u/throwawayleo_

Hi, just wondering if anyone has had quad / hamstring / or patellar tendinitis that prevents deep bending or crouching and what any of those tendinitis’ may feel like? I am working with PT and ortho but I haven’t gotten a clear diagnosis from either over the last 2.5 months.

• Have passed the physical exams for ACL /
meniscus done by 3 different doctors over time.
• I never had major swelling or bruising.
• One orthopedic surgeon said that I have some maltracking but doesn’t think I need surgery for it (can swelling from tendons cause maltracking or is it always structural?)
• x-rays are clear.

I have a little bit of grinding, almost like if you accidentally ground your teeth together, dull ache radiating down shin and above the knee. I was prescribed meloxicam also but only took it for about 10 days. my daily pain has improved but I still don’t have that full range of motion, and my perineal tendon at the
ankle/foot has started to grind and hurt in recent days. I think one or several of the PT exercises may be aggravating my legs but not sure which.

I usually feel a pulling / achy sensation around the kneecap when I get to around 120-130° bent, and if I go too far the hamstring tendon behind knee on the outer side hurts. I had a new sensation the other day because I either bent at an odd angle or bent too deeply and felt a very sudden and sharp pain at the front of the knee that mostly resolved when I straightened my leg, but some dull ache has lingered around the patellar tendon. No popping at any point. Just curious because I have another follow up in June, and I’m really hoping they’ll order an MRI then.

The backstory is that I fell skiing and got a bone bruise on R leg, rested for a few days and either the prolonged rest and/or crutches irritated my L leg - which is now the more painful of the two. Been 2.5 months but starting to stagnate with progress in ROM and discomfort level. Before injury I was xc skiing a lot, 6-7 miles a day and upwards of 14 miles on weekends, so tendinitis makes sense but I haven’t had it before and don’t know what to expect.

Hello divas! I am running a conference at work this week (academia, environmental research vibe) and one of the days will be a scorcher ~90° F. It’s the first hot day of the year, and it’s an anomaly because it’s still been 40s/50s and then will return to these temps later this week so I’m not really acclimated to the heat yet.

I have a pair of black 100% linen barrel leg pants from Banana Republic and I’m wondering if you think I could get away with these for the hot day of the event. Maybe paired with a nice shoe and short sleeve blouse? They hit around the ankle so they look tailored. I’ll probably be mostly sitting at the sign in table, and setting up poster boards ahead of the reception if that helps at all. It’s the shortest day of the event since it’s mostly in the evening.

I have alternative choices, but honestly I’m concerned about being sweaty and gross because I get hot easily so just wanted to get opinions 😂 thank you!