Knee Troubles!

jennyredfern
jennyredfern Posts: 94 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
For the last few months my right knee has given me some light pain during working out. I haven't gone to the doctor in hopes that it would just go away.

But now i'm afraid it's getting worse! Much more pain and some swelling and stiffness. I'm taking advil, but it's not helping enough.

Today on the treadmill it hurt a lot at the beginning, but after I was good an warmed up it hurt less. By the time I finished 30 minutes at 3.8 mph with a 4.5 incline it didn't hurt at all.

Now that I've been sitting on the couch for an hour the swelling is going up a little bit and the stiffness and pain is back.

I'm a baby about the doctor and DON"T want to go! Especially if it's nothing to worry about and just something that's not serious. Advice?!

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  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    Try "purple pectin". It's natural, cheap, easy to make and keep, and tastes good. Best of all, IT WORKS! You just mix liquid fruit pectin (Certo--used for canning jams and jellies, and easily available at any grocery store), with grape, pomegranate or tart cherry juice.

    on Livestrong.com:

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/96303-pectin-grape-juice-home-remedy/

    on People's pharmacy.com:

    http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2005/10/18/purple-pectin-for-pain/

    I have had chondromalacia patella since the age of 11, but have managed to maintain a VERY active lifestyle all of these 33 years since my diagnosis by taking care to avoid the highest impact activities, and, when the knees are aggravated, by taking "purple pectin".

    good luck.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,974 Member
    For the last few months my right knee has given me some light pain during working out. I haven't gone to the doctor in hopes that it would just go away.

    But now i'm afraid it's getting worse! Much more pain and some swelling and stiffness. I'm taking advil, but it's not helping enough.

    Today on the treadmill it hurt a lot at the beginning, but after I was good an warmed up it hurt less. By the time I finished 30 minutes at 3.8 mph with a 4.5 incline it didn't hurt at all.

    Now that I've been sitting on the couch for an hour the swelling is going up a little bit and the stiffness and pain is back.

    I'm a baby about the doctor and DON"T want to go! Especially if it's nothing to worry about and just something that's not serious. Advice?!
    Where is the pain to the touch? Above the knee cap? Below the knee cap?

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  • fillycheez
    fillycheez Posts: 3 Member
    You may want to try icing your knees after your excercises. My husband lives with chronic nerve pain in his knees and thats
    what they do after his therapy.
    Try it! I hope it helps!
  • jennyredfern
    jennyredfern Posts: 94 Member
    Swelling is on the outside part of the leg below the kneecap in the soft little side pouch area... if that makes sense. Pain seems to be most right underneath the lower bottom middle part of the kneecap.
  • jennyredfern
    jennyredfern Posts: 94 Member
    thanks, I'll try that for sure... can't hurt anything!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,974 Member
    Swelling is on the outside part of the leg below the kneecap in the soft little side pouch area... if that makes sense. Pain seems to be most right underneath the lower bottom middle part of the kneecap.
    Sounds like patellar tendinitis. Overuse of the knee is the usual culprit. It's chronic and never goes away, however if you reduce the total workload on it, you should find it not hurting as much.

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  • CaseRat
    CaseRat Posts: 377 Member
    Just go to the doctor!
    What harm is there? If it's nothing too bad, they'll say so. If it's really bad, you could just be making it worse by exercising and it could end up causing thousands of dollars in operations to fix if something goes wrong.
  • saragato
    saragato Posts: 1,154
    Go to an orthopedic specialist. They'll know more about what to do about your knee, what to take for the pain, and either get you in some physical therapy or advise you on what exercises you can do and what to avoid or be careful with. Yeah it's not fun but it's better than popping over the counter stuff blindly and maybe googling what the problem could be and giving yourself a heart attack over the supposed diagnosis or, worse, further injuring your leg.
  • Shock_Wave
    Shock_Wave Posts: 1,573 Member
    LOL these people are not Doctors. You need to goto a doc and get checked out. If it hurts dont use it because if its even as simple as tendonitis or something else it will get worse trust me on this. I had tedonitis in my elbow once and kept using it and it got so bad I could not bend it straight and it took me out for 2 months for it to heal.
  • amandalfraser
    amandalfraser Posts: 40 Member
    I started with same symptoms and like you ignored it. Until it got pretty bad to the point I could barely walk. I did no high impact for 2 weeks and started on a glucosamine supp. I am very interested about the Pectin. I think this is common among people who push themselves too fast too soon and certain muscles are not ready. My hamstrings are still sore, I've been stretching lots and it helps. Also I iced like crazy for 2-3 days. So far this week it seems ok- try to take it easy for a few days.
  • theartichoke
    theartichoke Posts: 816 Member
    I completely agree with ninerbuff. I have tendon and cartilage damage in my right knee from a fractured knee cap when I was 16. First, I would highly recommend you see a doctor who specializes in sports injuries. If you can't or won't here's what helps me bGet 2 Ace bandages. Wrap one, gently enough to allow blood flow, above the knee. The second gently below with the top of the bandage just approaching the knee cap. Follow RICE. Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. Rest means rest. As little movement as possible for 48 to 72 hours. If you'll go ahead and bite the bullet so it can heal your workouts will suffer less long term. Ice, not directly on the skin, for 20 minutes on, 20 minutes off. Do that for an hour several times a day. Compression from the bandages and Elevation would be a pillow under your calf or wherever you need to place it to feel the pressure release from your knee. Just get it supported so it's not having to work. Good luck to you. My heart goes out to anyone dealing with knee problems.

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