Today's the day I see the knee doctor. Been a long wait, but it's finally here. Leaving in about 10 minutes or so, even though my appointment isn't until 2:30 but I need to get there early so that I can find his office. My knee seems to sense the impending visit, because it's swollen pretty good and I can't straighten it out very much. Stairs are almost impossible unless I take them one step at a time, and if I've been standing for a few minutes I have a hard time bending my knee again just to sit down.
It's amazing how, when we have a long-term injury (in this case osteoarthritis) we learn ways to cope and get around the pain without even thinking about it. When I stand after sitting, I put all my weight on my right leg because I can't support any weight left. Chairs have to be higher than your average chair, so on non-adjustable chairs I have extra pillows I sit on. Little things like that, things that I barely notice most of the time, are what makes me realize just how much of a problem my knee actually is.
Hopefully today I'll get some answers, though, and it won't be a problem for much longer. I hope. I really, really hope. :)
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