ok... my left knee was injured back in June while i was playing beach volleyball, i've had 2 MRI(both showed only the injury to the MCL) and have been in Therapy for the last 4 months, I have also had 2 cortizone injections(which only give me relief for about 2 maybe 3 weeks), I go back to the Orthopedist on the 18th... my question is... Is 5 1/2 months too long for a "minor" tear of the MCL to take to heal? and if the MRI is showing no damage to my meniscus then why am i having such sharp pain when ever i twist my knee(even the slightest bit) and when i bend my knee past 90 degrees with weight bearing and 135 without? the pain that i am experiencing seems to be deep with in the joint along the medial aspect...and ranges from a 3-6 in severity... also my knee still cracks and pops when climbing stairs(although there is virtualyl no pain)...
any suggustions that any one can give me to help would be great...i know that i have posted similar questions in the past
thanks agian...
2007-11-30 08:33:59 · 2 answers · asked by Dea B 5 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
My suggestion is that you should discuss this with your doctor. Tell him what the pain is like. 5 1/2 months is a long time to still have quite a bit of pain. Many doctors choose to continue therapy instead of doing surgery because it's safer for the patient. If you chose that you would rather not do any more therapy than I would recommend seeing another doctor. I had an ankle injury a while back and I had a lot of pain with it even after 7 months. I convinced my second doctor to take me to surgery and it turns out that it was exactly what I needed. I hope that this helps some. Good luck to you and I hope your knee heals soon!
2007-11-30 09:02:09 · answer #1 · answered by Jessy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I injured the MCL in my knee 35 years ago and it still hurts if I twist or have any kind of lateral pressure. Ligaments can take up to a year to heal, and many times, the ligaments never return to normal because they lose flexibility from scar tissue or calcifications; they can become too long from the tear; or a whole bunch of problems develop because people subconsciously change their gait to avoid motions that cause pain, and then the muscles atrophy.
You can ask the doc what's going on with your particular condition. You might also ask about going to a physical therapist to get things on the right track.
2007-11-30 10:08:00 · answer #2 · answered by formerly_bob 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋