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Yeah, I know--I should see a doctor--but that will have to wait until Monday at the earliest.
I hurt my knee last Saturday. It's not sharp pain; I've had far worse pain, but it's stiff and so hard to put weight on. It's mostly at the back, and up my thigh a few inches. It's so hard to bend my knee, especially going up & down the stairs. I have taken Motrin, then, aspirin (I think the Motrin made me nauseous on Tuesday morning, so I stopped taking it), but nothing helps. The pain keeps me awake at night, when I move in bed. I had a stretchy knee wrap thing on it on Thursday, which seemed to help a bit, but the fabric created brush burns on my skin, so I removed it. The same for the ace bandage I had earlier.
The pain and stiffness never totally go away, but do lessen a lot, as it did today. I even thought it had gone away, I felt so well after resting it most of the morning. I did have a stick-on pain patch, though, and the pain came back when I removed that (after it wore off).
I can walk, but have a very pronounced limp. It hurts the most when I lower myself on the toilet, and also when I arise from any sitting position. Wearing high heels seems to help (I think it stretched things out). I wore them all yesterday--we had our Christmas celebration yesterday, with 17 people here. I had spent 13 hours on my feet the day before, cooking and cleaning.
I've read several medical sites, but still can't figure out what the injury is. Any ideas? Thanks!
I hurt my knee last Saturday. It's not sharp pain; I've had far worse pain, but it's stiff and so hard to put weight on. It's mostly at the back, and up my thigh a few inches. It's so hard to bend my knee, especially going up & down the stairs. I have taken Motrin, then, aspirin (I think the Motrin made me nauseous on Tuesday morning, so I stopped taking it), but nothing helps. The pain keeps me awake at night, when I move in bed. I had a stretchy knee wrap thing on it on Thursday, which seemed to help a bit, but the fabric created brush burns on my skin, so I removed it. The same for the ace bandage I had earlier.
The pain and stiffness never totally go away, but do lessen a lot, as it did today. I even thought it had gone away, I felt so well after resting it most of the morning. I did have a stick-on pain patch, though, and the pain came back when I removed that (after it wore off).
I can walk, but have a very pronounced limp. It hurts the most when I lower myself on the toilet, and also when I arise from any sitting position. Wearing high heels seems to help (I think it stretched things out). I wore them all yesterday--we had our Christmas celebration yesterday, with 17 people here. I had spent 13 hours on my feet the day before, cooking and cleaning.
I've read several medical sites, but still can't figure out what the injury is. Any ideas? Thanks!