Knee Pain 

For more than half of my life, I have dealt with severe knee pain. Then, Dr Donovan entered my life and rescued my sanity.

Sports have always been a part of my life since I was knee high to a grass hopper. When I began to play sports in high school, I was required to have a physical. The doctor said I had the second worst knees he had ever seen. Their structural weakness would continue to degenerate and major surgery was the only option. He predicted I would need surgery in my early thirties.

So as any young man convinced of his own invincibility would do, I disregarded the advice and played football, soccer, basketball in high school, and, in college, rugby. I also enjoyed outdoor recreation including whitewater rafting, backpacking, spelunking, and hiking 14, 000 foot mountains in Colorado. I was determined to get as much enjoyment out of my knees before they quit on me.

However, soon the injuries to my knees began to mount. In my final high school football game, I partially tore ligaments in my right knee. Years later, playing men’s league rugby, my knees were so structurally weal that during tackles they would “kalunk” as they went in and out of joint. The final straw was when playing rugby I dislocated my left knee cap. It was a truly sobering experience to see my knee cap protruding from the side of my knee.

Fast forward three years through continued recreational sporting, and on bad days, my knees hurt to simply walk. The pain was always there that I took a job because it provided better health insurance than another. I began studying my insurance to see how much it covered for knee surgery or possible replacement.

I told Dr Donovan of all the aches and pains my body had achieved thorough my misuse of it and mentioned my knees. Dr Donovan tested my knees and in two quick jerks, he fixed them.

The very next day I was lightly jogging at work and could feel the difference. Luckily for me, the corrections have held, and I can once again walk without pain.

Early on, I had decided to get as much fun out of my knees before they were completely shot. Now, I look forward to many more years of playing recreational sports pain free.

-Gordon Blair