The Knee Pain Was a Relief in Disguise

Sometimes, pushing through pain instead of avoiding it can lead to self-healing

Jim Farina
Thirty over Fifty
Published in
4 min readMar 17, 2024

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"I'm ordering an imaging scan over at the hospital," The doctor told me as he squeezed my upper calf and worked his way down toward my ankle.

"Is there any pain?" he asked again. I told him it was a little tender, but I wouldn't call it…

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