Hi everyone, I have ord-ed for almost 10 years and am in the
midst of my reservist cycles.
In 2010, I had a sharp pain in my right knee while playing soccer
which made me unable to run for that entire evening, walking seemed
ok. Since then, I have been experiencing frequent pains whenever I
ascend/descend the stairs, walking on slopes, standing during train
rides, even standing up from a sitting position. Often, I had to
stop exercising temporarily and the pain alleviates by itself in
days. Sometimes for no rhyme or reason, even after temporarily
stopping all physical activities, the pain just keeps coming
back.
Finally late that year I went for a checkup and had an x-ray done
which showed that my patella was tilted and was diagnosed as
patellofemoral syndrome. Subsequently the MO from my camp
downgraded me for a year to C2L2 while I underwent physiotherapy. I
have went for numerous sessions since and its not cheap I can tell
you that. To date, the situation has remained the same as before,
ie. the pain lessens in days but comes back frequently and I
realise the pain is worse after work. Perhaps my event intensive
job is a problem.
After my review with my specialist, I went back to my MO with a
memo requesting for a downgrade from my reservist but was told that
my condition does not warrant a downgrade. I seriously am so not
looking forward to seeing my specialist next year just to reiterate
my condition to the MO for endorsement.
Could anyone advise me on this? Thanks.