How can you tell if you have a fluid build up in your knee?

Question

On Thursday night I stepped down wrong, or something, and my got a sharp, stabbing pain on the outside of my knee. It happened a couple times before I said anything to my supervisor, and then later when I went back to my office it happened again and hurt even worse. My sup gave me some ice and I stayed off of it for the rest of the night. When I got home that night I noticed there was a little swelling where the pain was. This morning the swelling has increased and it tried to go out from under me again with the same sharp pain. The muscles had been feeling really tight around the joint for a little while before this happened. Never had any issues with my knee before (just my ankles) and I have no clue what I did. Need to get this taken care of quickly though because I work as a recreation assistant and being physically active is part of my job. Is the little "pouch" that is swollen is actually a fluid build up. Know I need to talk to a doctor but I don't get paid until Thurs.

I don't get paid until Thurs and not even sure I'll have the money to go see a doctor then. Not really sure what I did to it, never had issues with my knee before. I didn't fall or anything it just gave out. If it is fluid build up is there anything OTC to relieve it?

Answer 1

it could be water or fluid in there, i'd go see a doc and have it checked out before you do some serious injury to it that could last a lifetime or require surgery

Answer 2

Swollen is fluid build up, but my concern is what type of fluid? Is it drainage? Blood, or Chronic sypnosis?

Answer 3

just feel and poke your knee.. you will feel fluid if there is any fluid there

Answer 4

IF YOU CAN TOUCH IT AND IT LEAVES AND IMPRINT OF YOU FINGURE THEN YOU HAVE LIQUIDE BUILD UP

Answer 5

YOU'RE KNEE WOULD BE SWOLLEN AND AND TENDER.