Get the right person to solve your problem.

Aiyo, my knee caps problem is getting serious each day. I realize the pain is on and off for a year liao. But now it is getting more and more serious after my last October Great Eastern Marathon. I can feel the serious pain when I climbing up and down the staircase.

Last month, I got a very bad flu so I went to see a GP and at the same time I told him about my knee caps problem. After his examine, he told me it was just a normal wear and tear due to sport. He recommended me to take supplement - Glucosamine...... hehe..... Me the stubborn queen; I refuse to take. Hahaha ..... because I don’t believe in it. Sorry to say that.

My family has knee caps problem history, so more or less I know some knowledge about it. My dad just had his knee operation done during mid last year, and my mum & 2nd Sister are seeking doctor to cure her knee cap too. My dad and mum is due to aging and for my 2nd sister is due to early wear off. She is a chinese dance dancer.

So what happened to my knee?

For me I also due to early wear off due to active in sports. My problem is called runner’s knee or Chondromalacia Patellae. By right, our knee Cap / patellae should be at the centre of our knee joint but mine is not. But my knee caps are at the sideway of the knee joint and this cause my patellae to rub against one side of the knee joint. That’s why I always feel aching. You may read this link to understand more
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/patelladisorders/a/chonromalacia_p.htm

How I get to know my problems? Hehehe......

I consult a specialist on my knee problem. He is my mum doctor as well. This clinic is T & T Family Clinic and Surgery at Kitchener Road. Recently, this doctor is also interviewed by channel U. Sorry I have forgotten the show title ....... The interview is about his life and he invented a kind of gel that inject into a person knee caps to repair the cartilages. Sorry, I forgot the special gel name as well ..... haha........ there is a term for it.

I went to consult this doctor with my 2nd sister. During the 1st visit, he just pressed on my knee caps to examine what is the problem. He told me my problems and tells me the possible way of solving it. (but I still blur blur..... Don’t really know what he meant....... haha.... I thought it was my leg position out.) Then he gives us a week supply of medicine and a letter for X-Ray.

We must finished the medicine before we went for the X-Ray. A week later, we went for X-Rays and the reports were send to his clinic.

During the 2nd visit, he shows us our X-Rays result. He draws on our X-Ray films and explained in details. And now, I know what he means already..... Hehe..... Haiz..... Me very slow......

What is the treatment?

My case is not as serious as my sister. Hers is at 1-2 stage liao (early aging). She needs to inject the special gel which cost S$300 for each injection. Total she needs to inject 2 jabs in each leg and this can last her for 8-10 years.

For my case, I need to be special careful with my knee cap. I need to do some simple exercise to strengthen and flexibility my quadriceps and hamstring muscle. The sports I am allows to do are cycling and swimming only. Yoga, yes but not all poses and can be dangerous too because I might tends to over stretch.

NO more running, No more skipping, No more climbing of staircase and No more ball games. Even brisk walking is also a NO too! Sigh! Doctor also wants me to lose weight but with all the “NO” how am I going to lose weight? It would be a very great challenge. (big head now)......

That means I must put Xtra effort on my diet liao lor ...... must cut down on carbo..... Haiz..... right now, I already cut down a lot of food (due to taking Chinese medicine)...... now worst...... Must cut down on carbo as well...... I think I better to be a cow lah……..做牛算了，天天吃草。Hahahaha.........

Before leaving, he injected 2 jabs of lubricant (is different thing from the special gel) into my knee caps (one leg each; about S$50 each). Wah..... Very the 酸 lor..... especially my right leg. It is more serious than the other one.

And right now is the 5th day after the injection..... I still feel the tightness on my knee. I don't need to go back to the doctor anymore, unless I feel pain or things getting worst. He told me to do excerise/therapy by myself.


Just an info......

When I know I can’t go for jogging, I still ask my doctor :”that mean I can’t go for marathon is it?” Then the doctor replied:” your knees are for you to use until 80 years old and now you already wear it off. You still think of going marathon.” “All this is just an achievement thing.” “Do you know the footballer ended up? All of them have knee problems.”...... wah seh...... he really give me a very hard punch on my face…….. :p who ask me…. 自找的！

Then I asked him about taking supplement – Glucosamine. Will it be useful to take this supplement and he replied :”No use one lah! Glucosamine had been in the market for many years, if it really work how come still so many people have knee problems.” Haha…… Yesh! I support him on this point...... I personally feel it is just a 治标不治本 thing. Waste time and money...... Hehe.......