Anyone ever have their knee swell up after squatting? I woke up Saturday night and couldn’t bend my knee more than a few degrees. I noticed it was visibly swollen, but there wasn’t really any pain as long as I wasn’t trying to bend it. Doctor said it looked like it had filled up with fluid and the X-ray confirmed effusion but nothing really wrong.
As of Monday I can walk around just fine but can’t sit down or stand up using that leg. I can do a single leg RDL though, so I’m about to get really good at that over the next few weeks.
Doctor referred me to orthopedics, but I’m honestly skeptical that it’ll be worth the trouble (good timing on the meniscus article BTW). I don’t want to go down the path of an MRI followed by an unnecessary surgery. On the other hand my knee is pretty wrecked right now. I’m curious if there’s any advice on how far to go with orthopedics.