After a hectic week, I finally found some time to shop at the local CVS and bought myself a Futuro Knee Support Brace because the pain has become more regular and annoying.  Recommendation if anyone needs to buy a knee brace: measure your knee size first. I made the mistake of guessing and had to make two trips to get the right brace. The CVS I went to only carried Futuro and it was $18.29 (way more expensive than if I ordered it online, I guess) but I needed it right this moment, after limping around for a few days already.

I hope this does the job as the next set of braces get more expensive and more complicated looking. The doc said to get one with the little hole for patella support so this is it. I should give the specialist a call next week. It has been a long week of medical visits. First my x-ray at the hospital, then my mom’s trip to the hospital for double hernia surgery, and then my dentist appointment, and soon her dentist appointment as well. I already fell behind on a few things at work so will be doing some work this weekend as well.

I just finished sweeping and mopping with the brace on and it felt ok. I didn’t feel pain or the usual tightness and discomfort in the knees when bending the knee so I hope this brace holds the patella in place and trains it to go back to the groove and stop grinding on the bones. Maybe I will give it a spin in the gym before I head to my mom’s to check on her recovery. (Abdominal surgery is always a pain — literally. You can’t do anything without your core: sitting, standing, lying down, getting up, turning, etc. )

Hope to report an improvement in a few weeks. I haven’t been training this week at all — just was tired, sleepy and too busy all week.