Just got back from an appointment with the orthopedist about my knee. He says it is tendonitis and I should not run for a month. A month! I can do non-weight-bearing exercise, such as the bike or swimming, but no running. I had been planning to start swimming anyway.
I’m pretty dissatisfied by my ortho visit, not so much because of the diagnosis, but because of the way the orthopedist treated me. He gave the impression that my problem was not serious and made me feel like I was wasting his time. He didn’t show much interest in what I had to say and sounded like he doubted what I was telling him, until I was able to show him the popping in my knee. Once he felt it he said it was tendonitis and sort of talked over me to his assistant, explaining that the “leathery feeling” and crepitus were signs of tendonitis. He didn’t give me any suggestions on how to prevent it or what had caused it or even exactly what it was (I think it’s pes anserine tendonitis, which is usually lumped in with pes anserine bursitis). Just “don’t run for a month.” The assistant was more helpful and took me seriously and gave me some tips. But the doctor gave me the impression that he didn’t give a shit.
Whatever. I’ll take a few more weeks off and see how it feels. I’ll start swimming in the Tufts pool next week, maybe on Monday.
Scratch that. I just called the Tufts pool and they’re closing until August for renovations. This sucks.
