House

For those who know me, you would know that due to something being wrong with my knee, I have taken to the use of a cane as my primary mode of transportation. I'm sure this is hilarious to see; a young once extremely athletic, man hobbling around the college, looking like he's about to yell at you to get off his lawn.

But as it turns out, my knee is somewhat the medical mystery. 5 years of increasing and generalized pain, where physio does not help, lead me to a Sports Doctor. Now after telling me that part of his job is to keep me away from surgeons, the sports doctor sends me to get an MRI.
I return to him with the scan, and he immediately shows me that I have a multiseptated ganglia, and I just need to see a surgeon and it will be all gone! Yay!!
But I get to the see the ortho-surgeon, and he is stumped by the fact that the ganglia is so small, and causing so much pain.
Off to get X-Rays, which are totally clear.
More confusing.
So I'm sent to another ortho-surgeon who is supposed to be a little better at soft tissue related things... He points out that the cyst isn't in the area where the pain is most severe, and it is not communicating with the joint. Added to this, there isn't much he can do to aggrivate the knee mechanically. (To tell the truth, it hurt slightly less while being prodded and twisted, but that could just be distraction.)
Big mystery!
Now I get a bone scan and if they still can't figure out what's wrong with me with that, I'll be taken along to a meeting of all the local ortho-surgeons who will all ponder the enigma that is my knee.

I enjoy the show, but it's a pity that House ever hit televisio. It makes my limp seem less... Origional.