N. Price Blog

In the parlance of the current holiday, I’ve had enough injuries lately to fill a horn-o-plenty. Finally this past week, after much down time, my orthopedic doctor suggested I get an MRI on my knee so he could get a better look. Now that getting MRI was old hat, I quickly obliged as I desperately wanted to post the images on my blog again knowing that it could lead to a more accurate diagnosis and faster recovery. It’s a painless, if boring, procedure so I didn’t mind overall. But I knew this would mean more office visits and more co-pays, regardless I went anyway. This time however, unlike my back incident, the news was good, as opposed to kick your feet up pal your staying a little while.

The results are as follows: A tiny amount of fluid within the semimembranosus/medial gastrocnemius bursa.

What the…? The doctor printed out a more layman’s term for it; Goosefoot (Pes Anserine) Bursitis of the Knee. Basically there is bursitis on the inside edge of my knee with a bit a fluid, so with rest, ice, stretching my hammy, and with some pharmacological help (anti-inflammatory medicine) I should get beyond this.

As best as can been seen in the MRI, there is no cartilage damage, stress injury, or worst of all a tear in my meniscus. All good. I did take minor offense that my anterior and posterior cruciate, medial and fibular collateral ligaments, popliteus tendon, and bone marrow, were noted as UNREMARKABLE.

Unremarkable!? They should punch these reports up a bit and say things like, “…and bone marrow, were noted as looking super awesome. This is obviously the MRI of dashing and handsome fellow. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Mr. Price’s MRI, I laughed, I cried. It was a real page turner.” But that would be too much to ask, and I’m happy just to have gotten the go ahead to return (albeit slowly) to some training.

In the end I’m happy to be 1 for 2 in the MRI category. It should be noted to that the doctor took the right approach upon entering the room, wasting no time, the first words out of his mouth were “Good news on your MRI…” So there were no long faces as he dragged out my diagnosis. All positives, and that’s what I need to hear right now.