my knees

so i went to see the specialist, on Wed. it went really well. i think he's the doctor who's impressed me the most in all my life (then again, i've generally been disappointed by them, so he didn't have to do much to make me like him). i explained the problem, after which he examined me. turns out there's an inflammation in both of my knees, result of my kneecap malformation (which i found out about 15 years ago). sweet. he spent 10 mns explaining it all to me, then spent another 10 mns giving me all the options and telling me which one he thought was best. so at the end of the day, we went with: no sports at all for 3-6 weeks (depending on how things go), anti-inflammatories for 2 weeks, anti-inflammatory gel once a day, cold ice-pack on knees twice a day when possible.

having only taken the pills for 3 days, the pain is still there but the water in the knees seems to have subsided a bit. however, now that i know what's causing the pain, i'm much more aware of it. not great.

anyway, this meant i had to cancel my weekend in the Alps, seen as i wouldn't be able to go snowshoeing, sledging or skating. S. said i should come up anyway, as last weekend, most people apparently spent all their time lounging around despite the great weather, but really, i was going because i wanted to do all the snow-related stuff, and if i wasn't even going to be able to go for a long walk, i couldn't really see the point.