Hello
I’m a 40-year-old male. I wouldn’t say I’m exceptionally fit, but I do walk a lot and regularly, with my usual baseline being around 20-25k daily steps. However, two weeks ago on Thursday, I walked way too much and ended up doing 32k steps.
Around the 29-30k step mark, I slowly and gradually started feeling my left knee. It’s hard to describe precisely; it developed into a vague pain and a sensation of pressure. Although my symptoms weren’t particularly severe - sometimes a bit of pain here and there, sometimes a burning sensation on the front-inner part of the knee - preferred to stay in bed, iced it, and elevated my left leg for two weeks.Things did improve over the next few days I thought.
As a bit of background, years ago there was a sign of meniscus degeneration, but I had no symptoms at all for many years.
So, I decided to get it checked out, so I saw an orthopedic surgeon yesterday and had an MRI done.
The physical, manual examination by the doctor was okay. However, the MRI showed ICRS 1-2 (chondropathy) in the left medial meniscus. Interestingly, I had something very similar found back in 2009 on an MRI.
The doctor prescribed me meloxicam. I still have this weird, “foreign” and “pressure”, vague pain feeling in my left knee that I did not have before this incident. I don’t really understand what could be wrong or what to expect next…
When should I try to use it again, and does anyone have experience with how long this weird pressure sensation takes to go away? I am almost afraid to move and I am also afraid that I am causing further damage to the cartilage.
Thank you everyone, I appreciate your input!