Before anyone says go the doctor, BTDT and waiting on a call to schedule an MRI and then an ortho referral at VA. So it's gonna take unnecessary time.
Knees were already painful and sound like rice crispies when I flex them. After working in the shop for a few weeks and feeling a little more up to stuff despite one toe that I need yet another surgery on, I went to bed sore after overdoing it one day.
I got up to take out the dog and feed the cat after she started sticking her nose in mine and getting loud because I was late to feed her, and my knee hurt really bad, stopped, then felt strange. Like something under the skin that shouldn't be there. I felt a soft lump and when I pressed on it, it hurt like hell. I'd move it a certain way and it'd go back, I think to the inside side of the L knee. Over the course of a week or so it's gotten worse daily it seems.
If I get out of bed now, that lump almost certainly will appear and it's not going back so easy now. Hurts bad behind it and sometimes in front/inside side. When it hurts out of the blue, it's bad enough to almost knock me down. Otherwise it's just sore and painful to touch in certain areas, especially when that lump moves over.
Here's a picture of that lump in case one of you is an ortho or can tell what's going on by looking at it. When I saw the doctor, the lump wasn't there, it just comes and goes depending on activity. It's soft but painful to the touch and that whole area is more painful when it happens:
I used a thumbnail because it's a rather large image. That lump low and next to the kneecap is the one and isn't supposed to be there.
Luckily I have really nice knee braces with inserts the VA gave me years ago that I never really needed much until now. I have a cheaper one I bought in the army that I use at night. Can't really walk at all without a brace right now.
What the hell is this lump? Is this a torn ligament? Bursitis? Anybody else have this happen? If so, what did you do? Thanks, I appreciate any suggestions.
Knees were already painful and sound like rice crispies when I flex them. After working in the shop for a few weeks and feeling a little more up to stuff despite one toe that I need yet another surgery on, I went to bed sore after overdoing it one day.
I got up to take out the dog and feed the cat after she started sticking her nose in mine and getting loud because I was late to feed her, and my knee hurt really bad, stopped, then felt strange. Like something under the skin that shouldn't be there. I felt a soft lump and when I pressed on it, it hurt like hell. I'd move it a certain way and it'd go back, I think to the inside side of the L knee. Over the course of a week or so it's gotten worse daily it seems.
If I get out of bed now, that lump almost certainly will appear and it's not going back so easy now. Hurts bad behind it and sometimes in front/inside side. When it hurts out of the blue, it's bad enough to almost knock me down. Otherwise it's just sore and painful to touch in certain areas, especially when that lump moves over.
Here's a picture of that lump in case one of you is an ortho or can tell what's going on by looking at it. When I saw the doctor, the lump wasn't there, it just comes and goes depending on activity. It's soft but painful to the touch and that whole area is more painful when it happens:
I used a thumbnail because it's a rather large image. That lump low and next to the kneecap is the one and isn't supposed to be there.
Luckily I have really nice knee braces with inserts the VA gave me years ago that I never really needed much until now. I have a cheaper one I bought in the army that I use at night. Can't really walk at all without a brace right now.
What the hell is this lump? Is this a torn ligament? Bursitis? Anybody else have this happen? If so, what did you do? Thanks, I appreciate any suggestions.
