OS still at 26
Hi, I have been reading some of the stories posted here and I feel for you folks. I too have had Osgood Schlatter's disease since I was in my early teens. I too, like many sufferers, played soccer during that period and I feel that may have aggrevated the problem. I also used to stretch a lot and sit in positions like the "lotus" position with legs crossed. I wonder if this too could have contributed..
In any event, I had it in both knees, and still do although my left seems to have somewhat healed. I can only feel the pain in my left knee if I put my foot on the ground and make a "pushing off" motion, like when you are standing up, which puts stress on the knee. The bump has also gotten smaller on this knee.
My right knee, however, has remained aggrevated and often irritates with a dull pain in the area, even at rest. I suspect it has not healed like my left bump because my right leg is dominant and I probably overuse / overstress it. I am 26 now and my right knee has not made any healing progress in at least the last 6 years, probably more. Basically I do nothing to fix it, but would be interested in options to permamently correct the problem.
In a somewhat pointless argument, for those of you who see doctors and are told that the pain will recede, especially in rediculous time frames like 3 months, do NOT believe them. Every doctor I have ever seen said the same thing and were all very wrong. Of course it is somewhat silly because what can you do about the situation? nothing really. Still, I have not been a hyper active athletic person at any period in my life and for years I believe I have done very little at all which could aggrevate the condition, but it persists. I am sure the taller of those who read this post will definitely relate with the agony presented by squished spaces like MOVIE SEATS and BUS SEATS!!!! Oh, how I hate those. All sufferers, I feel your pain.
Could anyone possibly post what exact procedures are available for rectifying this problem surgically? Ballpark cost would also be nice if available.
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Andy Fallon
