Radiation treatment is proceeding well. It's Monday morning and I just received my 9th treatment...only 12 more remaining. I'm beginning to feel the cumulative effects. There is slight swelling, stiffness and it feels like someone has bashed my knee with a hammer. The new sensation that I'm feeling is a slight burning and the skin is becoming quite sensitive. The pain level remains 2-3 and I continue to elevate and ice my knee which helps. The fatigue continues to worsen but I am learning that I just need to push through it and remain as active as possible. If I sit over a half an hour my knee stiffens up and becomes quite painful. My range of motion in the knee remains at 84% which is what it was on February 7th prior to starting RT. At least I haven't lost and range of motion.
This whole PVNS journey has been quite challenging. The thought keeps crossing my mind "will my knee ever feel normal again and will my range of motion return?" Surgery on any joint frightens me because I know from experience that once a joint is disrupted by surgery it is never the same. The damage continues to cumulate with each surgery. It's a mental game of keeping your attitude in check and not having too many pity parties.
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