Musings of a Wench

http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/kneeprobs/kneeqa.htm#5 That's a big list, you know? In fact, it feels like my tendons hurt in places I"m not supposed to even have tendons.

It hurts every single day and I try not to talk about it too much, because I look like a whiner. But then we go hiking (don't ask me why snowboarding doesn't hurt it any more than living does) and I end up in the most extreme agony I ever hope to have for at least fifteen minutes on the downhill. It hurts every day when I wake up now, and sometimes going down stairs. But not always. I do yoga once a week, pilates twice and a ball class. Yoga works the legs a lot. In the spring, I took an aerobic class (now full) that involved all foot work, all the time, including step, and that didn't hurt. I have fabulous looking and strong legs now. So why is the pain getting worse? I'm doing all the right things - hell, I even bought a two story house so that I end up doing at least 10 flights of stairs a day. And it's getting worse. I am 23 years old, take my glucosamine daily and am sounding like an old person. That's sad.