Hi, I'm serving in PNS (SPF).
Recently, I was diagnosed with Bilateral Chondromalacia Patella
(CMP) and sent to physio after being referred to Orthopaedics by my
camp MO. I gave him the ortho's memo/letter and was given 1 mth
LD(light duty) and med board.
Problem is, my condition deteriorated since the xray by ortho
more than 1 month ago, as in the following:
-Sharp snap sound in left knee followed by acute pain inside the
knee cap. Occurred twice.
-Wobbling in both knees when descending stairs, sharp and acute
pain when ascending.
-Just last week, both knees had sudden, extremely sharp pain, I
could feel the rubbing of the bones against each other and the pain
became unbearable to the point that I ended up limping.
-Went to see A&E twice requesting for MRI scan, A&E
rejected my request saying that decision lies with Ortho dept.
-Went to see camp MO, gave only painkillers and excuse from RMJ
when I already have LD. (Wtf?)
I can't bend, squat, kneel, run, straighten my knees or do
anything that places high stress on my lower limbs to avoid
aggravating my condition. Simple stuff like attempting to
straighten my knees and a sharp, acute pain follows after trying to
do so. Standing for prolonged periods of time also causes the pain
to increase in intensity.
Now, I just suck thumb wait for board. My condition currently
doesn't permit me to do any strenuous activity that may aggravate
the pain in both knees and my LD is nearing expiry, so I may have
to renew it.
REST. Do nothing but light duty. Over time when your leg muscles
shrink (due to a lack of excerise), the knee cap will automatically
fall back into place. Eat the NSAIDs to reduce the inflammation at
the knee cap.