knee pain from impact

[chewymix]

well this has taken a turn for the worse in that although i can navigate stairs with only stiffness, no real pain, i now have generalised patella pain in BOTH knees. This is made much worse with sitting with flexed knee. When i wake the 'good' knee, my right, is pretty much fine and the left is achey but as the day goes on and with sitting at a desk the pain in the kneecaps is bloomin sore!

Feels very inflammed and walking around will help to alleviate it a bit butthey both just feel angry.

Any clues anyone? I am trying to get in to see a sports medicine doc but to be fair i am kinda freaking about this as the pain is pretty severe and NSAID's seem to not do much. I am icing but again i dont know how much good that does.

thanks for any advice

[chewymix]

update - sports doc did an ultrasound scan and i had a tear in the VML at the insertion point of the tendon, this had caused a hematoma. This has been helped some by ultrasound treatment, massage, ice, patience and stretching.

However i still feel something is 'wrong' in this knee so i pressed for an MRI - This showed the inflammation of the tendon but interestingly showed a tear of the medial meniscus. Thats interesting as i hit the outer side of the knee but the tear is on the inner side, is that possible?

I do get pain with walking now but this is in the back and inside of the knee so perhaps that fits with a meniscus tear.

Does that fit and as the tear is described as minor on the report will it heal itself? It also states that its not displaced and i do not get catching/locking?

thanks for any clues.