Severe Pain

[Texsldr]

Ok this is kinda hard to explain so please bear with me. I have had knee pain and popping in the left knee for about a year. Had an MRI done in January witch showed a torn meniscus. Surgeon went in but found no tear. Pain continued. This past Saturday I was playing paintball and did something to the knee. Didn't hear a pop and wasn't paying attn to how I hurt it but it was a very sharp pain on the inside of the left knee and couldn't bear weight. It has been almost a week and the pain, instability and swelling continues. The knee hurts when I keep it straight and when I bend it. Over the last couple days it has gotten weird. When I put weight on it I get the "bubble" feeling roll through the knee on the right side of the left knee (also tender to the touch there). I see the doctors at the Veterans Affairs but if any of you have ever been there you know they dont tell you any thing. Any help would be great full. Thanks

[Heidi]

Hi

If you twisted the knee then there are a few possible injuries, but cartilage injury is still definately a front runner.
Try to rest as much as you can for now, ice the knee wear a compression bandage and get the leg elevated to help reduce the swelling.
Try to keep the knee moving by bending and straightening it while sitting, as long as this is not acutely painful.
All I can recommend other than that is to visit a professional for a full assessment. You may have done further damage to the previous injury.

http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/front/knee/ilateralmeniscus.html