Another One of Those Knee Q's?

Question

I searched around on here for answers but none of them seemed too helpful. Of course the question is about my knee. Umm..I'd say almost 6 years ago I was at a basketball camp and I was practicing my defense. I was just there to learn, so I wasn't a really great player. Anyways...I stepped out on my right knee and I felt it pop out of place. I couldn't stand on it and I had to have help sitting down. My knee turned red and was really swollen. I went home and by the end of the day the swelling was gone. My mom assumed everything was fine so I never went to the doctor. Since then whenever I lean to long on my right knee it will pop out of place, towards my other knee. But it will only hurt for 15-20 minutes and then I can walk on it. It has also given me a sort of limp when it does that, even after it stops hurting. I thought it might have been my weight(working out now to lose it) putting too much pressure on my knee. It popped again a few weeks ago and it sounded like something scraped.

continued...I've read on here and people describe it as the same sound you here when your joints pop after you've been sitting for a while. Well, it never sounds like that. It's usually a loud popping noise or like the last time a scraping noise and a pop. I hadn't worked out all day, but I was getting up and it popped. I went and bought some new tennis shoes and it hurts a little less, but if I'm walking and extend it too much I get an intense sharp pain right under my knee in the front. I mostly walk as my exercise and it's gotten to the point where I'm limping before I'm half-way done. I'm going to see a doctor sooner or later because I'm afraid to do anything that might cause it to pop. I guess the question is should I be really worried or is it normal for that to happen?

Answer 1

You probably need to go to an orthopedic doctor to get a specific and definitive diagnosis. Once that is done you can get more specifically helpfull treatment for it. It's possible you broke it at the time, possibly a hairline fracture. Or perhaps you stretched or tore cartilege or ligaments. Sometimes in this case a doctor will have you wear a sort of knee bandage that locks the knee joint tighter together to protect it.

Answer 2

I would consult a doctor in sports medicine, You could have torn something in there. It could also be the knee cap popping out of place, that has happened to my husband before and over time it can be worse.

Answer 3

angelica, " Going to go see a Doctor sooner or later ",you answered your own question. Go SOONER,not later.The sooner you get professional-medical help the sooner your knee problem will be made better. HURRY!!!!