.:madworm:.'s photos with the keyword: patella

This is what you have to deal with because mother nature didn't feel like giving you proper feet. Hearing grinding sounds coming from my knee doesn't make me a happy camper. We're NOT amused! --- Diagnosis (shortened): Bad news: 2nd to 3rd degree damage to the cartilage behind the kneecap + some sort of oedema + other minor stuff. Good news: No 'free particles' floating around and doing more damage.

Next step of escalation: Get an MRT scan to image the low density 'soft tissue' inside the knee and find out what causes the pain / grinding sounds. I need to get this thing fixed so I can ride my bike again and get rid of the unnecessary energy storage (a.k.a. FAT, life-belt ...) I've gained during the biking-hiatus. My Doc suggested taking 'Diclofenac' pills... but the possible side-effects of these are quite horrendous. The x-rays didn't reveal too much - and I didn't get a chance to make digital copies. The gap between the bones is clearly visible and seemed wide enough. At least there don't seem to be any fragments of non-cartilage-material in there.