Re: ChrondoMalacia Patella
From: Liz (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Oct 9 22:12:47 2003
Well its now a year later since I last wrote here and I've stopped doing
my exercieses due to not staying in my routine and I'm in extreme pain.
To answer your question Kimberly, I can't kneel without extreme pain and
walking up a lot of stairs or staying in a sitting or standing too long
hurts. The problem is that the inside muscles are not developed and my
doctor described it as being a 'train off its track'. The knee 'gets
off track' and moves and grinds. I'm sorry I can't give much more than
that for imformation. I highly suggest if you are having problems and
you haven't already then go see your doctor. Good luck
--
Liz
At Tue, 25 Mar 2003, kdrury wrote:
>
>Liz,
> Could you give me the symptoms of Chrodomalacia Patella. I have always had
>bad knees. When I was cheerleading I had a injury and went to the Dr, and he
>said I had no cartilage between my knee caps and bone so I was rubbing bone
>to bone. I have severe pain allot of nights and find it hard to be active
>with my kids. (Besides endo and a bad hip).Any help would be appreciated.
>Kimberly
>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 12:05 AM
>Subject: Re: ChrondoMalacia Patella
>
>> At Sun, 15 Sep 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>> >
>> >Hello, I also have Chrodomalacia Patella, and have had it approximately
>> >8 or 9 years and I am 18 years old. For me it started when I was around
>> >9 years old and I was playing capture the flag, I was tackled by an 15
>> >year old boy and that was what triggered the problem. The doctor
>> >informed me that I would most likely have to do exercises until I was 21
>> >or possibly my entire life. Being a kid I ignored the exercises, but
>> >now i am making a commitment to make myself better. The doctor told me
>> >that exercising regularly (special exercies) helps 80% of people who
>> >have it, otherwise its surgery, which I do not want unless I have to. I
>> >am a freshman in college and I can barely climb the hill to my classes
>> >and I can't run or be athletic without falling down or crying. I just
>> >wanted to reply to you to let you know that you aren't alone, there are
>> >a lot of us there with the same condition. Hope you your knees get
>> >better, good luck.
>> >
>> >Liz
>> >
>> >At Wed, 9 Jun 1999, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>> >>
>> >>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
>>
>> hello,
>> i have the samething to.. i thought i was the only one out there.. i
>> recently had to go to the orthopedic doctor because my knees were
>> getting really bad.. i would have to ice and heat them every night. To
>> Karen's response, I too feel like am 90 with my bad knees.. good luck
>>
>> --
>> Jacqueline
>>
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