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Opinion on Knee injury

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Sulli
Posts: 324 - Karma: 27
I washed out the otherday, and as my knee bent inwards and I felt a pop.  the knee didnt really swell, and it feels decently stable, just hurts to bend.  The doctor did all tests and said I most likley didnt tear any of the ligaments, and instead might have just strained them or torn some minsicuss (he suggested a recovery time of about three weeks).   I was just wondering if anyone thought there knee wasn't hurt too bad when in actuality it was.
Dec 10 2011 7:12PM
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Stose
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Well before i thought my knee was okay and after 3 weeks went in and i had torn a muscle. but do whatever your doctor says for sure
Dec 10 2011 7:14PM
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grams.
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Just have them go in there and clean the meniscus up. I had the same exact thing happen to me. Unfortunately my entire meniscus tore and kinda "flipped" over, so they opted to repair it instead, which is a 6 month recovery. Consider yourself lucky, its a quick three weeks! I've heard of ppl basically walking out of the hospital after the quick meniscus surgery.
Dec 10 2011 8:03PM
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Capernicus
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If you have the funds, and this is your first knee injury, get an MRI and a second opinion. MRIs are not 100% accurate but can give you a better idea of what is going on inside your knee with out having to get surgery. Also, now is the time to get your leg/body strong.
Dec 10 2011 8:21PM
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word.is.bond.
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^this. my doctor mis-diagnosed my torn acl and meniscus. after 2 months of pain I finally had an MRI done and they found the tears in my ligaments
Dec 11 2011 12:12PM
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Sulli
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so if the pain goes away and the swelling goes down should i assume the knee is starting to heal?
Dec 11 2011 1:24PM
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BlakeG
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my friend was first diagnosed with a sprained knee and then the next day he couldnt walk it hurt so much turns out he torn his ACL (this was basketball though)
Dec 11 2011 1:37PM
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grams.
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Okay man not trying to be a dick but this is a website...you should just go to a doctor and trust what they say. Tell them everything you feel, get some mri's and a second opinion like the other kid said. But in the end, go with the doctors recommendation for you, not some stranger on NS.
Dec 11 2011 1:44PM
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pastysmasher
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dont antagonise it. i had a bad knee, kept going on it and ended up spending tons on physio and couldnt do much for quite a while. just rest till it feels stronger.
Dec 11 2011 2:20PM
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179fujative
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yeah i had a similar injury around thanksgiving time where i hyper-extended my knee and it popped. I stayed off it a couple days and it was feeling way better after a couple weeks. I went out riding this friday and on the second run of the day off a small ass jump it popped again and completely gave out. Get it checked out and stay off it for at least a few weeks. My season is pretty much over after two runs and I will most likely need surgery.
Dec 11 2011 4:33PM
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