It’s early September. The official soccer season is over for us old farts, and it’s the first week of ‘pickup’ soccer, where everyone who wants to gets together to play soccer. We have about 15 players per side, all of them on the field. It’s a bit crowded, to say the least. But, I’m not really THAT tested as the goalie. We play for about 2 or 3 hours. About 30 min before we’re done, I feel this pinch in my right hip, about halfway between my groin and the outside of my hip. At the time, I think nothing of it. But it keeps hurting for longer than it should. And when I sneeze and cough, it hurts too. So, I figure it’s a sports hernia, the initial treatment for which is “Don’t do that again.” for a while. Well, it’s been 2 months, and I still have some pain there. Probably a sign.
Also, two weekends ago, I went for a day event with the cub scouts, where there was a lot of hiking, and then the next day did a swim meet where I was standing on a pool deck for about 8 hours, give or take. Since those two events, when I climb stairs, I hear a loud *click* in my right knee when I climb stairs. This is new behaviour.
So, I have an appointment on Friday to talk to an Orthopaedic doctor (with the same last name as me, no less) about these two issues. I expect I’ll be under the knife within the month.