My Knees !!

[Drisgirl]

I tripped over the cat a few weeks back and my dodgy knee was twisted.I havent been to the GP.Its blooming really sore tho.
My other knee is now giving me gip -could I inadvertantly be putting pressure on the good knee do you think. ?
I am waliking like an old woman (shurrup anyone who knows my age lol) but i work every afternoon and am always on the go -I walk to my work and obviously back to maintain a degree of fitness.
I played tons of sport right into my early thirties at an amateur level so i know i would have cartilege probs but when do accede and go to the GP -thats what i'm driving at -he knows my left knee is effed but he wanted to postpone it but its really sore now and I mean really sore and now the other bleeder has flared up.

Right -advice on cartilege please !!!

[sqad617]

Doesn't sound like a cartilage problem, more of an arthritic degenerative upset. Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs will help and yes the left knee will be even more "effed"
If the right knee doesn't settle in a week, then better go and see your GP.

P.S How is the cat?

[Drisgirl]

The cat still has his 9 lives intact lol

Thanks for the advice tho!

[Lonnie]

As sqad says, see your Gp, but regarding your query, I think its definately possible, as you'd have been favouring your other leg'

I tore my Calf muscle (sport), and was given a crutch, problem was, favouring my other leg, another old sport injury, had so many problems, I had to throw the crutch away, thats why I thing your sumise is probably the right one.

[Drisgirl]

Cheers Lonnie -I suspect that as well as i havent had a problem with my right knee -always my left and it is grisly and clicky and extremely painfu -o and swollen (fluid retention) and the GP did say i would likely have to have keyhole in the future.Hey i dont care as i loved my hockey,athletics netball tennis,football............all fun.
I do think I have over compensated and now my right knee ifs effed.Cant win can ya ?

TY both x

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