Weeks 6 -12

So, from the start of this period I've put away the neoprene knee supports (which make me feel a lot more normal!) and been in the gym doing leg weights. Having read a bit about tendinopathy I've been trying to focus on the eccentric phase over the concentric phase.
At the start there was visible wasting of the right VMO (I guess caused by all the limping) and a dramatic strength imbalance. After gradually building up the weight over 6 weeks the legs were the same strength and VMO had plumped up on right leg. Gained a lot of strength back and was feeling very mentally positive. Did try a bit of cycling but that flared up the pain on the patella tendon.

But it's gone a bit wrong at the end of this period....Started to get pain on the quad attachment of the left knee. Carried on despite for a few sessions and then common sense kicked in (I've learned something after all!). Just going to rest for a few weeks and see what happens.

RIGHT KNEE: The weights do seem to have helped the pain and wet feeling in the right patella tendon - but still got plenty of stiffness, twinges and wet feeling there. So would still say this was 3/5 for right knee

LEFT KNEE: Pain at quad tendon attachment on ascending, descending, lowering and rising from sitting - but not to sharp. 3/5