks to recover.

Not too bad I suppose, but it will scupper my gym regime for a short while, but the benefits of being able to be fully mobile again? Well, I'm willing to be laid up for a fortnight if that's the case.

Posted by Abi on the August 18, 2009 6:43 PM