From Knee Pain to Cancern
In late March Nick came home from martial arts saying that he had hurt his knee during training. Over the next few weeks he would periodically mention that it was still hurting him but we assumed he had strained a muscle or ligament and would feel better soon. As April came and went it became clear that his knee pain was increasing. We visited the pediatrician in early May and got a referral. As these things do, it took 3 weeks to finally get an appointment with an orthopedist for the last week in May. Last Tuesday (5/28) we visited the orthopedist. After the physical exam the orthopedist thought the pain may be from a torn meniscus but he also sent Nick to get an x-ray. The x-ray showed inflammation around the patella, but also a blurry mass around the head of the femur. He ordered an MRI for further imaging. On Thursday (5/30) I took Nick in for an MRI, still thinking we were looking at a tear. The MRI was at 3PM. By 4PM I had a phone call from the orthopedist telling me that N...