u/OldHawk8872

For context I am F26, and very sporty usually a runner and am not the most flexible person! I had my meniscus tear surgery at the end of November (9 months ago) on my right knee, the surgeon just trimmed a little bit of meniscus out.

I did physio very thoroughly and my muscles are back to normal. However, I still have extreme pain with my right knee, I had an MRI a few days ago and the MRI shows everything normal and healed, but no explanation as to why I have severe pain and still need to click the knee all the time (no locking). The surgeon has suggest a cortisol injection to see if that helps, but I have been reading these are usually only temporary solutions. Anyone else had this or an idea why I still have severe pain when the MRI shows everything normal?

Also I still cannot fully squat down with my knee (as if you were doing an Asian squat on a toilet) is this normal?

Thanks for your help!!

Hi, for context I am 26F from the Uk living in Portugal. I started my career about 1.5 years ago working full-time in Portugal. I am looking at moving to Palma for my career as it offers a seasonal base with 3 months off every winter for the opportunity to go backpacking and travel before a family.

We just had a pay rise in Portugal and if I stayed in Portugal for 1 more year I would earn €20k more than moving to Palma and Palma has also a higher cost of living.

My boyfriend is more on the idea of staying in Portugal for 1 more year as he’s 25M, but I am worried because I want to have a good amount of travel before a family and settle down. So it’s the decision against stayed for another year and having more money, or less money and go travelling sooner. Money isn’t really a concern for me currently but eventually I’ll need to have a house deposit etc. He is not as worried because he is younger, other option is we do long distance for a year.

Always you have time and no money, or money and no time! Any advice would be appreciated:)