I finally got that MRI for my right knee and the results are in...
The good news:
No meniscus tear; joints and cartilage are normal
The bad:
Intense bone marrow edema over a 15mm region
Basically, I have a huge bone bruise from blunt trauma force on the patella which I am fairly sure this occurred when I tripped and fell down a flight of stairs at Bart two days after my Tahoe Half in October. And to add to the injury, I fell down another flight of stairs right before I ran the Cal International in December. Double the fall on the knee and double the pain.
Bone marrow edema may lead to the progression of knee osteoarthritis but as long as I lay off my knees and avoid any joint pounding which sadly, includes cycling, I should be fine in four to six weeks.
So, swimming and walking are the only form of exercise I will be doing for a while.
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