The trip to the doctor went "well" . . . I guess. He told me that the MRI came back normal, and that my left ACL is in tact. The down side of that is he doesn't know why the back of my knee hurts (low, around the top of the calf on the outside). I told him that it aches just about everyday, and that I think it is affecting my sleep, and he told me to deal with it. Everyday discomfort is not an option for me, and would need to be fixed. In the end I don't like this guy as a doctor, however he is a good person. He's a good odctor I guess, but it tentative to do testing, i.e. he is not aggressive. He does have this really cute nurse, however, who answered some of my questions after the doctor left. So in the end it is good news because I don't require surgeery and my job shouldn't be affected. Bad news because the solution is to hope it goes away. If it doesn't get better after a while I'm going to get a second opinion. Wish me luck.

M