Richard Rancourt

Ode to a Knee

I’ve been dealing with knee issues for over thirty years. The problem first surfaced while playing softball when I was in my late twenties. I developed a sharp pain in my right knee after a game. It went away but resurfaced again the next time I played. Being a bit hard-headed, my response was to ice it down and just take it easy. That seemed to make things manageable and I made it through the next few months, but eventually it caught up with me once again and started to affect me at work. Walking on concrete and standing around for twelve hours at a time became a painful chore. The once sporadic and nagging pain had become constant. Now, I’ve never claimed to be the tri-athlete type, but my knee by this time was affecting even my limited and almost sedentary lifestyle. I knew it was time to see the Doc.