Doctor Doctor

I have a confession. I'm not a true lady. Or, at least, I don't sit very lady like. Especially at work. Usually you can find me with one foot propped under my bum. The left foot. I used to do this when I was younger so that I felt taller. At concerts, the dinner table, the couch, you name it... I did it. And I still do. Now, it's just such a habit and sooo comfortable. Who can sit at a desk for 8 hours a day with such classy posture? I totally need to - but somehow, I can't. Or I'll cross my legs - which is also very bad for you. At one of my previous call center jobs there was an older lady who would always tell me - don't sit like that! You'll hate yourself later when you're all full of pains and arthritis.

Is it later yet? I'm starting to think so. About 2 months ago I bent down in squatting position to pick up my cousin's new baby off the floor. Well, while squatting, a sharp pain came from the behind the knee, just below. I'm thinking it's the gastrocnemius muscles - from all my research on-line today. Yeah, at the time, Steph laughed at me for somehow pulling my calf while just squatting down. I'm just so fragile, huh....tear. :) Anyway - since that happened - basically EVERY TIME I go to squat, that spot shoots pain again. I don't know if I'm tearing something, pulling something, or anything. It's been 2 months now and it still hurts when I do this. I've asked a few of my soon to be medical friends - and since they are "soon to be" - I'm not sure they really know (sorry guys - i still asked you right?). Anyway - they say to rub it, massage it, ice it, stretch it, stay off of it, etc. Maybe I need to go to the doctor?? Doctor Doctor.... help!! Okay, so it's not that bad. It only hurts usually when I do the squat thing - so I can survive right? But that 10 second pain is pretty bad when it happens. And now it makes me wonder - what really caused that pain?

1 - Squatting to pick up the cutest little baby (Isn't Jillie just so cute!)

2 - Maybe sitting on my foot has created this spasm, arthritis, or something

3 - Maybe I walk weird and it's finally affecting other body parts

4 - My shoes - heck, stupid high heels

5 - Running - see, I also started this at about the same time too...

Man...I have no idea. And I have no idea what doctor to go to - or do physicians look at these things? Would it be better to go to a physical therapist? My knee isn't swollen, you can't see any lumps, or bruises from blood clots or anything like what I'm researching on-line. I've tried to see if I at least could figure out what the problem was, but if my medical friends can't - I sure as heck probably can't. But - it's buggin!! I think I've come to realize that I'm not as young as I used to be. I wish I was 17 again. (Okay, I just saw that movie yesterday and I loved it! I guess I love cheese and family friendly funny stuff... it was hilarious, for what I expected - Go see 17 Again!!)

Oh to be young again.