L Knee, Patellar tendonitis
2014-08-25 – 2014-09-18
Grade: 3
8/28 went to ortho. Visible lump on shin just under kneecap. Dr says prepatellar bursitis. Can't bend knee at all. Quite painful. Knee swollen and stiff all around, not just a lump site.
Nothing like another injury to make you forget the first one
8/29 bed resting mostly
8/30 stiff painful = 3 but walkable; got a blood test for infection of knee
8/31 same;some improvement
9/1 more improvement
9/2 went to work; still noticeable limp
9/3 - pain has subsided mostly; slight dull ache in knee or sometimes thigh sometimes; barely noticeable hitch in walking; Dr says blood test negative; 10min on bike
9/4 - jogging/walking for 10 min felt stiff w some discomfort on top of knee
9/7 - ran on the track. Left knee hurt under patella.
9/8 - ran on road, same pain. Tried an ice bath but didn't seem to work. Maybe more ice.
9/15 - able to run although stiffly w some residual knee pain after. Still icing both knees.still icing right ham.
9/18 - still icing but this seems done
Time. ice. Nsaids.