Question:
Advice on my knee injury? please!?
okay well i've had knee problems since i was 12 from softball and after a year of dealing with it i went to an orthopedic and they did x-rays, MRIs and found i tore my patella tendon and loose cartilage! my doctor did ALL the non surgical ways first and then after a year of going back and forth and nothing helping he did an arthroscopic surgery and repair everything and after all that it was great. i had that on October 12th, 2009 and i was 14! i am now 16 and it's killer again! i have a brace on it and everything! i had ankle ligament reconstructive surgery on January 10th, 2011 and just got cleared to walk with a boot a week ago and ever since my knee hurts the worst! btw it's my right knee and my right ankle so it's all on the same leg. my mom doesn't believe me because she says everything is fine and it's the weather hurting my joints but wouldn't my ankle hurt too? also i should mention that i did slip on my steps and landed awkwardly on my knee and heard a pop/crack and then i couldn't bend it all the way or straighten it. i can walk but with pain. i feel like it's gonna dislocate and it's always cracking and making noises! it looks swollen but not bruised! i see my orthopedic doctor march 3rd for my ankle and he the same one who i went to for my knee.
PLEASE HELP!
MY MOM WONT BELIEVE MEE! I TOLD HER I SLIPPED ON MY STEPS!
it's gotten better with ice and being elevated!
Answers:
I think you either have arthritis in the knee and the fall triggered it along with humid air or you tore a ligament or the meniscus(cartilage).
Here's my email if you want it explained more or have any questions.
ghartwig5@yahoo.com
Tore my MCL, meniscus, and now dealing with patellar tendonitis. All this and I'm only 16
You are acting like having a knee surgery at age 14 is sooo bad..well people have had it worse. Such as me for example. I'm 14 and I've had 7 knee surgeries. So you don't have it very bad.
wow.