ENDO Messages for August, 2001: Re: ChrondoMalacia Patella

Re: ChrondoMalacia Patella

From: Karen (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Aug 30 16:08:25 2001

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At Wed, 9 Jun 1999, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >

Hello, I was diagnosed with this a few days ago. I have had it for about five years though. I played Volleyball, Basketball and Fast-pitch all through school and they think that is what caused this. I am 21 years old now and feel and I feel about 90 also due to my knees. My MRI showed cyst, missing cartlidge etc. I have to undergo 6 months of Physical Theropy and then if no improvement then they said they have a 60 percent chance to help me out by surgery. Not good odds at all. You answered one of the questions I had, I guess it never gets any better. Do you fall more frequently with more severe pains the longer this goes on? I am worried because I am in a sea going rate in the military and he said that going afloat is the worst thing I can do for my knees. I am hoping that it does not end up getting me kicked out of the military. Does your knee hurt continusly or just when aggervated? I could go all day with no pain and then out of no where fall down when I go to take a step. Nice knowing I'm not the only one out here, kinda strange that we both have the same name, maybe thats a bad omen. Just kidding. Karen

>Hello,
>I have had ChrondoMalacia Patella for 16 years. When I was 15, I was playing
>basketball and someone blocked my shot and I landed on both knee caps from a
>few feet above ground. My knees were swollen for weeks. Then the next year
>I started having extreme pain inside the knees when I played softball,
>basketball, etc. I had a MRI done and it came up as chrondomalacia patella.
>I was told when I was 25 that if I had the surgery it would be only a 50/50
>chance that my knee cap would go back into place. It had moved about a 1/2
>inch out because of all of the "scar tissue" build up on the inside of my
>knee cap. I didn't want to take that chance. I seem to come out an even
>person, meaning everything works out, except my health and I didn't want to
>do it. So here I am at 31 with pains in my knees that make me feel like I am
>90. Also the endo doesn't help either. My knees give out from time to time
>also, usually when I am going up the stairs. Does this happen to you? Can't
>believe I found someone else with this, I actually don't know anyone with
>this in my life, or endo for that matter. Here's to pain free days....
>Karen

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