I have read and read and read many posts here in the past few days trying not to repost something. however, I have not seen anything that resembles what I think i have. For the past few years, i have had severe knee pain 24/7, more when i an not in motion. i run about 2-4 miles 3-4 times a week. I have come to my witts end with the discomfort. I have set an appt with an ortho Dr, unfortunately it is not until the 10th of thei month. The appt does not take the discomfort away. I was told by my family dr,t hat I have bilateral patella tendinitis a few months ago and had cortizone shots in both knees. All that did was hurt more, did not do anything for the discomfort. Now he says i have a ganglion cyst on the side of my right knee and possbile meniscal tear in right knee and IT band syndrome in left and right knee( you can feel a big pop in the outside of the right knee every time i move the leg up and down). The problem is, the pain is mor ein the left knee. i have feel i have no stability in the left knee, the discomfort is about to drive me insane. hurst ont he outside of the knee as well as under the knee cap. unfortunately, self diagnosis is basically a crap shoot, but i have to deal with it so I can only try. any thoughts or comments are certainly welcomed , thanks
Mayy