non-pregnancy stuff

Well, not really. I mean, I am a huge sack of hormones, attempting to suppress the necessity to cry at the slightest provocation.

No, I won't mention that I'm now 10-weeks along and have my OB appointment tomorrow. If everything goes well, I'll be the furthest along in the last 3 pregnancies.

No, I won't mention that I'm eating approximately every 1 1/2 hours - anything - but I need to eat, otherwise I get nauseous.

And I would never mention that I have pregnancy acne (at the tender age of 39!!!!) just like I did with Maddy.

I won't mention anything about those things. I WILL mention that my damn knee is really hurting me, and now I know why!

For the past 5 years or so, my right knee has been giving me more and more trouble. It creaks badly walking up stairs. It hurts not even doing anything. So I went in to my good old orthopedic surgeon (from the ulna nerve transposition in October 2006) and he suggested an MRI, which is safe for pregnant women.

Thankfully I didn't freak, like I had previously.

What the MRI showed was that I have early arthritis (yippee), and some fluid in the knee. The worst part is that I have osteochondritis dissecans. I'm certainly glad I took that medical terminology class years ago.

Basically, I need to rest it, do some walking (even though it hurts) and get some cortisone shots in the knee (yippee - such a fan of needles - not) to help with the inflammation. It probably would be better if I lost weight, but that's not going to happen any time soon.