Really bad knee pain, any ideas?

That was my first thought too. However, my torn meniscus swelled all around the knee... not just behind the knee.

It took me 6 months to be able to go back to work after the arthroscopic surgery. The most pain I ever felt to be truthful.

Walk it off big guy.

MSM, it is a natural sulfur. Can take up to 6,000 mg. It will take care of your pain and provide many other benefits. Good luck to you.

I had a pretty heavy duty one and yes, I needed an Rx. Mine kept me from full range of motion, supported the tendons so my patella couldn't slip back out of place etc while I was doing physical therapy. It went from about mid-thigh to mid-calf. You can purchase more basic ones without one though, I think. That was the first one I have had that I bought outside of a big chain store like Walmart though. The only things I forsee you running into is that they may not want to sell you one for fear of lawsuit because you may blame them if it doesn't work and you need surgery. Not saying you will do that, but you know somewhere someone has most likely. Also, the type of brace you need often depends on the injury. if you don't know your exact injury they may not be able to get you in the right type of brace.

Not 100% sure, but I think there are different regions of the menisci that can tear. Not all injuries present in the exact same way in different people.

Don't be whiny does that help?

the bakers cyst is not what is hurting you............it is probably the meniscus torn/damaged and this is what causes the knee to leak the synoptic fluid which then forms as a cyst/polyp

I have had the bakers cyst myself for about three or four years now and will be having my second arthriscope op on the knee within the next couple of months.

I too am having difficulty and pain when walking up and down stairs and apparently some part of my meniscus is catching on a bony spur according to the specialist who will be doing the op for free on the public hospital system ,which is a big relief for me I must say.
Good luck with getting it sorted out .




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Hemp Oil? Yes.
Magnesium? Yes.

Arnica Montana? Yes.

Take it orally as a sublingual and
apply it topically as a salve.

You can find Arnica Montana (sublinguals) at
a health food store, and even Family Dollar
carries it suspended as a salve that you can
rub on your knee.

I jacked up my ACL and couldn't walk for
a week or better. Excruciating pain. But I
stayed faithful with the oral and topical
application of Arnica Montana and was
limping without pain at the 10 day mark.

I also used Essential Oil Lavender topically, which
gave relief enough to sleep. Although you can
make a salve with Arnica Montana sublinguals
(to apply topically), you CAN NOT take the
Arnica Montana suspension/salve orally.

I am not a doctor, but I played
one in 5th grade....Good Luck.

I have not read all the responses, just first page so my appologies if this already covered....

besides some other good advice already given I would add....

1)-Keep yourself hydrated...lots of water

2)-Often joint pain or arthritis can be traced back to a low level infection elsewhere in the body....eg infected tooth, gums, root canal, sinuses.

Whatever the cause, until you find out, Stay away from NSAIDS, I.e. Aleve
...it can cause severe bleeding ulcer. I know, because of severe knee pain I was prescribed Naproxin which ultimately, and rather quickly, caused an unstoppable bleeding ulcer that almost took my life. Doctors still can't believe I made it. Guess It wasn't my time.

Brain tumor?

Special knee ice pack from the drug store or chinamart.

Tumeric -1-2 TABLESPOONS for inflamation - goes best in Broccoli-cheese soup or mac n cheese covers the taste.

Had a swollen face from a tooth - gone in an HOUR!

But knee pain is terrible because you can't walk.

Sympathy - do the ice - chronic knee problems require doing this whenever it flares up into acute phase