Welp, since I can't complain on my usual sites how about complaining here? Injured my left knee a month ago--apparent MCL injury on the same knee I fell on three years ago. That injury didn't take more than a month to heal--this one is up to the one month mark and is still stiff, swollen, and sore! Fed up with the damned thing! The irony is I didn't even fall on it this time but fell on my right shin with a huge abrasion and bruising but no other issues whatsoever. Apparently I twisted this in the fall. The day after the fall I put on the same compresion sleeve I wore after the last injury and I was going up and down stairs and walking around the block. BUT it is tight and I slept in it--on the third day I had a huge knot on the inside of my knee and could barely move it. Hobbled on a cane for two days and switched to a larger looser compression sleeve. Wore it for a month. But now it seems like I should have worn the tight one during the day and the looser one at night. Maybe it would be healed by now... Duh! I guess this is a stage 2 injury instead of stage 1 like three years ago on the same knee... Just want my old knee back the same way it was a month ago!

Oh no! Sorry to hear that. These kinds of injuries can take up to three months to heal. You could try hydrotherapy.

Yep--its time to go to the orthopedist. Your fall reminds me of one blunt force knee drop I took a couple of years ago. Nothing broken, but a scrape and a big bone contusion. I'm still working out kinks from muscle wasting occured during the healing time from all that.

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U gotta go get the pros to do what they do to help put you on track to some proper healing!

CherryMoon57 said:

Oh no! Sorry to hear that. These kinds of injuries can take up to three months to heal. You could try hydrotherapy.

Funny that you said that... Just soaked in a hot bath for an hour or more and even though the knee wasn't submerged, the swelling, soreness, and stiffness were almost gone. guess from the steam and heat? The knee felt almost normal without a compression sleeve, Need to do more soaking in the tub!

Listening to every comment. I promised my son if it didn't get better in a week I'll go down the rabbit hole of trying to get a specialist and then physiotherpist... The last time I injured this knee it didn't take more than a month to heal...

purplethunder3121 said:

Yeah getting old is shite. I recently had a frozen shoulder. Painful as fuck. Happened to my wanking arm too.

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mb71 said:

mb71 said:

Yeah getting old is shite. I recently had a frozen shoulder. Painful as fuck. Happened to my wanking arm too.

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Wanking injury is right!!! And to think four weeks ago I was dancing and celebrating all night long on New Year's Eve!

ShellyMcG said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Funny that you said that... Just soaked in a hot bath for an hour or more and even though the knee wasn't submerged, the swelling, soreness, and stiffness were almost gone. guess from the steam and heat? The knee felt almost normal without a compression sleeve, Need to do more soaking in the tub!

Yeah I think Cherry is spot on, there. My mum always says that there's nothing a hot bath and a cup of tea can't cure. Obviously, that's taking things a bit too far but to be fair to her, those two things do cure an awful lot of ailments. Still, I'd definitely recommend seeing a doctor as well though just to be sure the damage isn't worse than you know.

Your Mum is right! I did promise my son if this "wanking" injury isn't better in a week I'll see a doctor. One observation--been sleeping in an over-stretch knee sleeve at night so I wouldn't twist it too much while sleeping--seemed to help initially but this morning woke up and my whole left leg was swollen up below the knee! Probably fluid retention--a sign that I need to get rid of the compression sleeve. Abandoned it today after running errands--instant relief. The knee instantly feels better! No more compression sleeves at night! :eyeroll: Thanks for the advice--you're tha bomb.

purplethunder3121 said:

ShellyMcG said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Your Mum is right! I did promise my son if this "wanking" injury isn't better in a week I'll see a doctor. One observation--been sleeping in an over-stretch knee sleeve at night so I wouldn't twist it too much while sleeping--seemed to help initially but this morning woke up and my whole left leg was swollen up below the knee! Probably fluid retention--a sign that I need to get rid of the compression sleeve. Abandoned it today after running errands--instant relief. The knee instantly feels better! No more compression sleeves at night! :eyeroll: Thanks for the advice--you're tha bomb.

I'm glad you're feeling better. Fingers crossed that you're back to normal soon.

Actually, took another long soak in a hot bath, flexed and moved the knee up and down, stretching it--when I got out went for a walk--my knee almost felt like normal! Boy, is your Mum right!

purplethunder3121 said:

ShellyMcG said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Actually, took another long soak in a hot bath, flexed and moved the knee up and down, stretching it--when I got out went for a walk--my knee almost felt like normal! Boy, is your Mum right!

Yeah, she has her moments. This is completely off topic by the way but I'm pretty excited about it so whatever, but my parents are coming to visit me at the end of February. I haven't seen them since before covid and I've really missed them both. I'll tell my mum that her remedy works

So happy to hear that! Tell your Mum I said thanks! Enjoy! Down to a dull throbbing ache at night, Just waiting for this bum

"wanking" knee to heal up so I can go visit my son and daughter-in-law in Chicago!

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purplethunder3121 said:

ShellyMcG said:

purplethunder3121 said:

So happy to hear that! Tell your Mum I said thanks! Enjoy! Down to a dull throbbing ache at night, Just waiting for this bum

"wanking" knee to heal up so I can go visit my son and daughter-in-law in Chicago!

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Do you live far from Chicago? You probably don't want to be doing a lot of travelling with a dodgy knee.

No where near it; won't be doing any travelling until this is healed up!

purplethunder3121 said:

ShellyMcG said:

purplethunder3121 said: I'm glad you're feeling better. Fingers crossed that you're back to normal soon.

Actually, took another long soak in a hot bath, flexed and moved the knee up and down, stretching it--when I got out went for a walk--my knee almost felt like normal! Boy, is your Mum right!

Although the process could take time, it still sounds like you're on the mend. If you have access to a swimming pool, and when you feel ready, you should try doing some gentle exercises in there too. Water is great because it holds everything in place during the exercise, so a lower risk of further injury. Hope you can soon visit your son and daugther in law.

Ouch! Take care of yourself and go slow while on the mend.