Nasty Fall - My Knee!

[Smowball]

Hello strangers!

About 3 weeks ago I slipped on a wet wooden floor and went flying, smashing down on my right knee. The pain was excruciating. Now even though I can walk about and bend it perfectly fine, if I even attempt to kneel down ie put any kind of weight on it, the pain is indescribable. It literally feels as though I am trying to kneel on broken glass. I forgot about it and whilst out yesterday I leant into car to get something of passenger seat, without thinking I automatically went to kneel on the seat with my right knee and the second my knee touched the seat - I literally screamed out load, the pain was that bad.

What on earth could I have done , when I seem to be able to walk about perfectly fine??

[Sqad]

Almost certainly.......pre patellar bursitis (Housemaid's knee.)

[boxtops]

I know that pain, smow - I had it when I knocked my knee some months back. I didn't do anything about it, and it got better in time. I agree, it feels like a shard of glass in your joint.

[Smowball]

ohhhhh, so whats actually happening with the knee then? is it just swollen inside?

[slaney]

I had the same symptom, feeling as if kneeling on glass last year, after a knock. It got better on its own after a few months without any treatment.
I thought it was more likely to be due to tendinitis rather than bursitis as there was no swelling or local tenderness.

[Sqad]

No, there is a bursa (bag of fluid) in front of the kneecap and almost certainly this has been affected by your fall and more fluid is present.

No big deal at the moment..........or........ever will be.

[Sqad]

slaney...could be...could be......prepatellar tendonitis (Jumpers knee) rarely if ever follows trauma.

[Smowball]

Thanks Sqad x

I feel your pain Boxtops/Slaney - cant believe how much it hurts!