for the last year or so i've noticed that my knees are going bad. it's hard to walk down stairs... that's the worst thing. i can go up stairs just fine, but going down is torture. isn't that weird?
i thought it was weird.
my doctor says it's normal, though, for women "my age". he even gave me a pamphlet. his prescription: take glucosamine and lose weight. i'm actively doing one of those things.
so anyway, i can avoid stairs pretty well. only one of my friends lives in a house that requires the use of a staircase, thankfully. so it's not like this is a daily, insurmountable problem. just an occasional irritation.
but lately... let's say over the last 2 or 3 months... something else has been happening with my knees quite regularly. if i sit too long in a chair with my knees bent at a 90-degree angle i actually begin to experience strong discomfort. my knees start to get this weird pressure in them and my feet swell up. it's terrible to experience pain just from sitting... i mean, who's the bozo that thought up human anatomy, anyway??!?
this horrible knee-pressure is happening right now, as i type. as soon as i post this i'm going to get up and walk around the building... that usually helps. if i could put my feet up, that would help too. (of course my boss would probably think i was slacking off if she caught me with my feet up on the desk.)
Posted by xta at June 15, 2004 03:47 PM | TrackBack