Suck it up, Buttercup.

Got my MRI results back today.

Good news: My ligaments and tendons look fine.

Bad news: I have Petellofemoral syndrome.

Treatments for flare ups include: Rest, icing the knee, compression and drugs.

Basically, there isn’t a damn thing I can do about it except the above. So it’s quite literally “suck it up, buttercup” and deal with it. I will admit, I was happy to find out I wasn’t going to need surgery…but, then the doctor laid the other diagnosis on me and the first words out of my mouth were, “Uh…can’t I just have surgery?” Because really, anything else? They’d be able to fix it. You can’t really fix this.  It’s most likely a result from previous injury (giant bolder, hockey, rollerblading dog). 

Don't get me wrong, I am VERY happy I don't need surgery. I just wish the issue had been something...fixable.   

The upside to this is that I can begin my work out regiment again.  I will just need to wear a brace and take it easy on my knee and cross train a bit.

And so it goes.