Water on the knee

Hello I had a meniscus tear removed 7 months ago. I was told my MCL was healing 'nicely' and my ACL was stretched. I still get a swollen knee mainly when I stand still for a prolonged period (such as doing the cooking!). Lots of 'it will take time advice' but as I love sport, mainly tennis, I am getting very frustrated and slightly depressed with the pain. Any ideas or should I just wait? I hope some of you on the forum have cured your problem if so let us know and give us some hope - please.

I have severely bruised my Patella in a motorcycle accident, and after 1 month I have a very hard "bump" on the surface of my Patella. As I am in Taiwan on business, I have found it very difficult to find any good doctors or specialists to help me - I'm starting to get a little scared. My range of motion is excellent, I experience little pain, but this bump is inhibiting my ability to walk and I would be VERY appreciative if someone could give any advice on treatment? I have been icing regularly and elevating my knee, but after 1 month is seems to have made little if any difference. As a 20 year old student I am very afraid of doing permenant damage by mistreating or ignoring this injury. I've heard that it can be "needled" to release the fluid. What are the general recovery times for an injury of this nature, I believe it is my Patella tendon and or Prepatellar bursary which is inflammed. Thank you very much for your help!!! Shawn

my doctor told me the same thing, that it would take along time, well i've had water on the knee for a year now.. I have days when it doesnt hurt and all, ans other where it hurts so bad i dont want to stand up..and when winter comes its goin to get worse, for some reason, my knee get more sore in the winter..

No surgery is alike. Just because your first reconstruction was pain free doesn't mean they're all like that. Don't worry. Patience is a big word here. 2 suggestions. 1. R.I.C.E. Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. This will help with the swelling. 2. Glucosamine or Cod Liver Oil. Both help prolong joint life. Remember, any type of surgery is major. It is an obscene amount of trauma for a knee to go through so you must be patient. Build your quads up (try to get major definition) and ask your doctor about balance and proprioception. Good luck Tony

HI IM 16 1/2 YEARS OLD OK I PLAY SOFTBALL AND ITS LIKE MY MAJOR SPORT, BUT THEN WHEN DAY WHEN I WAS PLAYING, MY KNEE HURT A LITTLE IM ALWAYS SLIDING AROUND ALL THE TIME, THEN THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO GO FEEL MY KNEE AND IT FELT LIKE CHUNKS OF SOMETHING WAS LIKE FLOATING AROUND IN MY KNEE, I HAD NO CLUE BUT IT SACRED ME AND THEN EVERYTIME WHEN I WOULD SLIDE IT WOULD HURT WORST AND IT WOULD FILL UP WITH FLUID BUT THEN IT WOULD GO DOWN. tHEN I STARTED TO WHERE AND KNEE PAD AND I COULD SLIDE AND IT WAS FIND BUT THEN WHEN I WENT ON THIS BUMBPY HARD GRAVLY IT FILLED UP WITH FLUID AND HURT SO BAD, BUT THEN I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT AND HIT MY KNEE ON THE DASHNBORAD THING AND THEN THERE WAS LIKE NOTHING FLOATING IN THERE NO MORE BUT IT STILL SOAR IT HAS BEEN FOR MONTHS AND NO MY KNEE LIKE ON THE BOTTOM I DAMAGED MY NEARVE ENDINGS SO ITS LIKE NUMB BUT ITS REALLY SOAR IF SOMEONE HITS ME IN THE KNEE OR IF I CRAWL ON IT. i WENT TO MY DOCTER LIKE 2 TIMES AND ALL HE SAID WAS IT WAS GONNA TAKE TIME YEAH BUT HOW MUCH!! I NEED HELP SOFTBALL IS LIKE MY LIFE AND I WANNA BE ABLE TO PLAY ON IT LIKE HOW I USE TO SO IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFO PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME ANYTHING LITTLE THING CAN HELP THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

My mom has water on the knee and she thinks that it well just go away. What is it and what does she need to do to treat it