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Since Thursday evening, my right knee has been getting increasingly stiff and swollen. At first, I thought it might be a recurrence of bursitis. I had it in that knee 20 years ago, due to a softball injury. I've never had a recurrence in the years since, and I've put thousands of trail miles, as well as bike miles, on that knee, and played hundreds of softball games. I can't place my finger on any one particular thing I may have done that may have aggrevated it.
I went to the doctor this afternoon. He sent me next door for x-rays. The good news... no skeletal issues and no arthritis (it runs in the family). The bad news... I definitely have fluid on that knee. He wanted to drain the fluid today, but a scheduling conflict made him change his plan. Instead, he gave me some anti-inflammatory meds, told me to rest it for a couple of days, ice it, elevate it, and see what happens. If all that seems to work, he may not have to drain it, otherwise, I'll go back in a couple days from now and let him drain it. At the very least, this may mean a couple weeks of down time for me, which will make it more difficult to do any training for the rim to rim hike I was planning on doing in the fall.
I licked this thing 20 years ago, I'm pretty sure I can lick again this time! I'll update everyone on my condition as I get more info. Hiking is my number one pasttime and to lose the ability to do it would be huge thing for me, as I'm sure it would most anyone on the site!
I'd appreciate everyone's thoughts and prayers.
So Snick, how's the water??
