Have been rehabbing right knee and doing OK considering I have the back flare up prob to consider so usually go to PT 2x/week.
For no apparent reason yesterday my left knee started to have this odd sensation on the upper outer lateral side of the patella that something was snaking thru or over a few boney pieces..it's painful and makes me catch my breath for a moment until it passes and occurs again which is every time I weight bear on the left foot.
So I pulled out my crutches and that hurt my back to use, and now I'm mostly weight bearing on right ("bad") knee. What I'm finding out is how numb that leg really is from the knee down as I keep stumbling from not being able to move quickly enough, or pick my foot up quite enough to even clear the grouting in the kitchen floor tile.
Have an appt. with my OSS on Jan 9th re right knee as he's supposed to be away for 2 weeks tho I'll check to see if he's in or not, or if I can see a collegue, or if this keeps up I may go to the ER as it's difficult to get around with both legs affected ~ altho I never realized how much I depend on my left leg for stability and to keep me from tripping over my right foot!!!
At least now I have a better idea how weak my right leg is and what is going on with my foot re spine related issues... got to go and get a cane most likely to help with balance..
**tried using crutch w/left hand but left thumb hurts~
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