Alright, so back in December of 2008, I injured my knee, nothing big, just a minor twist. But then instead of letting it get better, I went and played Water Polo with this injury which, wouldn't you know it, got worse! :O
In fact it got so bad that I was barely able to walk without a limp.
So I finally went to the doctor at the end of Februrary and got X-Rays to see what was wrong. And nothing showed up. She didn't have any confirmed opinion about what was wrong, so all she did was put me on heavy duty NAPROXEN and crutches for one week. I did everything I was advised to do, but my knee didn't get better, not in the slightest bit.
Here is where I reach my conundrum:
Water Polo started up again and I made the "A" team for the Junior Olympics (which is a pretty big deal) but my knee is now feeling worse than ever. The only reason I am able to even walk now is because of the NAPROXEN. This is a very important year for me because this is when colleges go and scout out players who they want to go to their school, and I am stuck on deciding what I should do. My doctor said that if I didn't get better I needed an MRI which may show that surgery is required and if I have surgery I will not be allowed in the pool for 6 months! So not only will I miss Junior Olympics, but when high school season comes around I will not be able to play then either.
So, do I tough it out and play or get the MRI?