I went to the doctors today and apparently I have bursitis below my knee, which is very annoying. I fell on it a few weeks ago and it hasn’t got better and is very tender to touch, and apparently this is why. The only cure for it is complete rest from anything that causes pain, which isn’t easy because I’m training for a marathon in a few months. Hopefully it’ll settle down quite quickly, but apparently it can take a while.
One thing the doctor mentioned is that I might be able to have a cortisone injection directly into the bursa. This gets rid of any swelling straight away, so sounds like a good option, but apparently there are other risks. Does anyone else have any experience with cortisone injections, specifically for bursitis?
I think what I’ll probably do is give it a few weeks and see what happens, then go for the injection if things don’t get better.
The embarrassing thing is that this injury is known as housemaids knee because it used to be associated with women who spent a lot of time on the floor cleaning! That’s a difficult one to explain to the friends.
On a side note the marathon training has been going quite well for a while now. I’ll keep this blog updated with my progress whenever possible, but I’ managed a 15 mile run the other week and didn’t feel TOO bad after it. I’m well on course for being able to complete the marathon, I’ve just got to decide whether I want to set myself a ridiculous target or whether finishing it is the main goal!