Tore my meniscus in my sleep
This happened 3 weeks ago now, It'll be 4 weeks on saturday. I woke up at 5 am with a very sharp pain in the right side of my kneecap. I didn't think anything of it because I've suffered with pain in my knee for years due to being a sporty teenager. It was only when I tried to walk on it that there was no strength in the knee, and I could only limp. There was no visual bruising, but it was swollen slightly. I waited a week and then went to see my doctor as I couldn't bend or fully straighten the knee, and the leg still wasn't holding any weight. I was sent to the hospital where they did an x ray and sent me home with some opioids. The doctor said the knee was swollen and to ice, rest and after a week stretch it with the opioids. I waited 2 weeks and went back as my doctor wanted blood tests done to check for infection as the knee had blown up twice the size that it was originally and I was experiencing numbness in my left foot but could still move it.
On the second trip to the hospital, they do another x-ray, blood tests, and an ultrasound. At this point, the leg is extremely sore to touch so much so that the ultrasound had me turn bright red, and I was shaking just from slight pressure when they were getting the images. The x-ray showed less swelling than before, and the other tests came back clear.
I was sent home with more painkillers and anti-inflammatory. The pain and swelling is mostly at the back of the knee, and that's why I can't bend it. I can straighten it now when lying down but still can't bend it more than half way as my knee gets shooting pains through it and the muscle above the knee feel like its pulled so tight its going to implode. I'm still on crutches, and the leg still won't bear any weight and still won't fully straighten when standing, but it has improved a little bit. I'm still icing and stretching as much as possible like the doctor showed me
Any tips or help would be greatly appreciated as I've been housebound for 3 weeks now and its taking a toll on my mental health