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swollen knee, but not much pain?

kmrichardson1
kmrichardson1 Posts: 41 Member
edited January 31 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi everyone. I've been doing couch to 5k and am in week 5. This past Saturday, I felt really great and ran for 30 min and covered 3 miles, so much mre running than I was "supposed" to do. Well today I woke up with my knee feeling weird. By midday I knew that it was swollen...but I don't really have much pain. It's an annoying feeling and hurts a little, but not painful enough to eve take Advil.

I'm wondering what this could be, and if I would be "safe" to do the elliptical or bike while the swelling goes down. I am resting today.

Thanks so much!

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  • kmrichardson1
    kmrichardson1 Posts: 41 Member
    bumping to see if there are any thoughts :)
  • ncmedic201
    ncmedic201 Posts: 540 Member
    Only a doctor can tell you whether it's safe to resume exercise. Even if there's no pain, you may want to take an antiinflammatory and put some ice on it.
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