My Knee.

No photo's as of now. Sorry.

And thanks for the thought about the Bursa Sac bursting. I'll mention it to my doctor if he doesn't already know.

hey,

mos def not a doctor but reading your story reminded me somewhat of my knee a few seasons ago.  i woke up one morning and was literally on the phone with the boys about building a kicker and when i stepped out of bed my knee felt stabbed then numb and then i watched it swell up to what looked like a softball hanging off the inside of my knee.  i went to the er at mammoth(huge fucking mistake, they have been sued for operating on sprained ankles, no bs). after i got in to see the doc the nurse held my thigh and the doctor proceeded to grab my ankle and torque my leg laterally 4 or 5 times, after i literally shrieked like a bitch with a skinned knee, he exclaimed "well, usually i can get all 3 to break away clean after i do that!" He was referring of course to my MCL, ACL, and Meniscus.  AFter hobble running out of there I received a second opinion from a top athletic doc in Salt lake and he basically informed me that what started as a medium tear in my MCL, was turned into 60 percent tear through everything in my knee across the board.

I've digressed.  The utah doc basically explained how surgery and the cutting involved, although functional, removes the fine nerves in your tissues that assist muscle memory and provide a  athlete's ability to perform at his/her highest level. 

The fluid exists to protect your joints and is there for a reason and I'm not educated enough about the bursa sac to know anything that might help.

Moral of the story: always get outside opinions no matter what.

Even if your knee feels ok in a few weeks stay off of it for at least 30 percent longer. 

After diagnosis and prognosis, seriously look in to physical therapy.

Let us know whats up when you find out.  Best of luck and you'll be back on your ar's in no time.  Keep your head up and your ski movies playing.

Max

Never had to deal with the Bursa Sac, but I've been under the knife 4 times with my knees.

Ever had a cortizone shot?  Don't mix those with surgery, as that doesn't allow the "sac" to reseal.  Remember Evan Raps, that was what wiped him off the board.

ive had 2 acls and 1 full scope and i would agree that unless youve can attribute the injury to something you did i woudl suspect its not an acl.

if you blow out your acl, 99% of the time you will know it. the pain, the swelling that the intial pop of your knee will give you a pretty good idea that its fucked.

i would get a few opinions before gettin cut up. mri's are subject to opinion and just cuz one doc says its one thing doesnt mean it really is. your trying to look at a 3-D object in 2-D so its tough.

dont push yourself too hard, dont risk it either. your knees are too important. if its gonna take surgery or PT or time or all of the above, dont rush it. if you do you will have problems for the rest of your life.

keep us posted and good luck!

No MRI results as of yet. My doctor is probably a knuckle-head and is mailing a letter instead of calling me.

But today, the swelling went down a bit and it feels like there is a lot less pressure than there was. I have been sleeping with it elevated the past nights and thats working wonders.

There is definitely still a lot of fluid in there but if it just has to be drained, thats no big deal.

I walked pretty well today. Occasional limp but nothing like it has been.

Thanks for everything err-body, if things keep going good like they are today, I'll definately be shredding my ARV's and skiing with all you cats in no time.