The doctor was puzzled with my condition on Friday. He couldn't see or feel anything wrong. He gave me a shot in my right knee. I'm not sure if it's helping. He is recommending physical therapy for the knee and hip, and an MRI on my back, as a disc problem can cause pain in the knee and hip. I have already scheduled both for this Friday (10-3-08). I am debating whether or not to go through with the MRI, but am planning on it for right now.
They are also referring me to another orthopaedic doctor who "does knees and hips". That doctor may want to give me cortizone injections, and if that doesn't help, they may have "scope it and clean it out", which would be an arthroscopic where they fill the knee with fluid, scope it, and remove debris that may or may not be inside (I had the same procedure in 2000 and they found torn meniscus cartilage that time, making for very painful recovery).
