So, I finally went to the Orthopedic Surgeon. He specializes in sports medicine in the knee. He told me it was hard to make a diagnosis since my x-rays and MRIs were both clear. Aside from the little bit of fluid in the joint and the little bit of inflammation below the knee cap, that’s mostly true. His remedy this day was to give me a cortisone shot and follow up with him in 6 weeks.
Needless to say, I gave the cortisone 2 days to dissipate and for the joint to return to normal, which did not happen. The joint has seemingly gotten worse. Now, I constantly feel pressure around the knee and ~70% of the day I have pain shooting out of one side. “How is this better?,” you may ask. The answer is, it is not. So I moved my follow up appointment up by 5 weeks. Boy is the doctor even more confused.
This time, there is no current remedy. He prescribed me more pain killers and ordered some blood work, specifically for a RA screening. Yes, you probably read and assumed that correctly, RA=rheumatoid arthritis. The next step is to either be referred to a rheumatoid specialist if that is the result or to try and do arthroscopic surgery. I had my blood drawn the next day and currently await the results.
