Re: Off Topic 2014
Kind of stuck in a rough spot here... looking to hear some opinions on what I should do.
Backstory: Basically since last August I've been in varying degrees of Knee pain. I got up from kneeling at work and my knee just kind of gave up. Couldn't finish work and limped around. Saw a few doctors since then, one said nothing on the X-Ray just rest it and it should be fine.. The other said I could have Osteo-Arthritis developing. I have a feeling that I have some kind of bad cartilage degradation on the backside of my knee cap, or a possible cartilage tear on the medial side that doesn't show up on the X-Rays.
Regardless since then I've been at work on a limited basis, (Reduced hours, no heavy loads, or machinery) and I still get pain and weakness in my Knee. I've done Physical Therapy based stretching and strengthening almost every day.. and while that has helped improve my flexibility, and reduced pain ever so slightly. I still can't get through an 8 hour day on my feet without really feeling it by the end of the day.
To complicate things I'm in financial troubles pretty deep. About $3,000 worth of medical bills, and expenses from the past year. I need to know should I schedule more Doctor appointments and demand I get an MRI, to find out what the extent of the damage is? My hold up before was my old insurance expired but I now have my new insurance just received the paperwork.
Kind of afraid of two things here. One I get the MRI, and end up burying myself in deeper debt. (those scans are expensive even with insurance) and.. the results either came back inconclusive, or my damage is so severe that I'll need a Partial, or Full Knee replacement? Which at age 25 is a huge, huge undertaking. I think some Doctors won't even do the procedure on patients under Forty.
Or should I keep chugging a long trying to rehab this while going to work, and managing the pain with ice, and Ibuprofen, to keep my finances going and just wait it out... If I go in for any kind of procedure I'll be out of work and my finances will be done.... Not really sure what my future holds for me, I've had my entire life on hold for the past 8 months, so many things I've had to give up, going for daily walks, I'm unable to run and move around at the pace I used to, my plans to change jobs and go back into School has been put on hold. The thought of unable to live the rest of my life as I had hoped scares me, but I also want to do everything I can to remain as active as possible.
Kind of stuck in a rough spot here... looking to hear some opinions on what I should do.
Backstory: Basically since last August I've been in varying degrees of Knee pain. I got up from kneeling at work and my knee just kind of gave up. Couldn't finish work and limped around. Saw a few doctors since then, one said nothing on the X-Ray just rest it and it should be fine.. The other said I could have Osteo-Arthritis developing. I have a feeling that I have some kind of bad cartilage degradation on the backside of my knee cap, or a possible cartilage tear on the medial side that doesn't show up on the X-Rays.
Regardless since then I've been at work on a limited basis, (Reduced hours, no heavy loads, or machinery) and I still get pain and weakness in my Knee. I've done Physical Therapy based stretching and strengthening almost every day.. and while that has helped improve my flexibility, and reduced pain ever so slightly. I still can't get through an 8 hour day on my feet without really feeling it by the end of the day.
To complicate things I'm in financial troubles pretty deep. About $3,000 worth of medical bills, and expenses from the past year. I need to know should I schedule more Doctor appointments and demand I get an MRI, to find out what the extent of the damage is? My hold up before was my old insurance expired but I now have my new insurance just received the paperwork.
Kind of afraid of two things here. One I get the MRI, and end up burying myself in deeper debt. (those scans are expensive even with insurance) and.. the results either came back inconclusive, or my damage is so severe that I'll need a Partial, or Full Knee replacement? Which at age 25 is a huge, huge undertaking. I think some Doctors won't even do the procedure on patients under Forty.
Or should I keep chugging a long trying to rehab this while going to work, and managing the pain with ice, and Ibuprofen, to keep my finances going and just wait it out... If I go in for any kind of procedure I'll be out of work and my finances will be done.... Not really sure what my future holds for me, I've had my entire life on hold for the past 8 months, so many things I've had to give up, going for daily walks, I'm unable to run and move around at the pace I used to, my plans to change jobs and go back into School has been put on hold. The thought of unable to live the rest of my life as I had hoped scares me, but I also want to do everything I can to remain as active as possible.
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