Also, Remember how I had a major knee repair (patellar realignment) doe in Christmas of 2007 when I lived in Phoenix? Turns out I shouldn't have kept riding, and because I didn't listen to the doctors, I ruined the repair. The way we use our leg on a horse, and where our leg contacts the saddle, is where the repair was done. And, by riding, I have overstretched the ligament that was secured on the inside in order to keep my patella from subluxating to the outside, to the point of my kneecap now "flapping in the breeze". There is nothing keeping it centered in it's groove and it constantly subluxates in and out, all day long.
To peel the onion even further, my recurring lumbar spine problems that have sidelined me multiple problems, required surgeries, injections, and left me with chronic pain, all happened due to my knee. The first disc herniations occurred 5 weeks post-op from my knee surgery, likely because I was non-weight bearing on my bad leg, and that put so much pressure on the right side of my body, that my discs herniated out of the left side of my spinal column. I can already feel my back getting much worse now, just in the past 2 months that my knee has started subluxating again and I have a distinct limp.
So, I guess what I am trying to say is, I just had 3 doctors tell me I need to not ride any more once they sort out what to do with my knee this time. (that's another post).
What is the point of all this struggling to keep the dream alive only to keep being shot down at every turn? Oy.
Thank you for your support.This blog is now my Knee Blog, as apparently I am a very rare (1%!) case and one for the research journals. Go me.
Love,Jamie
Oh, PD Don't watch this short vid if you're squeamish
Ah, I am sorry to hear that. I really hope that one day you get all this sorted out properly and will be able to get back on and just keep riding for longer than a few months here and there.
ReplyDeleteFor now, half-steps seems to be a good name for either a dressage blog or a recovering-knee blog.
All the best,
I'm very sorry to hear that Jamie. I was worrying about you when you stopped posting. Wishing you all the best for a speedy recovery to being pain free, and fingers crossed for a recovery that allows you to resume riding.
ReplyDeleteAll the best!