The Ultra-Adventures of a Painfully Normal Girl

Today, I received a cortisone injection in the IT band of my bad knee. IT (pun intended) hurts just about every time I run these days. If there is a decent downhill, forget it! The cyst causes little comparative discomfort with no evidence of an actual tear in my meniscus...good news. It will be left untreated to resolve itself.

The doctor said he only injects IT bands after all other non-invasive treatments have been attempted and failed (check!). After signing the consent form, yes I know it can result in an infection, there could be unlikely fat atrophy at the site, blah, blah, blah,  the doctor jabbed his thumb into my knee some more while bending it to find the exact location. There was a small pinch followed by a cold spray to numb the skin before the uber steroid was pumped into my offending tissue. I never really felt the needle, but the mashing (massaging) of the area post-stabbing was not an entirely comfortable sensation. Soon, I headed home with instructions to rest it for a few days, which I will stretch to at least a week, and then begin running slowly.

My knee felt good for the next hour or two, but then it grew quite sore with shooting pains if I twisted wrong. I was informed that it might be sore tonight, so I am not concerned. I am optimistic that it will work...