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Is Meniscus diagnosis possible without an MRI?
So back on 6/13 I jumped into a pool while playing with my kids. It was really weird as it was like the water didn't catch me or slow me at all. Water was 5' deep and I ended up compressing down to almost smacking my butt on the bottom of the pool. I remember thinking "that was weird" but didn't really give it much else of a thought. By the evening my right knee was getting sore but was generally fine to walk on. We flew home and I could tell the next day it was a bit swollen but still felt mostly fine. I thought maybe I sprained or jammed my knee when I jumped in the pool. About three weeks later it was still bothering me but I was still training for muncie so I was going for 3-5 mile runs, biking and swimming. Running hurt to start but would eventually loosen up and feel fine. Uphill was the worst but flat and downhill were mostly normal. I started going to my Chiropractor since it was obviously not getting better. She's not the voodoo witch doctor kind and I trust her a lot. Helped me rehab my left knee a few years back after I came about as close to tearing my MCL and ACL as you can without actually tearing it. At the time she said she thought 3 weeks and I should be back to normal. Things would start to feel like they were getting better and then my knee would pop and it was like I hit a reset button. I also still couldn't really bend my leg back all the way but straightening it out was fine and while range of motion was limited it was not really affecting running or biking.

After 3 weeks and still not better I offered to stop running and she agreed that was probably for the best to help it heal and recover but she wanted me to keep biking and to do stairs to strengthen up my knee and leg.

Two weeks ago I was sitting at my desk and it popped out of nowhere. I was literally not doing anything just sitting there. It hurt like a bantha but the weird thing was my range of motion flipped. All of a sudden it no longer hurt to bend my knee but it did to extend it. I saw my Chiro a few days later and asked her if we were dealing with something more severe than she originally thought. She told me she feels it is getting better. She is wondering if there is a small meniscus tear but (here's the kicker) since I have metal in my knee I can't get an MRI. She said I could get a CT scan but it probably wouldn't show much.

I just put in for an E-visit with my PCP to find out what kind of CT options are available in my network. I have read some of the newer CT machines can produce imaging almost as good as an MRI but how the heck am I supposed to know if that's what Im getting if my PCP orders me a CT scan? Also if its not a newer or better machine is it even worth getting it done?

Really trying to not freak out over the thought of a meniscus tear but I'm at day 79 since I injured it and its been like 4 weeks since I last ran.

Any help or suggestions on what to ask for in regards to the CT scan is greatly appreciated. Oh and here is my knee. The metal is left over from when I broke my femur in 98 playing soccer.

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Last edited by: suparuki: Aug 31, 20 9:38

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  • Post edited by suparuki (Lightning Ridge) on Aug 31, 20 9:38