Hi Elin, I've been seen by the hospital physios and the Services contract physios now and the general consensus is that there is no underlying damage now (confirmed through the scope) and the pain is from the tighening of all the soft tissues around my knee and the quads because of their lack of use over the last 7 months. Does that sound right? They have both confidently said with a set of rehab including stretching exercises I should regain full flex and be able to go on to exercise fully. If this is the case I'll be over the moon, though I must say I can't guess how long it will take. Many thanks for all your posts. I hope your 4 month old is the light of your life, ours is full of surprises and I admit initially I just wanted to fix myself for me though now I just want to be able to do everything with her.

All the best, ParamedicJim