Knee gave out and then kneecap popped out?!?!


Question: Knee gave out and then kneecap popped out!?!!?
[sorry for the epicness of this!. I need answers! so, thanks in advance!]

some info ahead: i'm a 17 year old female, 5'6", and 150!. filipino & black [i know some injuries & diseases are common in a certain ethnicity]!. i'm athletically built, and athletes always have problems with their knees!. it scares me!

earlier today, around 3:30 pm, I went to take a shower!. I turned around to grab my body wash off the counter, but then my right knee gave out!.!.!. and at the same time [idk if it was, or which happened first], my kneecap popped out to the right side! needless to say, I fell onto the bathroom floor in agonizing pain!. but I looked down, touched my kneecap, and pushed it slightly, and it immediately popped back into place!.

after that, it hurt really bad to walk!. I layed on the couch and elevated it for a while!. now, the pain isn't as intense as it was earlier, but there's still pain!.

this isn't the only time i've had knee problems!. my knee started hurting around february '08, but the doctor only told me to exercise more and it would go away!. in september, I was having horrible knee pains, as if I dislocated the kneecap, but I didn't, and that pain lasted a few weeks, which I didn't go to the doctor for!. my knee occasionally has pains when I exercise!. last wednesday, as I was exercising [zumba, at school!. which I highly recommend!] I had a sharp pain, like when you first dislocate your kneecap, but it went away immediately!.

should I go to the doctor!? do you think there's anything wrong with my knee!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
after a dislocation it is always a good idea to see an orthopeadist and get an MRI just to be sure that u didnt tear any ligaments!.!.!. or do more serious damage!.!.!.
also after ur first dislocation u may need to be in an immobolizer for a few weeks and then do some rehabWww@Answer-Health@Com

Why not just call your doctor and describe what you experienced and let the doctor decide what you should do!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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