<p>Anybody dealt with this? I guess mostly I’m looking for sympathy and to hear how long it lasted for anyone out there who’s experienced it. Mine’s been going on a week and a half–I’m taking two Aleve twice a day and icing as much as I can, but it’s still pretty painful and is definitely cramping my style.</p>
<p>Rehab is your best bet. Some soft tissue work would do you wonders…</p>
<p>I had that in both knees about a year and a half ago when I started running. I went to a sports doctor, and the first thing he told me was not to take anti-inflammatories because inflammation is part of the healing process. He also had me use a heating pad rather than ice. </p>
<p>Do you know whats causing your bursitis?</p>
<p>I’ll only tell you if you promise not to snicker. I started walking regularly several months ago (yeah!) and then decided a few weeks ago to add a teensy tiny bit of jogging. Now–I haven’t run in 40 years and I was committed to doing it every day (what an idiot!). Was having some issues with both knees, took a day off, went back to it despite the pain, and ended up with HUGE pain in one knee (not the other one, thank heavens). Yes–stupid stupid stupid. Anyway–I’m trying to do this on my own (did check in with an orthopedist’s office who suggested I wait until the end of the week/early next week–I really don’t know long this is expected to last). </p>
<p>The Aleve/ice have helped some but I think I will try a heating pad. (I went to visit one of my kids this past weekend at school and dealing with this was just such a bummer. And I’m looking ahead to my oldest’s college graduation + a wedding soon thereafter and I’d really like to be done with this.)</p>
<p>This is gonna sound nutso but if you lie down on your back and put your legs up on a chair, knees bent, back of the knee up against the front of the chair seat, it is incredibly soothing. Also it lets the knee drain. Make sure your undies don’t cut into your front hip creases as that will obstruct flow. TMI? lol. Try it. Report back please. Long standing knee problems here and this is about the most soothing thing I can do. Also releases low back pain. Love to hear if it works for you.</p>
<p>Oh trust me, I wont snicker, because that sounds exactly like what happened to me! I started by doing the walk/run thing, and the more I ran, the more my knees bothered me, but the pain always went away when I stopped running so I kept at it. Just like you, I suddenly got the HUGE pain one day, so HUGE that there was no question about whether to go to the doctor or not. I limped in as soon as I could get an appointment. </p>
<p>To make a long story less long, after some medical intervention, gait training and personal training (because I was determined to run), I accidentally discovered that the source of the pain was my running shoes. I had to stop running for about 6 months (for other reasons not related to pain) and when I started back, my knees started hurting again. I went to a real running store to get new shoes, and explained my pain situation to the guy there. I went out with the new shoes, immediately there was no more pain.</p>
<p>I dont know if thats your problem, but since you have the same pain in both knees, you might look at that.</p>
<p>I’ve had it. I am a tennis player. The doctor told me ice, Advil, massage and stretch the hamstrings. It was better in two weeks.</p>
<p>Thanks to all for the advice. Blankmind–the shoes I was running in are several years old, and I’ve never been to a real running shoe store because I am so not a runner (obviously!). Boomer–that’s good to know the timeframe for you. Can you tell me where the massage was? Right down below the knee on the inside where most of the pain is? (That’s my understanding of where that bursa sac is.) Hugcheck–that sounds wonderful! (And not TMI at all. Little tips like that can make a world of difference.)</p>
<p>Kind of hard as we age to be reminded of all the things we took for granted for so long. Tweaked my back a few months ago and I’ve never had a back problem in my life. I watch people walk around without a care (pain?) in the world and I am so jealous!</p>
<p>They worked the below the knee on the inside, the abductor and the hamstring. They have to work it fairly hard but it really helped.</p>
<p>boomer–how many times did you go?</p>
<p>Three times. I iced three or four times a day too.</p>