Hi Mike - thanks for checking in!
Things at my end are … interesting. I had an MRI which showed very mild patella Alta, but also an enormous ganglion cyst. I knew about the cyst but it had never bothered me.
On talking with my physio and with a sports doctor, the consensus was that the cyst (located laterally near my knee), in combination with mild de-conditioning from being on holidays for 3 weeks was causing patella tracking issues and hence pain.
Moving forward, they tried to aspirate the cyst—but couldn’t—so now we’re on a few rounds of cortisone injections to help shrink it. That, in combination with 45mins-1hr of physio a day, and occasional strapping, has got me to regularly completing 1hr30 SST workouts and recently my first group ride.
It’s still not great, but I’m in a much better place than I was before.
Cal