X-rays are cool (sorry no open fractures or anything that entertaining)

[USMC88-93]

Knees are bothering me so the doc is taking a look. Cool pictures either way.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/Medical%20pics/Rightknee_zpsd8d37365.png (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/PhotoTWB/media/Medical%20pics/Rightknee_zpsd8d37365.png.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/Medical%20pics/Knee_zpse552b642.png (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/PhotoTWB/media/Medical%20pics/Knee_zpse552b642.png.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/Medical%20pics/kneesboth_zps7f5f00c3.png (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/PhotoTWB/media/Medical%20pics/kneesboth_zps7f5f00c3.png.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/Medical%20pics/kneeRL_zps311fd252.png (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/PhotoTWB/media/Medical%20pics/kneeRL_zps311fd252.png.html)

[KestrelBike]

So what's the diagnosis? cartilege worn down?

[ray1970]

I have a cool MRI picture of my lower back.

[USMC88-93]

So what's the diagnosis? cartilage worn down?

So far the diagnosis is "hey Doc, my knees hurt".

[USMC88-93]

Its like a little mountain range in there
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/Medical%20pics/Bothknees400percent_zps95e82133.png (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/PhotoTWB/media/Medical%20pics/Bothknees400percent_zps95e82133.png.html)

[BuffCyclist]

I've got some of a 5" long tumor inside my distal femur. And 3 MRIs with torn discoid lateral meniscus, torn ACL, torn MCL (these last two I only found out about recently and they apparently healed on their own) , and signs of chronic chrondromalacia in all of them. Fun times.

Good luck on your knees, hope its nothing major!

[Stevensje]

Your knees look normal. You have some interesting calcium deposit on the top of your Patellas. Do you spend a lot of time on your knees? Or bang your knees alot?

[mcjhr]

Your knees look normal. You have some interesting calcium deposit on the top of your Patellas. Do you spend a lot of time on your knees? Or bang your knees alot?

Sorry, but I had to chuckle. Helps me stay young.

[USMC88-93]

I've got some of a 5" long tumor inside my distal femur. And 3 MRIs with torn discoid lateral meniscus, torn ACL, torn MCL (these last two I only found out about recently and they apparently healed on their own) , and signs of chronic chrondromalacia in all of them. Fun times.

Good luck on your knees, hope its nothing major!

Way to sling out the latin like you know what your talking about.


Your knees look normal. You have some interesting calcium deposit on the top of your Patellas. Do you spend a lot of time on your knees? Or bang your knees alot?

Every day all day. I have a similar growth on the front of my tibia as well that is sort of visible in one of the side views. I guess it is where some of the tendons attach or something, that calcifies as well.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/Medical%20pics/20140114_205435_zpskbg27jhy.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/PhotoTWB/media/Medical%20pics/20140114_205435_zpskbg27jhy.jpg.html)

[gnihcraes]

Is this a competition of Medical Imaging? Let me know, I have a couple to post up. :)

I had my knees checked a month or two ago, swollen, hurts like heck. The doc tells me "They look way better than mine!" and that's it. Water on the Knee, I just took it easy for a while and all seems to be getting better.

[Stevensje]

Take it easy on you knees, maybe some knee pads. 800 of ibuprofen every 8hours If you can stomach it. Until the pain subsides then as needed periodically.

[Ah Pook]

Way to sling out the latin like you know what your talking about.



Every day all day. I have a similar growth on the front of my tibia as well that is sort of visible in one of the side views. I guess it is where some of the tendons attach or something, that calcifies as well.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/Medical%20pics/20140114_205435_zpskbg27jhy.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/PhotoTWB/media/Medical%20pics/20140114_205435_zpskbg27jhy.jpg.html)
[Coffee]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3aYZSAyEuM

[flogger]

Amazing technology and it is getting better, which equals $$. You got's sum perty knees!

Knee pads and more knee pads, hearing protection and safety glasses. I know one guy that will never be seen working without safety glasses, he's already lost one eye.

[flogger]

[Coffee]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3aYZSAyEuM

You just HAD to show Joe Dirt!?

[MrPrena]

Much better shape than I am.
If you guys see my Xray, you guys will be asking me "how can you walk with that joint?" :(

[gnihcraes]

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[USMC88-93]

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Do you laugh at stupid jokes now? I do not wish that sort of thing on anyone.

[tmleadr03]

[Coffee]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3aYZSAyEuM


Perhaps NSFW...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDgS6qLsVM4

[Irving]

tmleadr, LOVE that song. I would play it all the time for the first few years after I first saw it on Youtube.

[brutal]

I've got some of a 5" long tumor inside my distal femur. And 3 MRIs with torn discoid lateral meniscus, torn ACL, torn MCL (these last two I only found out about recently and they apparently healed on their own) , and signs of chronic chrondromalacia in all of them. Fun times.

Good luck on your knees, hope its nothing major!

I tore something in my left elbow and right shoulder last summer, still haven't seen a doc about it. Both are still troublesome, the shoulder more so than the elbow. Think they will heal on their own?

[gnihcraes]

Do you laugh at stupid jokes now? I do not wish that sort of thing on anyone.
Not really. Pretty depressed after it all. I do like all the "Brain Surgery" references people use about things or situations. Been there done that. ha. Cross that one off the bucket list.

1. Have brain surgery.

I just tell people that I qualified for brain surgery, many don't. :)

[Stevensje]

Lets see it...

[Stevensje]

Much better shape than I am.
If you guys see my Xray, you guys will be asking me "how can you walk with that joint?" :(
Let's see it.

[Irving]

A few years ago we were at the doctor for my daughter, and were messing around with the thing they use to look in your nose and ears. I looked into my wife's ear and said, "Holy S**T there is something in your ear!" I thought it was a bug or something. We had the doctor look and she was like "Yep, definitely something in there. You should see a doctor probably." The next doctor said something similar. Several months go by (nearly a year) and finally a physician at a Walgreens take care clinic flushed it out for us for free (during another trip for our kid). Here is what it was. It is hollow in the middle so it never effected her hearing. This could have been in there for years for all my wife knows. She never felt anything and it never bothered her.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xJI83BXruXA/T7UnA0aL-6I/AAAAAAAAATE/3Kw5Z8_J5CE/w316-h562-no/IMAG0360.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GrFs7GI4M8w/T7UnHB9WxuI/AAAAAAAAATM/sIQqx3GREpM/w1000-h562-no/IMAG0361.jpg

I think it looks like the jacket that goes on the end of an ear plug.

[gnihcraes]

A few years ago we were at the doctor for my daughter, and were messing around with the thing they use to look in your nose and ears. I looked into my wife's ear and said, "Holy S**T there is something in your ear!" I thought it was a bug or something. We had the doctor look and she was like "Yep, definitely something in there. You should see a doctor probably." The next doctor said something similar. Several months go by (nearly a year) and finally a physician at a Walgreens take care clinic flushed it out for us for free (during another trip for our kid). Here is what it was. It is hollow in the middle so it never effected her hearing. This could have been in there for years for all my wife knows. She never felt anything and it never bothered her.

I think it looks like the jacket that goes on the end of an ear plug.

Wow, she never noticed issues with a cotton swab hitting something or anything like that?

[Irving]

Nope, nothing. It was pretty deep, probably just beyond where she would usually put a Q-tip. I would have noticed right away because I jam them in there. haha

[mcjhr]

I had one fall out half the size of that one. Creeped me out!

[brutal]

Nope, nothing. It was pretty deep, probably just beyond where she would usually put a Q-tip. I would have noticed right away because I jam them in there. haha

My doc chastises me for that as it can accelerate buildup in your ear canal, but I flush the earwax plugs out every six months. Best free audio upgrade there is!

[flogger]

My doc chastises me for that as it can accelerate buildup in your ear canal, but I flush the earwax plugs out every six months. Best free audio upgrade there is!

Anyone ever used ear candles?

[Irving]

Ear candles are fun. Never made a difference in hearing for me though.

[brutal]

Anyone ever used ear candles?


Ear candles are fun. Never made a difference in hearing for me though.

Couple drops of Hydrogen Peroxide, let bubble, rinse with a bulb syringe using tepid water. Do NOT direct stream straight into ear canal, bounce it off the side like you're shooting pool and it will flush out that nasty plug. Takes a few tries for me but the difference is astounding.

[nynco]

Your sunrise pateler views (bottom knee cap floating in space view) are worrying. You are developing bone avulsions (the part where it looks like it is separating) most likely due to impact injury coupled with straining tendons. You got to start wearing knee pads for what ever you are doing that is impacting them. If that continues in the same path, even walking will be a chore.

On the lateral view I can see see a section of calcification on the anterior aspect. It happens and sometimes it can hurt some people and not others. But again that can be caused by straining and the calcium comes in during the healing process. But some people just naturally have that too and some people have sesmoid bones there too. The worrying part is just bellow the calcium I see a region that looks like a chip fracture or an older one. Its the diagonal line with the offset. Of course, I could just be nitpicking and just seeing something that is an optical illusion. Because the honest truth is that tech who shot the lateral view screwed it up. They should have added some angle but instead got lazy and gave a half assed image.

On the shoot through image, the ridges with sharp peaks indicate an area that if not causing pain will cause it soon. They might recommend surg to shave that down. I suggest eating some food that has tons of cartilage mass in order to build yours back up.


The main thing here is you need to change your habits and add things to your diet in hopes of slowing the damage or mitigating it. For food, I suggest eating stuff like Oxtail stew once a month. Its chock full of bone material which helps your joints repair themselves and become more pliable. Our modern diet does not have enough bone/cartilage in it because we usually only eat prime cuts of meat. You need the joint material because it has micro nutrients like glucosimine and chondroitin in natural form which is easier for your body to absorb. Plus it just tastes good. Put the oxtail into a crock pot over night. Add veggies for the last 3 hours and serve. You'll love it and so will your knees.

[brutal]

Just get them jello shots for knees.

With 50% cartilage loss due, primarily to OA I've been told, mine are just postponing the inevitable.

[nynco]

Good wholesome natural food can be better than artificial medicine sometimes. Besides who does not love a meaty soup/stew. Honestly I hope this helps you. It helps me when my back starts to hurt.

http://asecondopinionmag.com/archives/2625

http://myhealingkitchen.com/medical-conditions/arthritis/arthritis-make-it-better/arthritis-soup-stock/

[USMC88-93]

Your sunrise pateler views (bottom knee cap floating in space view) are worrying. You are developing bone avulsions (the part where it looks like it is separating) most likely due to impact injury coupled with straining tendons. You got to start wearing knee pads for what ever you are doing that is impacting them. If that continues in the same path, even walking will be a chore.

On the lateral view I can see see a section of calcification on the anterior aspect. ................... The worrying part is just bellow the calcium I see a region that looks like a chip fracture or an older one. Its the diagonal line with the offset. Of course, I could just be nitpicking and just seeing something that is an optical illusion.


Larger pix of the xrays are in my next post.

Amongst the things that causes me the most issue is the growth on the front of the tibia(where I circled). As I understand it (non educated research on the internet of course) isn't that an area where some of the tendons attach and that has become calcified and bigger. The circle above it almost looks like something is separating from my knee cap but I wouldn't necessarily complain about anything there physically but can clearly see all the additional stuff on the front surface.. As to your lateral view comment you want to put your MS Paint skills to work with an arrow or circle on the photo please. (No expectation or implied understanding of a diagnosis here I know this is just internet chat on the issue.)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/Medical%20pics/Kneeside_zps65893eea.png (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/PhotoTWB/media/Medical%20pics/Kneeside_zps65893eea.png.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/Medical%20pics/kneefront_zps966c4676.png (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/PhotoTWB/media/Medical%20pics/kneefront_zps966c4676.png.html)

[ZERO THEORY]

Jones' fracture playing ball summer before last.


http://i.imgur.com/KLd5mdA.jpg

[USMC88-93]

These are links to larger images if you go to the photobucket link you can right click and "view image"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/Medical%20pics/Knees/kneerightbig_zps9b3607fd.png (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/PhotoTWB/media/Medical%20pics/Knees/kneerightbig_zps9b3607fd.png.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/Medical%20pics/Knees/Kneeleftbig_zpsba08746d.png (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/PhotoTWB/media/Medical%20pics/Knees/Kneeleftbig_zpsba08746d.png.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/Medical%20pics/Knees/kneerightfrontbig_zps40a39dd9.png (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/PhotoTWB/media/Medical%20pics/Knees/kneerightfrontbig_zps40a39dd9.png.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/Medical%20pics/Knees/kneeleftfrontbig_zpscf2c8f4a.png (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/PhotoTWB/media/Medical%20pics/Knees/kneeleftfrontbig_zpscf2c8f4a.png.html)