heal my knee and run again

I’ve been working very hard on this goal. I have patellar subluxation and a dislocating knee. Which means pain, instablility, and a hard time getting around. I’ve tried physiotherapy, chiropractic and western acupuncture to strengthen leg muscles and help with it, but it’s still very painful and prone to dislocate. My othopedic surgeon says lateral release and medial plication surgery will help, and I’m going to do it, in two weeks. But sadly, with this genetic condition, they say i’ll never run a marathon. Wish me luck.

I have an appointment with a specialist tomorrow (finally!- cursed Canadian healthcare) and an mri in January. I need to get to some physiotherapy, which i should have been doing a month ago. Someome recommended chiropractic. (worth it?) I need to buy a sturdier knee brace. I am really going to miss snowboarding this year. It’s breaking my heart. I was training all summer for this and I was is such amazing shape.