Alpclimber
junior member
Hi everyone
I have never been in an online forum before, but I need help. I am a 58 year old female college professor who used to be a long distance runner and alpine climber. I was hoping if I got my knee fixed I could go back to climbing this summer. I had a medial PKR 4 weeks ago. My recovery is slow and I'm getting frustrated. I am doing everything I am told to do including the exercises and resting when I need to rest. One thing that I can't seem to get under control no matter what I do is a swelling on the top outside part of the knee. Has anyone else experienced this and what did you do to get the swelling down? I have already done the "rest, ice, elevate, and compress, over and over again. It does seem to get worse when I am more active, and then I try to take it easy. My PT says this is normal and my doctor says this is normal, but it's frustrating because I was told I would recover from a partial in 3 to 6 weeks. I have read in some places online that people use special cuffs for compression. I'm not sure about that I've just been using compression hose. Any ideas?
I have never been in an online forum before, but I need help. I am a 58 year old female college professor who used to be a long distance runner and alpine climber. I was hoping if I got my knee fixed I could go back to climbing this summer. I had a medial PKR 4 weeks ago. My recovery is slow and I'm getting frustrated. I am doing everything I am told to do including the exercises and resting when I need to rest. One thing that I can't seem to get under control no matter what I do is a swelling on the top outside part of the knee. Has anyone else experienced this and what did you do to get the swelling down? I have already done the "rest, ice, elevate, and compress, over and over again. It does seem to get worse when I am more active, and then I try to take it easy. My PT says this is normal and my doctor says this is normal, but it's frustrating because I was told I would recover from a partial in 3 to 6 weeks. I have read in some places online that people use special cuffs for compression. I'm not sure about that I've just been using compression hose. Any ideas?