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be careful in the future - I followed all the Dr's advice while I was still on AD - and my knee seemed to heal. But 15 years after getting out of SF, all of the stress on my knees came back to haunt me. I was at the gym working out and my knee locked up -no problem - ex 18D - ice, wrap, elevate, heat, ice, wrap, elevate (ad infinitum) until it seemed ok - then it happened again 6 weeks later - went to an orthopod - xrays - effusion and 'blips' ; mri - looked like the 18Cs had had a field day in my knee - chips, cartilege frayed, worn through, bone wear, stretched meniscus(old), stretched and scarred cruciates(also old).
Needless to say, the doc got a funny gleam in his eye, and said - arthroscopy!! I want this knee (the guy is a pretty good surgeon, uses knee arthros to practice for hands and wrists) - it took him 3 1/2 hours to clean and 'fix' my knee - and took me 8 mos of PT to recover fully - and I still am not supposed to run long distances - but I can forecast the weather changes...

Listen to your Doc, Listen to your Team Medic(s), follow their recommendations to the letter - but keep an eye on old injuries, the might cfome back to haunt you - and document everything - I didn't, and I'm paying for it.