Health

I woke one morning to find that my right knee would only straighten to a certain point and then go no further. Not because of pain but you physically could not force it "flat" if you were sitting on the floor for example. I would estimate the departure from flat/left knee condition to be about 15 to 20 degrees. It also has my lower leg at a very noticeable offset towards the outside. The knee bends OK and without pain.

I've had x-rays etc. and show nothing "wrong". When I walk it isn't possible to "flex and push off" the way we normally walk. It is more like stab with the bad leg and swing the left along to stabilize me. Like one halting step at a time. It's been like this for about 3 years now. Doctors shrug their shoulders. Of course they say "knee replacement" but have no answer when I say "Since you're telling me you find nothing wrong why would I do a knee replacement?" Yes I know the answer is they want to do a work around, for the money, for something they have no answer for. But my feeling is since they have no answers how do they know they won't make matters worse?

At an advanced age I don't believe in taking surgery lightly especially for doctors who can't tell me what's causing this in the first place.