Just been diagnosed - need some advice!

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Hi

I am 35 years old and have just got back from an appointment to see a knee

specialist about pain in both my knees. I was infact seen by a chief

physiotherapist instead of the consultant I was meant to see so am a bit upset

about that.

I had an initial examination by the physio who told me that she susspected I had

a knee cap problem which generally lasted from teens to thirties and then

disappeared, so really good news the future was bright and I was really happy.

She then decided to send me for a skyline x-ray just as a check and when I got

back from x-ray she sawme again and was less hopefull this time. The x-ray

showed a wide gap on one side of the knee cap and a very narrow gap on the other

side. She then said it was arthirits and nothing could be done for me and just

to try and carry on as I was. The meeting was all over in about 3 mins and I was

discharged straight away and never got to see a consultant.

It was a real shock to the system going from being put on a real high to a

sudden cliff edge drop. Arthiritis at 35 ?. Does this mean that I just have to

hope and pray I don't live to an old age so that my joints don't wear out before

the rest of my body.

I have recently got back into hiking again to help with severe depression and am

loving it, I can't bear the thought of having to give up hiking again. My head

is absolutly spinning with it all at the moment and I don't know what to think

anymore.

From the x-ray and what i've read, un-even cartidgle wear behind the knee cap is

chondromallacia, can anybody else comfirm this ?

Many thanks