Fuild on the knee

[pyrobow]

Any treatment suggestions, other than go to the doctor?

[IowaHunter]

Nope, see a doc.

[rtp]

When I had that I would just wrap it tightly with an Ace bandage during the day and hobble around on it. I took the bandage off at night while in bed. For me the fluid would be gone in 3 days or so. I had no ACL(and still dont) so I was prone to injuring the knee and when I did, it would swell up with fluid. Hope yours gets better. What did you do that you have fluid build up and your knee?

[Kurdawg]

When I had that I would just wrap it tightly with an Ace bandage during the day and hobble around on it. I took the bandage off at night while in bed. For me the fluid would be gone in 3 days or so. I had no ACL(and still dont) so I was prone to injuring the knee and when I did, it would swell up with fluid. Hope yours gets better. What did you do that you have fluid build up and your knee?

This, and ibuprofen. But go see a Dr.

[pyrobow]

Have no idea what I did. Only thing I can remember is a bruise from a trailer tongue several weeks ago.

[kingranch]

Rice
Rest-ice-compression-elevation
Swelling will go down..I have knee issues and a bag of frozen peas or corn wrapped around joint for an hour really helps fluids get a absorbed

[lexingtontexas]

Cooler weather always gets my knee tight!!

[DarrellS]

I've had my knee drained. Not too big of a deal, once you get over the size of the needle.

[18ncs]

CVS has an oversized rectangular freeze pak(cloth covered not plastic) I keep a couple in the freezer and use them as needed.
That being said, draining and then getting the magic shot is hard to beat.

[dustoffer]

With your history of banging your knee, I'd go to the doc as a precaution. I did something similar about 40 years ago and ended up with cellulitis--aka blood poisoning. I noticed it when it looked like my leg was the same size from the knee to my ankle. Doc poked a hole in a "soft spot" and drained out about 2 tablespoons of creamy pus--yuck!

[howzitbra]

Is the fluid running down from your knee to your ankle? I did something to my knee a few months ago. Don't know what I did, I don't remember banging or twisting it or anything. Anyway, my ankle was swelling up big time, went to the doc and he took x-rays and told me I had damaged it somehow and scheduled an MRI. In the meantime he gave me a cortisone shot. It helped for a couple days then my knee went back to hurting. Couple weeks later we had a 3 day weekend so I rested it the whole time. Swelling went down and pain went away and hasn't bothered me since.
When i had went to the doc earlier he said I might have had a torn miniscus. I never did the MRI.

[howzitbra]

In my case, I injured my knee somehow which created fluid in the bursa sac. Bursa sac is behind the knee, it ruptured causing fluid to run down my leg into my ankle.