Don't chop off my leg!
A couple months ago, I vowed to run a half-marathon every month this summer. And you might have noticed that I'm not blogging about all my successful half-marathon running. My right knee objected to that promise. I haven't been able to run in weeks. The right knee doesn't just hurt or throb, it's piercing pain. It actually feels like somebody is sticking a knife into my kneecap, very quickly. It comes on suddenly and goes away fairly quickly as well. I literally scream, grunt and yell when it hurts. It's that bad. You know it's really bad because I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow. I've had one doctor's appointment in the last five years, and that was for a routine physical. I know a number of medical professionals read this blog, so, closed-circuit to them, here's a description of the pain: The pain typically occurs when I'm going up or coming down stairs or inclines on trails. It's localized, non-radiating pain. It's a 10 on a 1...