Originally Posted by Jlomb436

Small update everyone.

Had x-rays done, and the doc said he doesn't see anything wrong, just that my kneecaps are slightly slanted outward. He offered foot orthos to keep my feet and knees at bay. He couldn't explain the tension I was having on the side and back of my knee.

Go back a few weeks later with the same pain, and we do an MRI. That comes back negative, with just a small bakers cyst. No tears though. At that point he says he still wants to go in and scope it, even though he doesn't see any damage. I was hesitant to do that with him spotting nothing other than a very small cyst, so I now have started physical therapy. The lady laughed at the tightness of my hamstrings and calfs. She said my left kneecap will barely move even when pressure is applied (something the doc never even attempted), and said I need to work on that. So we're going to try building some additional muscle for support, and manually stretching the kneecap.

However, my left knee is even worse than it was 6 weeks ago. Lots of popping, lots of inflammation in the knee. Anytime I go from bent to locked, I can get it to pop 75% of the time. Discomfort in the back of the knee and deff feels tight. I'm bummed the MRI came back negative in the sense that no one can really tell me whats wrong.

The kicker is, I'll sometimes get popping in my right knee as well as of 6 weeks ago... I don't get inflammation in that knee, but can get a small amount of discomfort and popping. So I'm not sure if I'm hyper extending them when I sit or stand, or if it's my shoes or what. I feel lost at this point.

I am seriously considering yoga to work on flexibility if PT doesn't work out. If anyone has thoughts or ideas, I'm more than willing to try. I am going to get a second opinion in 1-2 months if I don't feel improvement, and opt for the surgery as a last resort. Doc said there could be a tear they can't see, but he wasn't even interested in surgery when he had just x-rays, and MRI's came back completely negative.