Hello. I Am 31 Yr Old Female And I Sort

Posted on Thu, 16 May 2019

Question: Hello. I am 31 yr old female and I sort of twisted my knee or felt a pop in my knee about 2 weeks ago...now I notice it feels a little tighter like it’s swollen but my husband and mom state that it does not look swollen to them at all...when I actually measure it, it measures the same as theotherleg... slightly achey at times when walking and sometimes feels an ache or pain/like cramp in that calf/leg area but not painful and looks like maybe a little purple in color(but I feel like these are spider veins)...can sort of fell a small dime size lump right below the skin like a fatty deposit or something...I will attach pictures so you can see, but just want to make sure this is nothing serious?! I take citalopram 20 mg daily, Vit B12 1000 mcg chewable daily or every other day, prenatal gummies, and sometimes excedrin (which I have taken pretty often like 1-2 tablets once daily with missing some days over the past 3 or 4 weeks or so)

Answered by Dr. Dr. (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
required MRI knee and fine needle aspiration cytology.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

I have gone through your query, and here is my advise.

As per your history i think it should be got evaluated to rule out meniscus or ligament injury as you have pain during walking. for that i would suggest you to take a MRI of knee after detailed medical examination and orthopedician consultation.

I do not think the lump you describe is anything serious , then too you can do a fine needle aspiration cytology to rule out any pathology.

Kindly attach the pictures so that i can review it further.

Till then for relief you can take Tab Tylenol 500 mg, every 8 hourly, apply diclofenac gel with heating pads, use knee cap and support while walking and restrict your movements.

Hope i have answered your query,
kindly, let me know if i can assist you further....

Regards,
Dr Shyam Kale.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj