Tag Archives: patella tendon
Post-op Day 310 – Review With Orthopaedic Consultant
Post-op Day 310 after my patella re-alignment operation (patella stabilization / vmo advancement / lateral release revision surgery), meant that it was time to see my orthopaedic consultant again for my regular review. In my last appointment he had injected my knee with cortizone, to treat the patella tendonitis, and had said that he would inject a second time …
Post-op Day 301 – Forty Three Weeks – TEN MONTHS After Patella Re-alignment Operation
It’s now ten months since I had my knee surgery and my patella re-aligned (patella stabilisation / vmo advancement / lateral release revision surgery). I told my physiotherapist about my nightmarish trip to town (see previous post), when I really did think my patella tendon was going to snap because it was so tight and making …
Post-op Day 300 – And Wondering If My Patella Tendon Will Snap!
That’s a big number – 300 – what a lot of days since my patella re-alignment operation! My knee continues to frustrate me, by way of pain and swelling, but even so I keep on trying to do “normal” things. I can’t simply give up on life and spend all my time on the sofa! …
Video of Left Knee After Post-op Cortizone Injection
Post-op Day 289. As I explained in my last post, the MRI scan shows that I have tendonitis in the patella tendon and the quadriceps tendon. I can see now that the pain and tightness I have been feeling, and have felt for a while now, is because of the inflamed tendons. I didn’t know that …
Post-op Day 288 – Permission To Do Nothing!
Post-op Day 288 after my knee surgery, and almost a week since I had the cortizone injection in my knee. I had my physio session this morning and discovered that I had the physio’s permission to do nothing! I told him about my latest review with the Orthopaedic Consultant: that the MRI scan had shown the tendonitis, and that …
Post-op Day 282 – The Results Of My MRI Scan
Post-op Day 282 after my knee surgery and I saw the Orthopaedic Consultant today to get the results of my MRI scan. I went in to his consulting room wondering whether he would say that my knee looked fine and it was therefore a complete mystery as to why it was playing up so much… or …
Post-op Day 210 – Thirty Weeks After Patella Re-alignment Operation
What can I tell you about being 30 weeks post-op after my patella re-alignment operation? Well, I think things are progressing – very, very slowly – but still progressing all the same. There is sign of a little bit more muscle… okay so it’s still rather pathetic, but even so… there is definitely more quad …
I served as an officer in the Royal Air Force for several years before joining the Police Force. After I was assaulted on duty I had to be medically retired due to my knee injury. My ambition is to regain my fitness, or as much of it as possible. I used to have my own horse and loved running and mountaineering. I'm blogging to follow my progress after major knee surgery, asking "Is it better yet?"
Is It Better Yet? 