Ouch - my knee - anyone else?

[Dan Murphy]

Wishing you well, @Snowflakey. Ultimately, an X-rays and MRI will diagnose either hard or soft tissue is the issue. Seeing the knee specialist is going in the right direction. My best. 's

 

[Micca]

Good luck with the doctors! Please do come back and let us know if any of our hunches were correct. That way when dealing with the doctors you can always leverage the "I got that diagnosis for free on an internet forum!"

 

[Snowflakey]

Not sure of your age but you mention grandchildren. Sadly, knees take a lot of wear and tear over time and it could be any number of things. Most are not going to heal on their own. My son's dog jerked me sideways when he ran after a squirrel and I had surgery to repair a miniscus tear, luckily for me, not too serious. My knee still aches occasionally. Better to get checked than to string it along and it only gets worse. My insurance wouldn't permit an MRI initially and I had to try cortizone injections and other treatments first. I hope your insurance doesn't string you along.

Yes I'm mid 50's now What were your symptoms like right after your injury? Similar to what I'm describing?

Since it's a new year I will most likely be paying for the MRI myself due to my insurance deductible so if they reject it I will still go ahead and do it anyway.

 

[Snowflakey]

Good luck with the doctors! Please do come back and let us know if any of our hunches were correct. That way when dealing with the doctors you can always leverage the "I got that diagnosis for free on an internet forum!"

I sure will - I go to my primary on Friday

 

[Snowflakey]

Wishing you well, @Snowflakey. Ultimately, an X-rays and MRI will diagnose either hard or soft tissue is the issue. Seeing the knee specialist is going in the right direction. My best. 's

Thank you Dan - have a great day!

 

[hertamaniac]

If you have access to a pool (heated), I would try to walk/swim a bit. For me, I found that getting blood flow and movement to the injured knee does wonders in <24 hours. And I'm talking mild walk/swim in the pool (almost like a stretching exercise).

But, agree with everyone else who suggested MRI/evaluation from a orthopedic office.

 

[goofyernmost]

The best thing is to get it checked out. Believe me, if your leg joints aren't working well, non-dependent life becomes harder to maintain. On the other hand sometimes weird things happen. Back in 2015 I was on a train from Disneyland Paris to Paris, many of the trains there are double decker with a stair case to the upper level. Heading back the train was packed so many people were standing on the stairs. After the train had made a stop, it started moving again with a bit of a jolt. I was standing at the bottom of the stairs and the woman that was on the first step lost her balance and fell toward me. Instinctively I reached out with my right arm and caught her. At that very moment I felt a sharp pain in my shoulder. It calmed down quickly but was a problem if I moved my arm in a certain location up until a few weeks ago. I was pulling something with my right hand across my body which had never been a problem before and I heard and felt two pops coming from that shoulder.

My first thought was that doesn't seem like a good thing and since I had been having trouble with the shoulder for the past 8 years, this might be the thing that leads me to surgery. The rest of that day I could hardly move my arm at all, the next day it felt a little better and by the end of the week there was no pain at all, in fact, even my original situation from 2015 was gone. That was a month ago and it still is completely ok.

My point is that something must have moved out of place during the train incident and just by chance I reversed it during that the recent event. Miracle? No, something physical that might have been fixed easily if I had the intelligence to see a specialist about it and saved 8 years of pain. Those were a lot of words to say, if it is available, have it looked at. It might be something simple easily fixed or it might require more attention that if not corrected will only get worse.

Spoiler: Oops!

Since I didn't bother to read the rest of the thread before posting mine, I now see that you are taking my advice before I even gave it and are seeing your Primary. Glad I could help!

 

[kdonnel]

Since it's a new year I will most likely be paying for the MRI myself due to my insurance deductible so if they reject it I will still go ahead and do it anyway.

There are several private imaging places in the Metro Atlanta area, I imagine most larger cities have similar companies.

I have found it is generally cheaper to go to https://www.firstlookmri.com/ and pay cash then it is to use my insurance.

Look around and see if there is something similar where you live. It can save a great deal of money and time.

 

[DCLMP]

Not sure of your age but you mention grandchildren. Sadly, knees take a lot of wear and tear over time and it could be any number of things. Most are not going to heal on their own. My son's dog jerked me sideways when he ran after a squirrel and I had surgery to repair a miniscus tear, luckily for me, not too serious. My knee still aches occasionally. Better to get checked than to string it along and it only gets worse. My insurance wouldn't permit an MRI initially and I had to try cortizone injections and other treatments first. I hope your insurance doesn't string you along.

Yeah, they get weak as you age. I'm in my 50s. I'm a runner and had an MRI for knee pain and found out I had a stress fracture. I also had a posterior horn meniscus tear, but that doesn't hurt. The doctor said it's probably degenerative and I could have had it for years. They don't always hurt. He also told me very rarely does anyone over the age of 40 have a normal knee MRI.
A few years ago I tore a meniscus when it did hurt and my knee locked up. Knee locking and popping sounds are often a meniscus tear. They are the most common knee injury. They will only show up on an MRI. I had multiple MRIs on my knee last year at no cost. I guess I have good insurance for that.

 

[Snowflakey]

Yeah, they get weak as you age. I'm in my 50s. I'm a runner and had an MRI for knee pain and found out I had a stress fracture. I also had a posterior horn meniscus tear, but that doesn't hurt. The doctor said it's probably degenerative and I could have had it for years. They don't always hurt. He also told me very rarely does anyone over the age of 40 have a normal knee MRI.
A few years ago I tore a meniscus when it did hurt and my knee locked up. Knee locking and popping sounds are often a meniscus tear. They are the most common knee injury. They will only show up on an MRI. I had multiple MRIs on my knee last year at no cost. I guess I have good insurance for that.

What did you do for the torn meniscus?

 

[DCLMP]

What did you do for the torn meniscus?

nothing.