hi i have hurt my knee twice 5 years ago and three years ago and now out of no where it has really started to hurt the doc said i hurt behind the knee before and just gave me some antiinflamitoies he said it has to do with the weather change. He looked at my funny when i told him it hurts also when i have my mentral cycle. the anti inflamatory helped what should i do i am so confused!
2006-10-30 13:33:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Seems like you have some sort of joint effusion. You may have torn a ligament, or perhaps torn the meniscus in you knee. It would be very benificial to have a MRI done on your knee now , befor it gets any worse and you have to have major surgery when you get older.....I'm a MRI/CT Technologist. Good luck
2006-10-30 13:42:38 · answer #1 · answered by icu292876 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your knee hurts mostly when you walk, it is possible that you have damaged or deterioration of the meniscus. That is the cushioning material in the knee. It prevents bone on bone contact. An MRI of the knee would show this. Simple surgery can repair this. See another Doctor and ask him if that is possibly your problem. Could be arthritis forming in the knee.
Good luck
Don
2006-10-30 13:52:20 · answer #2 · answered by Donald S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sound like you have what they call water on the knee, actually common to football players. That is why the antiinflammatory works and why it is worse during your "cycle." When you retain water. The best thing I can offer is, other than surgery, is that when this happens soak or wrap in in something very warm to move the water from behind your knee cap.....You did not say your age but I bet you hurt this while you were doing something atheletic.
2006-10-30 13:36:56 · answer #3 · answered by ஐAldaஐ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋