Oh Fudge I'm Forty. Better go to Vegas!

[neilhd]

As further proof that the universe hates me, I have done something to my knee and whatever was in there before appears to have been replaced with a large lumpy of jelly.

Naturally the Locum GP was incredibly helpful, suggesting I go away and come back in a week if it's still bad. So a week later I was back, as it was worse. Luckily I then got to see my actual GP, who agreed it was a little odd. I decided I'm not mucking around with this as I had a similar problem on the other knee a few years ago and that ended up with surgery.

So I got a referral and today saw an actual specialist consultant at a private hospital. I had self-diagnosed myself with Dr Google and decided it was probably a meniscal tear but decided not to tell him, lest he get jealous of my Dr House-like diagnostic skills. He examined my knee ("Whoa that's really swollen!") and he thought the same thing - and quite a bad one too.

He wanted me to get an MRI scan (done literally 20 minutes later - private is wonderful!) and although he needs to see me for a follow-up next week to confirm the scan results, he has already pencilled me in for an arthroscopy in June.

Which is about 3 and half weeks before we fly to Vegas.

He tells me I'll be fine to fly on the 8th July though. And I suppose being in posho class means I can have my leg up as much as I need it if it's still sore. I seem to recall it took about 2 weeks before I was moving fairly normally last time.

My medical insurance documents state it should be covered as it happened after booking (although I have 3 trips coming up which I'm sure will please them) but I suppose I'll have to let them know about it and argue with them if necessary.

Grr, things are never easy!