Knee Injury

[Moviefan1203]

Last night I was simply getting out a lounge chair, and I heard a loud pop come from my left knee. My wife was on the opposite side of the room and heard it with the TV on to give you an idea of how loud it was. Now I didn't have any discomfort in my knee last night, but when I got up this morning it hurt like hell. It's been hurting all day, but when I stay on my feet moving around it's not too bad. But whenever I sit down for a period of time or stand still it stiffens up and hurts a lot worse, work today was not a pleasant experience as the day went on. Now I am obviously concerned about this and have a doctors appointment scheduled for tomorrow, but I am curious if anyone on here can give me a clue as to the severity of what might be wrong with it. I'm fairly physically fit, and I don't know how getting out of a chair could cause a knee injury.

[Uniquely]

Impossible to say without seeing it, but a fair guess might be some type of ligament damage. If that were the case treatment could range from light duty for a few days, pain relievers and anti-inflammatories... all the way up to surgery. If there is swelling with it, I would ice it and take an nsaid like Motrin or Ibuprofen.

[Bytor2112]

Originally Posted by robinandtami

Impossible to say without seeing it, but a fair guess might be some type of ligament damage. If that were the case treatment could range from light duty for a few days, pain relievers and anti-inflammatories... all the way up to surgery. If there is swelling with it, I would ice it and take an nsaid like Motrin or Ibuprofen.

damn straight with the anti-inflammatories ( eat something with them or they will rot your gut) and ice ( wrapped up in a towel, 15 mins on 15 mins off ). trust me, 5 right knee dislocations, 1 left knee dislocation, and 1 right knee re-allignment surgery last summer, all in the last 12 years.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by robinandtami

Impossible to say without seeing it, but a fair guess might be some type of ligament damage. If that were the case treatment could range from light duty for a few days, pain relievers and anti-inflammatories... all the way up to surgery. If there is swelling with it, I would ice it and take an nsaid like Motrin or Ibuprofen.

Yep.... you really can't tell without looking at it, but if it only "acts up" when you're not on it, it's probably due to swelling caused by a strain of some sort, not a "Tear" or anything worse....

So... "RICE" would be the probable recommendation by your doctor (in addition to anti-inflammatory drugs.... but they'd likely tell you to take over-the-counter Ibuprofen, and tylenol for the pain (they are different)

RICE, being:

Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation

[Steel Panther]

I'll throw.... cartilage damage out there. When I screwed up my knee 6 years ago, I just kept working on it and limping around until it got to the point I couldn't put any pressure on it anymore. My knee felt tight and full of pressure and the more I walked, the more swollen it got. Every time I tried to crack/pop it manually to relieve the pressure, while it felt better, It put me in a lot of pain. Ice/staying off it/ibuprofen is the best you'll do until a doctor X-Rays it or orders a MRI

[Monkey]

Damn, really sorry to hear that. Dr. will definitely have to tell you, mine popped each time I blew out my ACL but all 3 times happened playing basketball. Just sitting there, hard to say. I hope it is minor.

[blu-mike]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Last night I was simply getting out a lounge chair, and I heard a loud pop come from my left knee. My wife was on the opposite side of the room and heard it with the TV on to give you an idea of how loud it was. Now I didn't have any discomfort in my knee last night, but when I got up this morning it hurt like hell. It's been hurting all day, but when I stay on my feet moving around it's not too bad. But whenever I sit down for a period of time or stand still it stiffens up and hurts a lot worse, work today was not a pleasant experience as the day went on. Now I am obviously concerned about this and have a doctors appointment scheduled for tomorrow, but I am curious if anyone on here can give me a clue as to the severity of what might be wrong with it. I'm fairly physically fit, and I don't know how getting out of a chair could cause a knee injury.

Nice going mate jk

[Porkchop Express]

Any news from the Dr. ?

[Navster]

damn sorry to hear that, hope its not serious... Good luck at the Doctors

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by Porkchop Express

Any news from the Dr. ?

Thanks a lot for the advice guys. I went to the doctor yesterday and she ordered an X-ray, but I haven't heard back from her yet so the results must not be in yet. They did say expect to hear Friday evening or Monday morning, she tends to think it's a bad sprain or perhaps a small tear in the cartilage.

[Steel Panther]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Thanks a lot for the advice guys. I went to the doctor yesterday and she ordered an X-ray, but I haven't heard back from her yet so the results must not be in yet. They did say expect to hear Friday evening or Monday morning, she tends to think it's a bad sprain or perhaps a small tear in the cartilage.

Hmm If it's the cartliage, I don't want to say I was right, but............. =P

[Steel Panther]

So?... What's the prognosis?

[JJ]

I severely sprained my MCL once...

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by Steel Panther

So?... What's the prognosis?

Pain is very minimal now, and the X-ray looked good. In all likeliness it is just a sprained ligament or tendon. I've been wearing a knee brace while has really helped take the pressure off of it and allow some time for healing. I feel like I dodged a bullet here, I really thought I might have had a surgery requiring injury.

[Navster]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Pain is very minimal now, and the X-ray looked good. In all likeliness it is just a sprained ligament or tendon. I've been wearing a knee brace while has really helped take the pressure off of it and allow some time for healing. I feel like I dodged a bullet here, I really thought I might have had a surgery requiring injury.

glad to hear it wasnt as serious as first thought... just rest that knee and try to keep off of it as much as you can...

[brettallica]

I'm glad to hear you're doing well! I hate hearing about people getting injured and then being out for extended periods while they recover/rehab. Sounds like you came away relatively well, all things considered. I absolutely BLEW UP my ankle playing basketball on Christmas Eve morning (early in the morning, before we started doing family Christmas stuff), so I've been watching this thread and hoping for good health for you and your knee. I'm still a couple weeks away from getting back out on the court, but I will start running (hard) this weekend. Rehab is a PITA, but necessary if you want to heal correctly — and quickly for that matter. I've been on a strong rehab regimen for about six weeks now, but nothing beats my everyday exercise that I do when I'm in typical condition. I'm dying to resume my normal training routine.

[Uniquely]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Pain is very minimal now, and the X-ray looked good. In all likeliness it is just a sprained ligament or tendon. I've been wearing a knee brace while has really helped take the pressure off of it and allow some time for healing. I feel like I dodged a bullet here, I really thought I might have had a surgery requiring injury.

IME... only two things are going to make the type of noise you talked about (heard from across the room with the tv on.) That's a ligament, or a clean through and through break in a long bone. Obviously it wasn't the latter I'm glad it was just light ligament damage that did not require heavy treatment.

[Rob71]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Pain is very minimal now, and the X-ray looked good. In all likeliness it is just a sprained ligament or tendon. I've been wearing a knee brace while has really helped take the pressure off of it and allow some time for healing. I feel like I dodged a bullet here, I really thought I might have had a surgery requiring injury.

Good to hear that it appears you dodged a bullet.

I dislocated my knee and it sucked. I had a muscle tear and stretched some tendons and slightly damaged a ligament. My doctor decided immobilization was better than surgery. Five weeks of immobilization. Guess what happens when they take X-rays after that long with your leg straight as a board? It takes two interns a nurse and a doctor to "help" you bend your knee the first time. I put a string of four-letter words together that was legendary. The nurse(male) was a Navy corpsman and he complemented me on it afterwards.