Originally Posted by bfloyd
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The funny thing is, as I don't know if this is a sign of tendonitis, is that the brushing of clothes at the back of my knees causes pain and discomfort. Like when I wear loose shorts and the bottom ends of the shorts brush up against the back of my knees. Maybe I don't have tendonitis and have some kind of nerve issues or circulation problems?? I don't know.
I think you're considerations are intelligent questions. The idea of surface enervation just from light brushing of the skin might indicate more than just tendonitis, or the tendonitis might have gone far enough to now cause additional issues. In any case it'd be worth investigating that further. And maybe with another doctor, if the current one isn;t paying attention to these symptoms.
Don;t get discouraged, just keep asking the questions to get at the root of it.
If it is related to some nerve issues/damage, then it can take a while to have some healing start. But better to have a handle on it than to feel you're going through it blind.
Anyway, Questioning everything is a good approach.
Wishing you great luck in getting it all sorted.
Keep us filled in on what comes of it all - it'd be real interesting to read what you find out and hopefully eventually do get healed...