We don't have to have surgery.

I got the results from my MRI today!! The doctor's first words were, "Well,
we don't have to do surgery!" Thankfully, the MRI didn't show any tears.
He did see a small cyst on the back of my knee, but nothing I needed to worry about.
The final diagnosis was tendonitis brought on by issues with my IT band. [Don't
I sound like a real athlete??]

At any rate, the funny thing. He recommended I get a cortisone injection... he said
with that, we can both say, "we've done all we can do". So, I get
laid up on the table, got my knee ready, he starts pressing around, asks where it
hurts most, then I feel this cold spray, 2 stings and he's done... except...
that was the local anesthesia!!! He's gone about 5 minutes then comes back with
this huge syringe. To myself, I'm like, "Crap, I thought we were done!"
Not long after that, I'm completely passed out... Yeah, I fainted! Will anything
ever change?

Anyway, he said "give it a week and I should be running again." He said
to pay extra close attention to that tendon and give it some TLC and with luck I
won't have the problem again. So, now that I've basically been given the clear.
I plan to do some yoga and walk this week, then try and run next week. Hopefully,
I'll be running a 5K in June and start training for another full marathon in
January.