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Question

About a month ago, I hurt my knee working out, and it still hurts. The pain is in the front of my knee. I feel a sharp pain when I put weight on it, and even when I swim. If I walk for to long, it gives out, and I have to sit down. "Walking up the stairs is the worst!!" I'm only 13 and on monday, I'm going to get my physical for football, and I was going to ask the doctor about it then. If any one has had a meniscus tear, is this what it feels like, or is this another tear, or is it even a tear?

Answer 1

I am a lot older than you but when I went out to play soccer in my 40's (Yeah, thats right!), I blew out my ACL on my right knee. During the examination which was by MRI, the orthopedic doctor discover that my meniscus was torn up. Yes, it does feel like a lot of needles inserted around the knee joint. In my case, arthritis aggrevates it even more. The doctor took out my ACL and trimmed the meniscus.

Be straight forward in asking the doctor. Let him diagnose this. He may recommend you see an orthopedic doctor. He may (and probably will) recommend some sort of knew brace to protect your knee from any additional injury when you play. There might even be some supplements that can speed things up and strengthen your joints.

Your young yet and your body can heal fast. But don't over extend yourself. Worst case scenario is that you might have to lay low for awhile. If a doctor presribes a course of action to follow, stick with it. You may be surprised at how fast you can recover.

I was told by my orthoped that knee injuries happen to people especially those that play sports. When I asked him if I could get my knee fixed so that I could play again, he said that I was too old! Not young enough or rich enough to go through all the therapy that it would take to get it back into shape. He also said that organizataions like an NFL team can afford to put out the money and provide the therapy for one of their star players. He told me that I wasn't one of them. :-)

Good luck! God bless!