Knee pain, search didn't help.

My knee hurts. I can hear and feel it crunching. My pcp's nurse called and said the X-rays were negative. I've made an appointment to see an orthopedist on Tuesday, but I'm bummed I won't be able to walk in the Heart Walk tomorrow. I'll go for the team but that's all I can do. I have a 5k next weekend and its going to make me sad if I won't be able to do anything.

What has been your experience with knee pain? Would arthritis show on an X-ray?

Ouch, Katie! I'm so sorry you're going through this! I have had an arthritic right knee since 2005. I have no cartilidge left on the outside( bone on bone ) and that showed up on an X-Ray. It's been so long though, I honestly don't remember if it showed up at the beginning. I had an MRI in late 2005 that showed a torn meniscus. Wish I had more info for you.
I hope you can find out what's going on with your knee. Hugs to you. I know it's frustrating.

Hope your knee feels better, my knees both you could feel the crunching and hear the crunching. It showed on my xrays and mri looked bad.I was bone on bone on both knees. No cartilage left, had to have both knees replaced. Now i feel wonderful..my knees feel 100 times better..so hope you get good news when you see dr.

I, too, have had knee issues.  As it turned out, when x-rayed?  The doctor said my knee looked like an 18 year olds...and I am 48.  I had an issue of the connective tissue.  My quads needed strengthened. My need crunched quite a bit and  I had pain when walking up and down stairs.  Maybe you should ask about that.  I still have some pain occasionally but have been able to manage it with doing the correct exercises.

Good luck!

Karen

Arthritis definitely shows up on x-rays, but things like meniscus issues often do not.  Do you have the pain and the same crunching sound and feel when you just flex the knee when you are sitting?  That usually indicates arthritis (although I don't know why it wouldn't have shown up on the X-ray, unless it is in the very early stages).  I would ask your PCP's office for a copy of the X-ray report just to be sure. If it only crunches, hurts, and makes noise when you put weight on it, that might mean a couple of other things.

My knees started crunching about 3 years before I ever had an X-ray (and that was only because of an accident injury to the left knee) and the X-ray showed less arthritis than the surgeon noted when he did the arthroscopic surgery to fix the meniscus tear, etc.) By the time I had my RNY 4 years later in 2007 (so about 8 years after the crunching started), the arthritis was moderate in one knee and "severe" in the other.  By the time I had my worst knee replaced earlier this year (6 years after my RNY), BOTH knees qualified as "severe" arthritis.  I will be a ing the other one replaced in November.

The orthopedist should be able to help you get to the bottom of it.

Lora

Hi

My arthritis shows up on the xray. I have a long list of knee problems.

Go to the 5k. Put on an ace bandage. Get the t-shirt and hang out at the finish line. lol

Your ortho may want to peek inside your knee with his scope and clean up the fragments causing the problem. 

JMHO

My knee crunches a lot less since I've lost some weight. Have you noticed any difference in yours?

Yes, a HUGE difference. It's STARTED crunching. Too much training, maybe?