Ouch. Someone tell me what my knee pain is!! - Knee & Hip Problems Message Board

westhills2 · 10-05-2006, 05:10 PM

Ok, I have to admit, I know NOTHING about the knee. I don't know my ACL from a hole in the ground. I have NEVER had any kind of knee problems at all, ever. And, I am a pretty active guy. I hike, run, bike, played football and basketball, etc.

BUT...

For about the past 2-3 months, I have had this pain in my right knee. The left one is fine, no pain at all. I am 29, male, and kinda overweight but nothing too bad.

My knee doesn't hurt normally. I can touch it and poke it all over and no pain at all. I can stand with all my weight on it just fine. I can hop on it, no pain.

What does hurt, is when I shock it, like say running. Or when I bend it and it has pressure on it. I can squat on just my left knee but the right one feels like it's gonna buckle when I do. Also, it hurts to peddle or walking up or down stairs. Sometimes it hurts so bad that I can't even hold it out straight sitting without dropping my whole leg to the floor.

So far, the only real things I have done are ice it, put icy hot on it and take pain pills. If I don't do anything it doesn't hurt, but if I do anything on it, it hurts.

The crazy thing is, I didn't do anything to it. I didn't hit it, bend it wrong, bang it, nothing. It just kinda started one day. I have looked all over these boards and not really found anything like what I have. I don't have any popping or grunching or anything either.

Help would definitely be appreciated. Thanks in advance...

westhills2 · 10-05-2006, 05:26 PM

Ok, after doing a little more self examination, I have actually discovered that there is definitely something MOVING inside my knee.

When I sit in a chair and bend it back and forth, I can definitely feel sort of a little movement in the joint below my kneecap.

So, is that a miniscus or tibial band? I read it could be both on the net. I really know nothing about either. So, any help still greatly appreciated.

westhills2 · 10-07-2006, 07:58 PM

Mmkay, looks like I am the only one who cares about my poor knee!! LOL.

Ok, so, after doing a lot more research and self probing and tests, I don't think it's my knee at all.

The grunching I talked about is in the other knee too. It does it when it bends.

What I think it is is the tibia. More specifically the tibial tuberosity. It is so sore, tender to pressure and from what I read it basically has the same symptoms as a meniscus.

Waxing and waning pain. Pressure. Bending and squatting. Walking up and down stairs. Shock. That sort of stuff.

So, I will keep icing it and taking pain pills. Could it be an infection? Should I do anything else about it? I am about 99.9% sure now it's not my knee.