A couple of months ago I posted about being fed up at having gone to the doctors with a strange lump on my knee hoping for a reassuring diagnosis only to be told I needed to go for an ultrasound. Being a complete hypochondriac I jumped straight to thinking I faced a future where I needed to borrow BaddieThePirate 's wooden leg but an x-ray and finally today an ultrasound later the diagnosis is... drum roll... pre-patella bursitis!
Saw a lovely consultant today who felt it probably originates from a fall onto my knee back in October (was rugby tackled by a 5 year old) and described it a 'bit of a bugger' to get rid of. However the good news is that it's totally superficial and isn't interfering with how my knee functions and I don't need to reduce my running 'in fact it's better to keep going'.
It certainly hasn't had any real impact recently other than occasionally feeling a bit sore after a long run - I even ran a lovely leisurely 8k on it this morning as a means of staying calm before my appointment and just in case it was my last 😉 and saw a swan's nest.
Now only fed up that half term is nearly over...
Happy running everyone.
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There's still one run left in this half term and now I know my knee's OK I'm signing up for Strava's Race to the Moon challenge so will be logging first miles on Sunday 😊.
Excellent news. These things are a big worry, aren’t they? So glad it’s such relatively good news. The odd bump that doesn’t matter too much seems a small thing in context! 😄
Have enjoyed some R&R but now typically worrying about what I've not done. Next term is massively long isn't it - just looking at the diary makes me feel sick. Hope you are surviving too - 7 weeks and counting... 😊
Yes, the week goes very quickly! I've resorted to quick runs, cleaning the whole house and surfing for new sports & yoga wear other than making headway with writing 107 reports. Hope your running keeps you sane over the next few weeks! 😁
Brilliant news, Deb, you must be so relieved. A good diagnosis, especially if it means that you can still run - and that you should keep going hoorah! Am very pleased for you. 😊
Thanks Sadie. It is a relief - I seem to have been waiting ages and every time I've run at the back of my mind I've been worrying whether I'm doing more damage so will be good to lose that guilt too!
Can't wait to run on Sunday now. Hope all is well with you.
I am always like that with a niggle, obsessing about whether running will turn it into something worse, yet running all the same, thinking “oh come on it’s just a niggle!” (I know yours was more than a niggle, but thank heavens it won’t stop you running!) Enjoy your Sunday run!
I am good thanks (barring a hip niggle!) Second week of HM training and am really enjoying it - even the strength training! 😊
Fantastic news Deb. Firstly that it’s nothing serious, and secondly that it sounds as if running on it is actually a good thing! Oh yeah! 👍👊👏
As for naming it, I would. I name everything (ask my ex work colleagues on the equine hospital yard - broom, wheelbarrow ..... yep 🙄) It’ll help you not resent it so much, and if it’s going to be around for a while, you might as well make friends. 😀
Thanks Tbae! It was great news - almost worth the wait!
Think the next 7+ weeks will be a challenge - summer term is always a nightmare and this year we have added building work thrown in at school. Still I guess the summer holidays will seem all the sweeter.
Great news! And still time to get in one more run before back to work... did someone say it's a 7 weeker this one? Wish I knew how to do emojis here so I could do a sad face!
I'm too scared to actually look or count..... but after a week I guess we could start thinking that we have the same time left and what we get on holidays, and after the second week, we could think that we have more time off coming up than what we have to work (this school year).
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So fed up with my knee😐
Let's be careful out there...!
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