Hi everyone. Just figured I would post an update.

Next week will be 5 months since my knee freaked out. It's been a good time of simplifying, slowing down and listening. That's not to say it hasn't been nerve-wracking at times. I am an active person to my very core, so this has gone against all my regular habits.

I've managed to stay healthy & not regain any of my grad-school weight, even though walking has been the extent of my "exercise." that's a relief. I think my eating habits are actually healthier now. Aside from the fact that i can't be active, I feel good.

Bad news is that my knee has not improved at all. Things have actually gotten worse. For whatever reason, my left knee freaked out on Saturday in the same way that my right one had. No precipitating trauma, no "overdoing it" - nothing. It just freaked out. Enough was enough. I finally spent 2 HOURS on the phone this morning straightening things out with my insurance company who has denied any claims related to my knee even though i shouldn't have any pre-existing condition exclusions.

Since we are but poor lost circus performers... oops, i mean incredibly low-income grad students/recent graduates in this house, we couldn't afford to do anything else until we got something sorted out and could know that our payments would at least be applied to our deductible. (Hello rock, meet hard place. Hard place, meet rock. Please don't squish me.)

Turns out my previous insurance company didn't send a certificate of creditable coverage for *all* my insurance - just the most recent year. Good grief.

So. Now I have to find a good orthopedist.

Le sigh.

I would really settle for just being able to walk around my neighborhood without pain at this point.