come off my bike 9 days ago hospital checked it out no x ray was taken just poked it around and said it was ok also doctor checked it out leg still swollen and painful to walk on has this happend to anyone if so what did use and how long did it take to recover please help in agony
2006-12-10 23:50:25 · 6 answers · asked by malcom c 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Hi well as your knee hasent got no better in 9 days you need to go bck to your gp and get him to send you for a x-ray,yes you may have a hairline fracture,as no x-ray was taken no one will no,this is the only way you or the gp will know.Also you may off either torn the ligaments arond the knee,or just badly bruised the knee cap,which can take wks to heal completly.In the meantime keep the leg elevated higher then your heart when resting,apply a cold compress,take regular pain relief ibrufen are the best as they have anti-inflammatry in them,and try not to wlk to much rest as much as possible till you go for a x-ray,just in case you have done a serious injury.I would see your gp or pop back to the A/E and ask for a x-ray why they didnt do this in the first place is totally wrong.Good Luck
2006-12-11 01:07:21 · answer #1 · answered by Sexy Red 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Knees are tricky. Could be you have just damage muscle. However, if you clunked your knee, could be you have a bit of bone, grisle under the knee cap. But the Drs should have checked for this. See how you feel after a few days. If in doubt, go see your GP.
2006-12-10 23:56:48 · answer #2 · answered by Alice S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which direction was the impact done from?
If it was outter part of your knee it would be your medial collateral ligament (MCL), from inside would be your lateral collateral ligament (LCL), twisted would be your anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). If you landed on the knee cap that would be impact onto the patella and the patella tendon could be sprain. Go see a doctor buddy.
Keep up the riding, I'm a 2 wheeler myself.
2006-12-11 00:17:12 · answer #3 · answered by ashur211 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I spoke to my family about this (they are in the trade) it SHOULD have been x-rayed. Go back to the doctor pronto. Even if you have a fracture it needs to be seen to. See another doctor. A different one. And push for an X-ray.
Good luck!
2006-12-11 00:02:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This hasn't happened to me, but i have bad knees anyway, but i would get a second opnion and get a x ray
2006-12-11 01:31:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go back to the hospital, tell them what you have told us.
2006-12-11 00:10:45 · answer #6 · answered by pageys 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋