Re: Knee pain
Originally Posted by
Docholliday
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Hi Meg. The pain is on the right side of my knee there is no swelling. The pain is a constant throb only goes when i have taken medication. Sometimes when im walking the dog i wonder how i manage to get round the country lanes but i do it somehow.
Sounds exactly like mine. No problems at all with my right knee but the left gives me some right gip especially if I'm up and down ladders. I've taken to wearing a knee support during the day and treat the pain with Ibuprofen, co-codamol doesn't work and Diclofenac (now prescription only), though it works, can damage the heart, liver and kidneys if taken for a long time.
An X-ray didn't show up any problems which I thought strange as I broke my kneecap a few years ago after falling from a ladder so it looks like I'm just getting old and decrepit and suffering from a touch of arthritis