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shaqangel
08-14-2005, 09:45 AM
i'm not sure if this is what i have - but i've been in agony since friday afternoon. went to the doc yday and he thinks its might be scar tissue from a fall i had in october last year (i sprained my ankle quite severely but my knee was hurt too when i fell). i have some fluid in my knee and its inflammed.
anyones - i went to see my friends husband who's an athletic trainer after the doctor visit cos i wanted a 2nd opinion cos that doc (not my own but at a clinic) mentioned arthritis and he freaked me out. friends dh advised me to get the meds and stay of my feet and in 2 to 3 days to check it out again. he said x-rays wont help at this point as its too early and he said he highly doubts its anything related to arthritis cos it didnt feel like it since it was more localized.

anyways my dh typed in all the symptoms i have and the search resulted in knee bursitis.....so just wondering if anyone has had this and what u did for it.

LoveYouKisses
08-17-2005, 08:13 AM
Actually yes. When I was 15(?) I fell off an alpine slide in colorado, and i broke both legs, and injured both knees...as a result, (according to my doctor) my knees became more prone to this. It usually happens about once every 2 or 3 months for me. It can vary in pain. It usually swells, gets pretty warm, and bright red. I have some pain killers that the doctor gave me for when it happens, and I have one of those reusable ice packs that you can tie on to an area that they gave me...Other than that, basically I put my leg up and try not to do too much...

For me - it happens because of prolonged walking in bad shoes...thats how 'tender' my knees are (already! I'm only 21!!)...

If you have any other questions - feel free to ask!

shaqangel
08-23-2005, 06:46 PM
thanks julie!!! i finished the meds last thursday and have been keeping of my feet as much a possible but i am so ansy to workout again so i went swimming and that was pretty good. dh and i went for a walk tonight - just a short 15min one and it started to hurt some so i decided to stop and i;ll just keep swimming and go frome there.

when u have a flare up - how long does it take to go back to normal with no pain?