Morning All,
Exciting day yesterday. So exciting that I forgot to post my food.
Both Mutt 1 and I had our chiropractic appts.
Now, before I tell you about this, I want to remind you of earlier episodes in The Knee Saga, where a doc/nurse combo sent me for xrays without even a physical examination, and when the results came through saying 'arthritis' I was just referred to a physiotherapist, who conducted no physical examination and gave me exercises for arthritis, then discharged me when I said 'it is worse after your exercises. Much worse'.
So, anyway, I rock up to Mrs Chiro today. Mutt's session went well (he is a sucker for fuss, back massages and regular treats) and then it was my turn.
Full and detailed health history taken, back to childhood. Notes taken.
Detailed examination of posture, stance, gait, back, neck, hips, knee, ankles, flexibility, areas of muscle tension and tendon/ligament tension, pain, etc. etc.
Lifelong hypermobility acknowledged and assessed, and explained as likely cause of both the arthritis and other issues (loose joints => various compensatory mechanisms in play => current aggro which has probably been brewing for years. Arthritis as one of the symptoms, not the cause).
And, FINALLY, bless her, I have a diagnosis I feel I can trust, which is:
- arthritis, not the problem. Current regime of bone broth, collagen, glucosamine and chondroitin, vit C, magnesium, potassium, all doing a good job.
- pes anserinus bursitis, with a lot of aggro in that area (inside knee) and spreading up through quads
- adhesions in the quad tendons
- bursitis on the femur above the knee (that explains the swelling then!)
- tendonitis of quads and hamstring
Huge relief! Because is someone has actually identified the problem, then it can be tackled, can't it?
Regime (including exercises for a v gentle rehab) to follow
Then last evening we had a kitchen disaster. I hobbled off leaving a pan on the stove, thinking that I had turned the dratted thing off. Extractor on, so didn't smell the burning from 2 rooms away, until it was too late for the meal. My lovely cast iron Le Creuset is now soaking. Fingers crossed it isn't ruined.
Therefore, yesterdays food:
B: lc hot choc and bovril
L: cold ham and cheese rollup
D: chinese takeaway omelette with roast pork. Yum. Also chips stolen from Mr B. Too many of them. blood glucose rose to 12. haha! Then came down again, with a classic RH double peak. Felt fine throughout, and feel fine this morning.
Back to straight and narrow today, with a Tescos delivery to fill the fridge with good stuff.